Blogs

25th March 2019

Welcome Holly

We would like to announce that we have employed a new Early Years Apprentice to join our team from the 1st April 2019. Holly has previously worked in retail gaining experience of working in a team and developing her people […]

25th March 2019

Our adventure to the allotment

Our adventure to the allotment……. Today the children enjoyed a visit to our allotment which is just a short walk away from nursery, the children excitedly talked about what they could see and hear along the way – a firm […]

7th March 2019

Transient Art – Art that can be moved

Transient Art While some of our children went on our weekly visit to Hilltop Care Home this morning we set up a transient art invitation to play for the children who stayed at nursery. Transient art is non-permanent, constantly evolving […]

6th March 2019

World Book Day

As you are all aware here at Kirkgate Childcare we don’t put a big emphasis on children/parents having to buy new costumes or feel they have to dress up for events such as World Book Day…. We celebrate over the […]

1st March 2019

Enhancing Learning – Visiting The Orchard

To fit in with the childrens interest in exploring fruit today we visited the orchard, armed with our new gardening kits we walked to the Orchard listening to different sounds in the environment and ticking off what we could see […]

1st March 2019

Exploring Fruit

Our mindful practitioners tune into the children and react to their interests so today when the children were exploring the fruit we added some magnifying glasses to the table which gave the children the opportunity to explore the fruit in […]

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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