The children spend most of their session in “free flow play”, both indoors and outdoors. 

Our outdoor learning area is freely accessible to children all day, and features a sandpit, a mud kitchen, sensory garden, pebbled stream, and an outdoor classroom. 

We take pride in our child led approach and really enjoy following the interests of the children and extending their learning in this way.

We learn outside in all weathers: waterproofs and wellies are provided for the children. 

Inside our calm and inviting classroom, children find a variety of activities to choose from. Mark making, sand, water, playdough, paint and blocks are typically available as part of our continuous provision, along with our home corner and reading area. In addition to this there are carefully planned and enhanced activities designed to inspire children and extend their learning.

Children have free access to jugs of water and learn to pour their own drinks. They are involved in preparing the fresh fruit at snack time, assisted by a member of staff. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about good nutrition, counting and to practice fine motor skills. It also reinforces the importance of patience, sharing, and good manners.

The team meet regularly to identify learning aims for each of the children. Small group sessions are interwoven into the fabric of the day, featuring dance,  reading, and other personalised learning opportunities. We are fortunate to have a highly qualified staff team who have a variety of interests and specialisms and they are able to cater to the wide range of interests held by the children. Tailoring learning to each child is effective in ensuring that every child can achieve their best.

 

Parental Involvement

It is extremely important to us that our parents and families play a key role within Nursery school life. Throughout the time that your child is in our nursery class we will invite you in for a formal parents evening. You will also be invited in for lots of different events throughout the year such as:

• Bonfire Night event
• Harvest Festival/Village Show
• Jingle and Mingle
• Nativity Performance
• Stay and Play Sessions

 

Our First Brougham Street Community Nursery School Harvest Festival and Village Show

 

On Tuesday 22nd October, we held our very first Brougham Street Community Nursery School Harvest Festival and Village Show. It was a truly special day that brought together our children, families, and staff in a wonderful celebration of learning, creativity, and community.

Following our big question, “What is Harvest?”, our families worked together at home to prepare entries for our exciting village show categories: Scarecrow, Baking, Junk Modelling, Home-Grown Produce, and Fruit and Vegetable Models. The creativity and effort that went into each entry were truly remarkable. Judging was certainly not an easy task, as every item reflected such care, imagination, and teamwork.

We ended our celebrations with a joyful Harvest Show, where families were warmly welcomed into nursery to enjoy our class assembly. The children shared their learning through singing, dancing, and storytelling, filling the room with pride and happiness.

It was a proud and memorable moment for everyone at Brougham Street Community Nursery School. We would like to thank all our families for their enthusiasm, support, and creativity in helping to make our first Harvest Festival and Village Show such a success.

 

 

 

On Tuesday 1st April 2025 we opened our doors to around 40 of our mummies, grandma's, aunties and other special ladies in our lives. We shared beautiful messages, enjoyed creating images together and we even had our very own 'Mother's Day Cafe' where cake and fizzy juice were served. The feedback said it all really:

'It was a wonderful afternoon, full of joy and happiness. There was a brilliant variety of activities that we could enjoy with our children and it gave me a look into Lucy's life inside nursery and it was magical. I could see how happy, content and at home she felt. Which made me feel happy. She loved showing me all of the different areas that she plays in and enjoys. It was wonderful having the opportunity to enjoy those things together. Thank you to  all of you for putting on a lovely afternoon.'  Ryhanna

'It was a perfect afternoon! I only have positive feedback. It was lovely to see all the staff and the activities were fab! Me and Isabella had a lovely time! Thank you for taking the time to organise it. Tia

'It was amazing, thank you very much for having us and for everything that you do for our children. We had such a lovely time, it was a great opportunity to spend some time together in nursery and do all of the fun activities that you had prepared.' Alexandra

 

 

 

In December 2024 we held our very first Nativity Performance. All of our children took part in the performance. They sang songs and used makaton signing to re-tell the story of The First Christmas. The feedback from our families was superb:

'Pitched perfectly. Thank you so much, I loved it' Kathryn

'Absolutely AMAZING. Great singing and superb organising by the staff. Well done' Jen

'Just lovely! Very heart-warming. Thank you!' 

'We enjoyed the lovely singing and the costumes were great'

'Beautiful! Lovely songs, the children sang so well. So perfect. Thank you!''

'So well done. The children were amazing. Such a credit to all of your hard work. The songs were lovely and the children sang so well. Well done.'

'Great to see the young ones engaged in the singing and doing makaton.'

'Fantastic! It was so lovely to watch and Harry has been so excited. Thank you so much!' Ella and Dave