Blogs

15th May 2019

Dates for your diary

We have some dates of classes/drop ins, that may be of interest to some of our parents. The Old Girls School will be holding a Paediatric First Aid course for parents in conjunction with MR Safety Training on Wednesday 19th […]

29th April 2019

Butterfly Release

Today the children released the butterflies into our garden…… We’ve really enjoyed watching the change from caterpillar to chrysalide then the magical moment of emergence to butterfly. The children have observed the changes throughout using magnifying glasses and helped to […]

18th April 2019

Spring has sprung

We have had the most amazing couple of weeks at nursery looking at all things Spring and Celebrating Easter. The children have – ~Explored colour mixing to create pastel colours ~Explored Daffodils, how they smell and what’s inside them ~We’ve […]

18th April 2019

Exploring Nature

What a wondeful moment we captured in our garden today as two friends found a ladybird, they were so focussed on exploring with the magnifying glass and looking after the ladybird that they didnt notice anything else happening around them……. […]

18th April 2019

Mini Eggs

With Easter just around the corner, children may be enjoying some chocolate treats so we thought we would just share this warning that comes on the back of cadbury mini egg packets Obviously anything can be a choking hazard with […]

4th April 2019

Visiting the memory cafe

Every Monday afternoon the children at Kirkgate Childcare go over to The Old Girls School to spend some time with the visitors of The Memory Café. The Memory Café is for people with Memory problems, Brain Injuries, Dementia and Alzheimer’s. […]

What people say about us

An absolutely outstanding nursery. My daughter has been going since she turned two, and she has learnt so much from communication, numbers to making friends and lovely manners! The staff are very kind to the children and teach them to be kind to others. It’s not like any other nursery, they go out on trips…

Collette

Both my children have attended kirkgate childcare and I couldn't be happier with our experience. They did a wonderful job preparing my daughter to go off to school, encouraging her to speak out when she's not happy. I was very anxious with my son starting due to him having a life threatening condition, however the…

Lucy

We cannot recommend Kirkgate Childcare enough, from the staff’s efforts to help settle our daughter when she first started, to the diversity of all the activities and outings offered, and the lovely and kind staff who cannot do enough to ensure the children are happy and learning. Dawn and her team are amazing!

Charlotte

Kirkgate childcare is an amazing nursery. My daughter loves going there. The setting is completely child centred and staff are highly skilled. They genuinely care about each child’s individuality and follow and celebrate their interests. All staff have worked to develop a lovely relationship with my daughter, particularly, her key worker, who she loves! My…

Fiona

My son has been going to Kirkgate nursery since it opened and he will be leaving in July. We are so sad to be leaving as it is such a wonderful place! It has a truly child-centred ethos where every child really is valued, nurtured and treated as a unique individual. I am so grateful…

Hannah

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Blogs

Dates for your diary

Butterfly Release

Spring has sprung

Exploring Nature

Mini Eggs

Visiting the memory cafe

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