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Welcome to

Saffron Walden Nursery School

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Welcome to Saffron Walden Nursery School, a not for profit nursery where developing the children's love of the world around them is at the centre of all we do.

We believe that every child is unique. We want to allow our children to be children, while equipping them with the skills, interests and passions to support their transition through our nursery and on to their primary education.

We firmly believe in the value of learning through play. Children learn best when they are thoroughly engaged within enabling environments, where they are safe and supported. We have a strong focus on outdoor play and learning. During outdoor play in our large garden, children can explore, flourish and make a mess! This helps develop a disposition for the outdoors, for physical activity and for care of the environment.

We are open Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, term time only and you will find us on Shire Hill Industrial Estate in Saffron Walden.

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Our rooms

Our three rooms are designed to benefit the development of the children using them and above all, to help them have fun and feel safe and nurtured.

Our garden

Come rain or shine, you will find us outside at Saffron Walden Nursery School. Explore, learn and discover in our large and spacious garden.

Special Educational Needs and Disability

Saffron Walden Nursery School is an inclusive nursery and we are dedicated to supporting children with special educational needs or disabilities.

What our parents say

Jess

Saffron Walden Nursery School is a safe, clean and happy place to be. In fact, I struggle to put into words just how fab it is! I have two children that attend the nursery and they're so thrilled to be there that they hardly say goodbye when I drop them off! I am informed of my children's progress, activities, snacks and achievements throughout the week and I feel I can talk to my children's key person at any time as they're a lovely bunch of ladies. I trust their care and judgement and am happy to leave my children there for what I know will be a fun-filled day!

Anna

My daughter started attending the nursery when she was 1 and now is about to move to the ''Big Girl'' room. She absolutely loved going to nursery from day one. I feel confident that my daughter is in the best hands. The staff are caring, friendly and always happy to help with anything we need. Lena loves to explore outside and the facilities that Saffron Walden Nursery School have are amazing. The wonderful staff have helped developed Lena into a confident, happy, chatty, funny little girl and I cannot recommend the nursery enough.

Latest news

Our Amazon Wish List

We have opened an Amazon wish list, so that anyone wishing to support the nursery by purchasing items such as paint or craft material for use in the nursery, can see what we currently need.

We have had the joy of some surprise deliveries already. Thank you to all who have ordered, and also dug out unused craft items at home, it appears we seem to have these things in our rainy day cupboards but really don't want the mess! That is exactly what nursery is for!

Thank you, the generosity of our current and past families means so much.

September 2022 Newsletter

Welcome back everyone and welcome to all of our new families! These first few weeks have flown by and we have really enjoyed seeing all of the children. They have settled back in beautifully and have adjusted well to their new rooms and key person.

On a sad note we will be saying goodbye to Clare from the Den at the beginning of October, she is off to pastures new! We wish her lots of luck in her new role.

We would like to introduce some new staff! Please join us in welcoming...... Charlie, he is our new apprentice. Anna C, Leanne and Megan have all joined as Nursery Assistants. Sharon and Dee join us as Nursery Practitioners. They have all settled in really well and are already proving to be brilliant additions to our team.

We are hoping to hold a Stay and Play session before we break up for half term at the end of October, keep an eye on our Facebook page and Tapestry for more details.

A reminder for invoices - they have been sent out via email, please check both your inbox and your junk. If you do not have the email please let Beth in the Office know and it can be resent. Invoices are being sent monthly and are due for payment by the end of the month, ahead of the new month being issued.

New Emails! We have switched to new email addresses. Please use the following......

Beth in the Office and general queries - office@saffronwaldennursery.org.uk

Barbs & Caroline - managers@saffronwaldennursery.org.uk

Jen, our SENCO - sen@saffronwaldennursery.org.uk

Facebook! We are updating everything! Please make sure you are part of our new closed group, Saffron Walden Nursery School - September 2022

Uniform, if you would like nursery t-shirts or sweatshirts please let us know. They can make the washing that bit easier!

Again, welcome all, new and returning families! If you need anything at all, please do let us know.

Barbs and Caroline.

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

The nursery was full of chatter, game-playing and red, white and blue as we welcomed parents with their children for a Jubilee themed tea party on Friday 27 May.

With plenty of bunting decorating the building we also created London themed cardboard vehicles in the gardens. Royal activities included pin the tail on the corgi, red white and blue sensory rice and crown designing. There were also sandwiches and cakes for everyone to enjoy in the sunshine.

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It was the first time parents have come into the Nursery for an event since the pandemic - and the first time for many that they had stepped inside at all.

Barbs James, nursery co-manager said: "It's been over two years since we last welcomed parents into the nursery for a celebration, and what better occasion than the Queen's Jubilee? It was wonderful to see our garden full of children with their families playing royal games and enjoying cakes together."

Caroline Clark, nursery co-manager added: "Such a big thank you from us to all the staff for their help in organising and coming up with these brilliant games and to everyone who donated cakes and food for the party. We loved seeing so many parents and carers having fun. It was a happy afternoon."

There was a charity collection generating around £100 in donations, thank you to everyone who gave.

Thank you to Marina Jacklin for the beautiful photos.