We have had a fun filled December at Rocking Horse. Lots of Christmas crafts, sensory activities, Christmas outings and party fun! This year we also had a cheeky elf who has been getting up to all kinds of mischief. We even had a special visit from Santa himself ! Wishing you all a very merry […]
You might have noticed our elephant friend in the hallway, Simoa. Simoa the elephant is a child safety mascot used by Scotland’s Care Inspectorate to promote the “Safe, Inspect, Monitor, Observe, Act” (SIMOA) campaign The elephant will be used to help teach the principles to children, families, and staff
We made pumpkin soup together in Explorers and Investigators this Halloween alongside carving our pumpkins.
In 2025, we have enjoyed harvesting our nursery grown vegetables and herbs. We have incorporated these in our nursery menu and we always promote the children’s participation in the harvest and cooking process.
At nursery, we have many bags your family can borrow to enjoy at home. Staff may let you know what your child has been enjoying at nursery or suggest what kind of bag might help their developmental interests. Story Sacks We have a variety of story sacks on offer in the Explorers room and in […]
We have started collecting autumn leaves and the children have enjoyed a topic tray in the Explorers. We have also made a berry crumble with the blackberries we picked from Figgate Park.
Today, we had some Friday fun baking chocolate chip cookies in Investigators for an afternoon treat. The children requested to bake these after reading a recipe book. So many great skills develop through baking including motor skills, numeracy (measuring the ingredients with scales) and social skills whilst taking turns and sharing with each other.
We were very fortunate to be invited to Milford Care Home to see Shetland ponies that were arriving to visit the residents. The children and the residents loved this experience. Next door neighbours, Milford Care Home (we are so lucky)
Explorers took a walk to the shops to get more supplies for messy play. Of course as soon as we stepped into the shop the children noticed the pumpkins and pointed to them so there was only one thing to do, we bought a pumpkin. 🎃
Yesterday morning the Searchers went digging for Potatoes that we planted in our garden. We used these potatoes for our soup and will be using some more for our fish pie.
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