Sandemonium! Tonne of sand donated by Huws Gray
Our popular giant sandpit received a much-needed top up this week, thanks to a generous donation from building merchants, Ridgeons.
When the branch manager of Ridgeons in Saffron Walden, Chris Gavin, heard the sandpit was in need of a refill, he offered to donate a tonne of sand and had it delivered the same day.
“We were blown away by the generosity of Ridgeons and how quickly they responded - within hours a pallet of sand arrived,” said Barbs James, Nursery Co-Manager.
As a not-for-profit, we aim to keep fees affordable and hours flexible for local families.
“As a charity that is really important to us, but this does put pressure on us financially,” said Caroline Clark, Nursery Co-Manager. “Generous gifts like this from Ridgeons allow us to focus our spending as efficiently as possible. We are so grateful to them.”
The sandpit is a key feature of our large garden, which includes a mud kitchen and woodland area. With children using it every day for imaginative play, sand is regularly dispersed around the garden and it needs an annual refill.
“It is important to us to inspire a love of the outdoors, and the sandpit is an area all our children enjoy all year round,” said Barbs. “They couldn’t wait to jump in as soon as we filled it up - they are delighted!”
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.
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.
Saffron Walden Nursery School, Shire Hill Industrial Estate, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3AQ.
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