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Eco-Schools Green Flag Award with Distinction

We’re delighted to announce we have passed our Eco-Schools Green Flag award with a distinction! Our Eco-Committee leaders Ali and Shaun, and the Pre-School cohort of 2022/23 were helped by the whole nursery in exciting projects from community work, gardening, recycling, water studies, food, exercise and much more to develop our Eco Code: “Respect each […]

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Iwan, Pre-School’s award winning teacher

Iwan scoops MITEY award 2023 So proud of our Pre-School teacher Iwan as he wins the inaugural Early Years Teacher Awards’ Men in the Early Years category. At the Old Forge Day Nursery, we are proud to say we are well above the national average with three male staff working across several age ranges from […]

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Using stimulus as an inspiration for a creative activity

During this blog we will look at how we can use the children’s interests alongside local events to create a stimulus as inspiration for a creative activity. The children in Pre-school had a fascination with Space and with Gaia Earth installation coming to Derby City Cathedral the team were excited to give the children the […]

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Introducing wellbeing to our children

Promoting children and young people’s wellbeing is a key part of keeping them safe, helping them develop and ensuring that they have positive outcomes into adulthood. Children’s wellbeing is a combination of their physical, mental, emotional and social needs. Our aim is to reinforce positive energy and confidence by being kind, understanding and expressing feelings […]

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Strep A Group virus – guidance for parents

The news of the increased occurrence of Strep A Group virus this year in young children has alarmed many parents. As a nursery we have access to a wealth of information provided by the NHS and local authority services. We have collated the best of what we have to provide this information guide for parents […]

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Our new electric minibuses have arrived

Nursery Electric Minibus

We are delighted to announce that we have taken delivery of our new electric nursery minibuses. Moving to electric has enabled us to reduce our carbon emissions in and around the nursery and local area in line with our Eco-Schools and environmental initiatives. Branded with the nursery bears the vans are certainly eye-catching and the […]

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