Christmas Fayre at Buttons and Bows Nursery

A very big Thank you for all the support at the Buttons and Bows Nursery Christmas Fayre. Our thanks go to all that organised, supported, donated and helped out and purchased that the fayre in Ipswich.  We raised a massive...

£578.47

This money will be spent on new resources for the children at the nursery.Well done everyone and thanks again to everyone who supported us

New staff

We have two new nursery apprentice assistants in the Explorers room. Laura Harley and Demi Staff are currently studying for their level 2 NVQ in childcare.   Nicole is also due back from maternity leave in March and we are looking forward to her being part of the team again. 

I would also like to introduce Lisa Honeywood to the Scientists room. Lisa is a new nursery apprentice nursery assistant and she is currently studying for her level two NVQ in childcare whilst she is with us and we are very pleased to welcome Lisa at Buttons and Bows.

Changes

Amy has moved from the Explorers room to the Scientists room. She has a lot of experience and training on behavioural management and is also our setting SENCO (Special educational needs coordinator).

Anne is currently our Early Years Professional at Buttons and Bows and will now be supporting the room one morning a week, leading different projects and exciting activities for the children.

To find out more about our staff visit our Nursery website

Christmas Fayre at Wigwams Nursery

At Wigwams Nursery, Ipswich we are holding a Christmas Fayre from 10am-2pm.  Everyone is welcome and there will be a raffle, tombola, lots of games, Santa's grotto, lucky dip, bric-a-brac, cakes, and much more.  Come along for a fun family day out and the chance to win some fantastic prizes and to support the nursery. Admission is free for everyone.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Professional Day at Wigwams

On February 4th 2012, Wigwams will be holding a professional development day between 10am and 3pm. Come and listen to the inspiring team at Wigwams talk with passion about their work with children aged 0-5 years and their families. We will be covering areas such as respecting children, meeting the needs of babies and leading and working in an outstanding setting.

To avoid disappointment book now...click here for the registration form.

New Events

We are holding the following events at our sister company, Wigwams Nursery in Ipswich, please come along for a fun day out and to support the nursery:
Christmas fayre will be held on 3rd december 10-12 including raffle,tombola,bric a brac,cake stall,gifts etc
Healthy fun day October 22nd 10-12 parachute play, food tasting, smoothie making, goalie shootout, etc

Summer Fete success!

The Buttons and Bows Summer fete has been a huge success this year with lots of families donating goods and attending the fete with friends and family.  The nursery in Ipswich has made over £800 to put towards developing the nursery. It was a successful day enjoyed by all despite the downpour!  The fete had a BBQ, visit from local fire fighters with their fire engine, games and competitions, raffle and tomobla plus live music performances. Many parents helped out and lots of families attended. Thanks for everyone, including the staff, for all their efforts.

Pre-school Garden improvements

Buttons and Bows Nursery has had improvements to the pre-school garden, as part of the ongoing developments at the nursery, the nursery in Ipswich has had a waterwheel, a pergola with seating to offer a quiet sheltered area, an activity wall, new decking and a vegetable patch. The funding has come from Tesco's and general fundraising events.