This month our Tweenies and Pre-school children took a trip down to the local fire station. To celebrate their time at Nursery, the Pre-school children put on their graduation gowns, smiled for the camera and then put on a performance to make us grin from ear to ear! Staff benefit from ongoing supervision and regular professional development opportunities. It is all very exciting and we can't wait to discover which insects live in our garden! It is situated in Chesterfield town centre and provides full day care for children under 8 years. We would like to send out a special thank you to all of you- it was lovely to see so many of you here at this special time of year, sharing in the delight and magic of Christmas time. Little Leprechauns Day Nurseries is a 28 place childcare setting in Chesterfield. The children and staff have had such a busy and exciting month that it seems to have passed us so quickly! Leprechaun Song for Kids! Little Leprechauns Day Nursery. Each room (Baby, Tweenies and Pre-school) hosted a morning for all parents and children to come along and play, before meeting Father Christmas and excitedly unwrapping his gifts. As many of you will already know, this year we have set up a facebook page that parents, staff and the community can 'like'. Using some of the collected leaves, the children were able to do some lovely printing by painting the leaf and then pressing this onto paper - the results really fascinated the children and we ended up with some lovely creative work. Breakfast Club was held on Wednesday 28th July and as always was a lovely morning, with some delicious breads and pastries as well as fruit, cereals and yoghurts ~ a real treat for everyone! Five Little Leprechauns | Kids Songs | The Kiboomers | Saint Patrick's Day | Nursery Rhymes for Kids - Duration: 1:56. They decided it was time for them to retire, and that they had achieved everything that they aimed for with their nursery. After feeding the bulls and stroking the donkey, the children took a stroll down to the duck pond to see the ducks and to practise their 'quacking'. Many of you will know that Michelle Davey left for maternity leave last year to have her baby boy, Oliver. Afterwards, a spread of delicious treats helped us to continue our celebrations and gave the staff and parents a great opportunity to reflect over the previous months and years. Throughout their control of the setting, the setting has received considerable investment and redevelopment. Millie’s Mark is named after Millie Thompson, who tragically died as a result of choking in a nursery in 2012. URN: EY489550. If you want to find holiday time child care, call Little Leprechauns in Batley on [phone number] for information . It really does benefit the children and they are so proud to share their Nursery setting with their parents and siblings. Thank you for your generosity. Email us: little.leprechauns2@gmail.com. Thank you to James' mummy who kindly paid us a visit with their guinea pigs - the children had a great time learning about how to care for animals this month, and a lovely way to end the month was petting and holding those adorable guinea pigs. Thank you again to everyone who got involved - and especially our children for making the event that bit more magical! It is situated in Chesterfield town centre and provides full day care for children under eight years. The setting provides support for children with English as an additional language. As many of you will know, the children regularly create displays to show in the glass cabinets at the library in town - we are in the process of creating the characters from one of our favourite stories 'Owl Babies'...so keep a look out for our feathered creations throughout October! We have a lovely photo of the morning before the party on the Peak FM website (click on the photo tab and then find the spooktacular event). Breakfast Club was held on Friday 25th October and as always was a lovely morning, with some delicious breads and pastries as well as fruit, cereals and yogurts ~ a real treat for everyone! The nursery was established by the previous vendors, Jonathon and Susan Shedd, to meet the increasing demand for high-quality childcare in the area. The Park Hotel, Bradford Road, Batley, W.yorks, WF17 8HG . Thank you to Chesterfield Fire Station for allowing our children such a brilliant experience - and thank you children for listening well and loving to learn! There are lots of new displays being created using various techniques such as sticking, cutting, painting, and using all of those things we are interested in the most to create and display our lovely art work - we would love it if you could come and take a look! This accomplishment is a testament to the dedication of the staff and the passion they all have for delivering high quality childcare every day. Graves Park ~ The Tweenies went on their trip to Graves Park in Sheffield this month. They aim to continue to operate the nursery to the high standards that it’s client base are accustomed to. Pre-School really showed the rest of the audience just how to sing 'Rudolph the red nosed reindeer'. If you are able to donate food, we are able to accept all packet, dried and tinned food. Not only do the children learn all about Harvest and collect books from the library to extend their interest, but they also get to collect and deliver our harvest hamper to homeless shelter's such as Pathways or food banks. Breakfast Club was held on Thursday 26th September and as always was a lovely morning, with some delicious breads and pastries as well as fruit, cereals and yogurts ~ a real treat for everyone! Breakfast Club was held on Monday 24th June and as always was a lovely morning, with some delicious breads and pastries as well as fruit, cereals and yoghurts ~ a real treat for everyone! The children and staff were able to try on a real fire fighters uniform too! They are directed by a professional management team. The babies loved exploring all of the different textures (and tastes) and all of their fun is now displayed on the wall for all to see, Well done babies! The big beaming smiles on the faces of our babies tell a thousand stories! How long until the next inspection? The children were, once again able to meet Father Christmas and receive a special gift. Little Leprechauns Day Nursery Web: www.littleleprechauns.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01246 208746 Owner: Tushi Popat Manager: Laura Brothwell (23) Little Leprechauns Day Nursery has been awarded Millie’s Mark by National Day Nurseries Association in collaboration with Department for Education and Millie’s Trust. The staff are dedicated to providing the best start in life for your child and all share the same outstanding vision. It comes as such an honour to receive such praise from yourselves and we know that Little Leprechauns Day Nursery is so successful because of the strong partnership the staff and parents have - working together to provide a warm, nurturing, safe, exciting and educational environment for your child. The Children's Centre staff are always so welcoming and it is a real privilege for us to be able to use their facilities, developing and enhancing our babies senses and experiences. We have experience in nurturing and caring for babies from birth up to the age of 2 years in the baby room and these first months and years are so precious and we feel honoured to play such an important role in your child’s early life. The children in the baby room really enjoy the story of the gruffalo, and to enhance this they have been doing lots of messy play activities to help create their fantastic display. We hope you can make it? We have a new display in the library now, showing the adventures we have had on at the farm - if you get the chance to come and take a look, you won't be disappointed! The team at Little Leprechauns Day Nursery are extremely proud of achieving an award for being the most highly recommended Day Nursery in the region for the sixth consecutive year. The children have had a great time playing in the sea side role play area with the inflatable toys, beach huts and sea to swim in. Thank you to all of those parents who are able to join us, even for a few minutes. It really does benefit the children and they are so proud to share their Nursery setting with their parents and siblings. Breakfast club was held on Tuesday 21st January this month and as always, was a great success. actions (1) adjective (6) alphabet (7) Andersen (2) … We are set in 2 acres of land and provide fantastic learning opportunities both indoors and outdoors. It was so lovely to be able to take the Tweenies (2-3 years) out on their adventure - we can't wait to explore and discover more new places! We would also like to thank everyone for their kind donations for the raffle prizes, especially: Chesterfield Bowl, Wynsors Shoes, Photogenix and Identity along with our wonderful staff. Although we venture out in all weathers, the lovely sunshine has certainly helped, after all nobody likes soggy sandwiches with their teddy bears picnic! The children have helped to plant some more herbs and flowers, and we are now in the process of creating a 'mini beast' exploration area filled with magnifiers and hand held nets! The setting is registered on The Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. World Meteorological Day; Nursery Rhymes; Two little dickie birds; World Water day; Seasons; Spring is coming; St Patrick's celebration in America; Irish step dancing; St Patrick's day; Ireland; Animals sounds ; International Women's day; Wild animals; World Book Day 2012 February (21) January (21) 2011 (6) December (6) Labels. Little Leprechauns Day Nursery. What a busy - but joyful month of outings we have had. Staff and parents donated some lovely cupcakes, muffins and biscuits to sell and we managed to raise a massive £72.90. Autumn seems to have sneaked up on us very quickly this year, and so we have swapped our seaside and summer displays for the branch and leaf displays filled with beautiful Autumn colours. Little Leprechauns Day Nursery Member since Jan 2016 Last Updated Nov 2016 Last Login Aug 2019 Email Website. Out of 914 early years care providers in the region, Little Leprechauns was voted as one of the top 20 nurseries. Everyone on the Early Years Register is inspected within the first 30 months after they register. Once the nursery was placed onto the market, the business swiftly sold after just 1 viewing and 1 offer. Activities are planned around the interests of the children, to build a sustainable educational environment for each child to explore. All of our children (Babies, Tweenies and Pre-School) took a trip to Queen's park towards the end of the month to have lots of fun on the park, climbing, swinging, digging and stretching - all of those important skills needed for balance and spacial awareness! The staff at Little Leprechauns really enjoy updating their already extensive knowledge. They also had a ride in the engine, squirted Charlotte with the hose pipe - oops - and had a go on the rising ladder. We can't wait for the adventures of 2014". Little Leprechauns help children grow and meet their potential in a safe and playful environment. We held may events and games such as a competition for best dressed adults and children, pick a stick, raffles and we sold homemade toffee and chocolate apples. We have of course had the Nativity display, used as a teaching aid and discussion point to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Having already established themselves in the childcare sector, they were looking for a second nursery setting to purchase. Even if parents only have a spare few minutes, the self esteem in the children rises dramatically as they love to share their environment, resources and achievements with you. Little Leprechauns. so we had lots of fun learning to pull pieces of bread off before offering it to the ducks. Activities are planned around the interests of the children, to build a sustainable educational environment for each child to explore. http://www.daynurseries.co.uk/daynursery.cfm/searchazref/50003005LITI. Email: little.leprechauns2@gmail.com. Many of our children really enjoy playing with the fire engine transport toys we have, and what better way to capture their imaginations than to let the children have first hand experiences! The next breakfast club will be held on Wednesday 26 February 2014. Lots of our friends too have enjoyed the sunshine this summer had to bring in various countries, sending us lots of post cards explaining all about their wonderful adventures. We believe that we offer the best child care facilities in the area, providing childcare for pre-school and School age children. We have also had some frosty winter scenes, snowmen and Santa's sleigh. Little Leprechauns, Child Care Day Nursery in the heart of Chesterfield Little Leprechauns offers quality provision of care and education which is exciting, motivating and challenging. Little Leprechauns was established in 2015 as a private day nursery which also offers out of school care and holiday club. This has resulted in the setting earning a ‘Good’ Ofsted report upon its most recent inspection on the 26th November 2018. Children and parents enjoyed a whole host of activities including baking, crafts and messy play along with enjoying some festive treats at snack time. Little Leprechauns Day Nursery is awarded the prestigious Millies Mark Award for ensuring childrens safety above and beyond statutory requirements. The nursery benefits from an experienced and highly qualified team of early years practitioners. Cardboard boxes and a little imagination have seen children arrive to the seaside in cars, ships, aeroplanes and even a spaceship! Good luck at 'Big School' Pre-school children - we will miss you all and can't wait for you to visit us soon and tell us all about your new and exciting adventures on the next part of your educational journey. The baby room have enjoyed an array of messy play this month, from dried pasta in the play kitchen, green shredded tissue paper, cornflakes in the messy tray and 'gloop' (cornflour and water). It was such a pleasure to see their faces and watch them joining in with various songs and dance moves. We had lots of families join us on this morning to enjoy their breakfast with their child and then to stay and play afterwards. Five little leprechauns, scurrying by my door.One jumped away and then there were four. Some of our parents, via the questionnaires, requested that we take the children swimming. Little Leprechauns PDN, Pre-School & Out Of School Club. Throughout their control of the setting, the setting has received considerable investment and redevelopment. Call us: 01924 476700 . Due to this, Little Leprechauns Day Nursery has earned an unparalleled reputation for providing the highest standard of childcare in the local area. The next breakfast club will be held on Monday 25th November. The food collected helps those less fortunate than ourselves who may just need a helping hand. Of course, it is only fair that the staff were also on their hands and knees making new discoveries - after all, being positive role models is essential! October has seen many training events for the staff including food safety, health and safety, child development and every child a mover. Whilst the sun has been shining as much as it has, we have found this a great opportunity to continue developing our outdoor area. Parents and children were invited to our party on the 31st October in the evening ~ and in fancy dress!