Here at YMCA Day Nursery, we have a fantastic multi-sensory room thanks to a generous donation from Thomas Cook Children’s Charity, which has enabled us to install some rather high tech equipment. The building was previously a bank which contained a large safe room on...
This week we took the children for a visit to our allotment, just a short 5-minute walk from the nursery. On the way, we talked about road safety, what we would find at the allotment and what we would do while we were there. All children should have access to the...
Every month each room picks a storybook to focus on. We believe stories are a great base to plan exciting learning opportunities around. Our book this month has been the Very Hungry Caterpillar. The children really enjoyed spending time reading with staff, as well as...
When it snows, it’s just an amazing excuse to get outside and get fingers and faces into contact with the natural environment. The children of YMCA Day Nursery loved exploring our garden areas, making footprint patterns with their feet and snowballs using their...
Since opening our doors on 8th January, we’ve welcomed children of all ages (0 – 5 years) into the setting. The children have settled exceptionally well due, in part, to a system of dedicated Key Workers. The role of our Key Workers is to ensure that every...
Having fundraised £465,000 to transform the building opposite our main facility on Church Way (formerly HSBC Bank) ; we are proud to announce that YMCA Day Nursery is now officially open. Take a look at our gallery of images to discover more about this fantastic space...
