The Chimes
The nursery has two floors for the children to play, learn, and have fun. We have two classrooms called Caterpillars (6 months – 2 years) and Butterflies (2 – 5 years.) At ApplePips we work hard to offer the best possible start for children. Each day spent with us includes lots of fun activities, exercise, laughter and music.
Our nutritious snacks and meals ensure that young ones are kept full of good energy to keep them going during the day and our flexible childcare allows parents to get the best fit for both their needs and those of their children.
We have a multipurpose garden which is available for all our children to explore, we enjoy being outside in all weathers and find learning opportunities across all areas in which we play.
We provide a wide variety of creative activities outdoors, including making mud pies, reading in our quiet area and our favourite activity of all, going on a bug hunt.
The Chimes
Tracy - Nursery Manager
Tracy is the nursery manager, a designated safeguarding officer and special educational needs co-ordinator for both settings. Tracy is level 3 qualified and working towards a degree in Early Childhood. Tracy enjoys working across both settings, her favourite activities are singing with our younger friends and creating open ended tuff trays for our older friends to explore.
In her spare time Tracy enjoys time with her family and supporting a local youth group.
Trin - Deputy Manager and SENCO
Trin is our settings Deputy Manager and is qualified to level 3. Trin has developed her skills in supporting children with additional needs and is looking to focus her career more in this area. In her spare time Trin enjoys catching up with friends and family.
Rachel - Level 3 Practitioner
Rachel is our Nursery Practitioner qualified to level 3 who works in our Caterpillar classroom. Rachel really enjoys supporting children with early literacy by reading lots of stories with our younger friends. In her spare time Rachel is very creative making lots of crochet and knitted items.
Rebecca - Level 3 Practitioner
Rebecca is our Nursery Practitioner qualified to level 3 who is also the room leader of the Caterpillars. Rebecca really enjoys being creative and exploring messy activities. In her spare time Rebecca enjoys spending time socialising with family and friends and gaming.
Amber - Senior Practitioner
Amber is our Senior Nursery Practitioner running the Butterflies classroom. Amber is passionate about supporting children with being ready for their next adventure of ‘big’ school. In her spare time Amber enjoys spending tie with her family and baking lots of delicious goodies.
We are Ofsted registered and rated as Good in all areas. You can read more about this CLICK HERE
The nursery is able to care for up to 22 children at any one time and works on a free-flow basis allowing the children to choose where they want to be and when.
Our friendly team of qualified staff have a great deal of experience and love working with little ones.
Caterpillars is home to our younger children (aged 6 months – 2 years) we can welcome up to six children per session. We understand that at such a young age all children have their individual Routines and needs, so we have experienced practitioners who are able to support children Develop from such a young age.
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Butterflies is home to our older children age 2 – 5 years, we can welcome up to 16 children per session. The children have direct access to our garden and can independently choose which activities to participate in.
The planning for our Butterflies is led by the children’s interests and tailored to meet their individual needs. We have group times for the children to enjoy bring their favourite books to life as well as singing and playing games.
We run 2 PE sessions a week for the children to learn about being healthy, explore moving their bodies in different ways and learning how to get changed independently.
Early communication is very important within our nursery so we provide lots of opportunities for singing, group discussions, looking at and sharing books. We run a book bag scheme to support early reading at home as well as nursery.
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