5th March 2022Nursery Displays from Autumn Term 2021Last term the children were busy creating new displays. Hedgehogs and Badgers had fun focusing on ‘Autumn’, the main features of ‘Norwich’ as a city and talking about their journey to Nursery and recreating this using pictures. Squirrels looked at and made a ‘table scene’, discussing food and utensils and making these.
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23rd August 2021Nursery Room Set Up For September 2021We have busy getting ready for Nursery in September. Our room set up has changed. The children in Squirrels and Hedgehogs have the blue carpeted area for playtime and Badgers, the wooden floor space. Please take a peek at our pictures. We can’t wait to see you all again and hope you’re having a lovely summer. |
23rd June 2021Nursery Places September 2021We are now arranging visits for 2 , 3 and 4 year olds for places in our Nursery School for September.
The children are organised in small, age related classes with a carefully planned balance of adult led and child initiated learning.
Established for 35 years, with three qualified teachers alongside Early Years practitioners, we offer an extensive, carefully planned curriculum.
With a large garden and accessible central location, we will give your child an excellent, nurturing early years education.
Please call us on 01603 665740 or email us at admin@treehousechildrenscentre.co.uk if you would like to visit.
An application form can be found on this website to secure your place for September.
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15th June 2021Summer Playscheme 2021In the light of the 4 week delay in fully lifting Covid restrictions until Monday 19th July, we sadly do not feel we can run a holiday playscheme this Summer.
Children attend Treehouse from throughout Norfolk so we feel the level of risk of spreading the Covid infection through mixing so many children is just too high.
At present the recommendation for indoor childcare settings is to operate with distinct, consistent bubbles of a maximum of 15 children. We do not have any covered areas in the garden, so it doesn’t seem practical to operate solely outside.
Maintaining 2/3 separate groups of children within the building, without any interaction between the groups for up to 10 hours a day just isn’t feasible. Also it would mean that each child would have to attend the same pattern each week and not have contact with more than 14 children in total at Treehouse, throughout the scheme. We could not operate viably with one group.
Whilst the date for lifting these restrictions is the 19th July, it feels too close to the start of the school holidays to risk the necessary planning and staffing with so much uncertainty.
We apologise for having to make this decision, but we really feel we have no other choice in respect to the safety and wellbeing of our families.
We really hope we will see you all soon.
Take care and kind regards,
Sally and the Treehouse team
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14th April 2021Nursery Displays April 2021Squirrel Nursery have been busy creating a ‘We live in Norwich’ display. Hedgehog and Badger Nursery have enjoyed making animals, birds and plants for ‘Our Rainforest’.
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19th March 2021Summer Playscheme 2021With the end of Lockdown hopefully with us by the end of June, we are hoping to re-open our holiday playscheme on 22nd July 2021 for 4 weeks
 It would be really helpful to know how many children are likely to be taking up places. If you think you will be using our holiday provision this Summer, it would be great if you could message or email us (admin@treehousechildrenscentre.co.uk), to help with our planning.
Further details will follow in June. Looking forward to seeing old faces and new very soon!
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11th February 2021Fun in the Snow
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18th January 2021Nursery Winter Display Jan 2021
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5th January 2021Nursery Newsletter January 2021Please find attached the Nursery newsletter for January 2021 |
18th December 2020Christmas wishes 2020We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thankyou for your continued support. Nursery returns on Monday 4th January 2021. Due to current regulations, Afterschool club and Playscheme will remain closed.
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11th November 2020Nursery room set up Nov 2020We would like to share some pictures of our current room set up as Parent/Carers cannot access the inside of the building at present. The resources and activities available change weekly, but the room plan will remain the same. Hedgehog and Badger Nursery groups use the carpet area and Squirrels play on the wooden floor space. |
9th November 2020It is with great sadness that we inform parents of the death of Amali Rose-Brown. Amali attended Nursery during Sept 2018-Dec 2019. He was a sweet, kind and gentle soul and will be forever in our hearts. A life so short but beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered.  |
28th October 2020Nursery spacesWe have spaces for 2,3 and 4 year olds in our nursery. We operate very high ratios including three qualified teachers. Children are organised in small classes, with consistent bubbles to minimise the risk of infection transmission. We offer the 30 hour entitlement and flexibility with both long and short sessions for funded 2 year olds ( 3-6 hours daily ). Central location with large garden and parking. Please give us a call on 01603 665740 if you would like to visit. |
9th October 2020October Playscheme and Afterschool Club 2020 UpdateUnfortunately due to low demand, we will not be able to offer provision for the October Playscheme. At this stage it looks improbable that we will be able to open the Afterschool Club before January. We are so sorry for the inconvenience this causes for many of our families. We wish things were different, but we have to work with the situation as it is. Hopefully we will be operational soon and things will be back to normal. |
2nd October 2020Updated Safety Measure Oct 2020As of Monday 5th October 2020, we have decided that all parents should wear a mask when arriving and collecting their child/ren from Nursery. Staff will wear a visor at this time. With circumstances and Government guidelines ever changing, we will ensure safety is paramount. |
18th September 2020October Playscheme 2020We are looking into opening the holiday playscheme for October half term. |
2nd September 2020Nursery Newsletter Sept 2020Please find attached the Nursery Newsletter for September 2020 |
12th July 2020Plans for sept 2020From September, the Nursery will be open from 8.30- 2.30 Mon- Fri which means we will be offering the 15 hour and 30 hour entitlement. We have places for children aged 2, 3 and 4 years old. Please email or call us if you are interested in your child benefiting from the nurturing, professional early years experience we provide. Children will continue to be grouped in small, consistent groups to minimise risk and maximise learning. At present, the After School Club and Holiday Playschemes are unable to operate due to Covid regulations. We hope to be able to reopen these by half term and will keep parents updated via our website and facebook Tel: 01603 665740 / Email: admin@treehousechildrenscentre.co.uk |
30th June 2020Summer Playscheme 2020Sadly, we have decided that it is neither safe or pragmatic, to operate our playscheme this Summer. Maintaining social distance between children in a free flow environment, ensuring the same staff work continually with designated bubbles of children, no outings in the minibuses, alongside existing requirements that children can only attend from one school, have sadly made it untenable for us to deliver a scheme this Summer. |
25th June 2020Baby news 25.06.20We are proud to announce a new member to the Treehouse family. Our lovely Kelsey is now a mummy! Welcome to the world Harlow Jordan Kidd. Born 24th June, 6lb 8oz. Mummy and baby are doing well. |
18th June 2020Nursery Newsletter June 2020Please find attached the Nursery Newsletter for the second half of the Summer Term. |
8th June 2020Resource sheet for Parent/Carers June 2020Please find attached a Resource sheet for Parent/Carers. There are links to helpful websites and articles focusing on Mental Health and Wellbeing during the Coronavirus Pandemic. |
8th June 2020Afterschool Club June 2020In line with present Government regulations, We cannot unfortunately open the After School Club at this stage. We will keep you updated regarding this and the Summer Holiday Playscheme. |
16th May 2020Coronavirus Update 16.05.20In the light of schools possibly reopening on 1st June, we are assessing how many of our families within Nursery would like their children to return after half term. |
5th May 2020Nursery Parents-National Trust Activities 05.05.20Below is a link to the National trust. This is very helpful if you are following this terms project: ‘Minibeasts’ There are a list of activities to do in your back garden or another safe outside space. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/50-things-activities-to-do-in-your-back-garden |
5th May 2020Coronavirus-help and support for parents 05.05.20Below are useful links to access for help and support during this time. Early Childhood and Family Service JON See something. Hear something, Say something Norfolk County Council https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/safety/domestic-abuse |
27th April 2020Nursery News 27.04.20The Nursery is now open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings for children of critical workers, with eligibility under the Government regulations. Please note places will only be available for children on our register for whom families cannot make suitable arrangements. Evidence of critical worker status will need to be shown e.g a payslip. Please contact us by email if you require a place. Many thanks and stay safe. |
6th April 2020Coronavirus update 06.04.20Good Afternoon, In the light of the closure of Treehouse, due to Coronavirus, parent/carers will not be invoiced for the Summer term. Please ensure you cancel any direct debits. When we are able to open fully, we will inform you via our website and Facebook. Thank you and look after yourselves. Stay safe 🌈 |
28th March 2020Coronavirus update 28.03.20Covid 19 update We will advise when we are in a position to reopen, via our website and Facebook page. We will also update families, through these channels, about the availabilty of the May half term playscheme as soon as we can. Thank you for your understanding and we hope you are all well and coping at this difficult time. |
22nd March 2020Coronavirus UpdateOwing to the Covid 19 pandemic, we have closed Treehouse. We are awaiting Local Authority guidance and communication from our insurance company to determine whether we will be re-opening this week to provide for children within the vulnerable and Keyworker groups. We will keep you updated via our website. Apologies for this short notice, it’s outside our control. Thankyou for your continued support and understanding at this difficult time. |
16th March 2020CoronavirusIn regard to the Coronavirus our actions will be guided by the advice from Public Health England which as you know changes almost on a daily basis. If Schools close, the decision will be taken at Government level and may be very short notice. We will use our Website and Facebook to post information if and when a decision is made. Thankyou. |
12th March 2020Easter Playscheme 2020Please find attached the Playscheme cover letter and Booking form. Please remember we require a signature on the booking form in order to process this. |
11th March 2020Easter Playscheme 2020Dates for your diary: Easter Playscheme will take place on Thursday 2nd April-Friday 17th April 2020. Registration starts on Thursday 12th March from 3 pm-6 pm and then any afternoon after this date between 3 pm-6 pm. Playscheme is open to children aged 4-14 years who attend School. These facilities are available up until a child’s 14th birthday. We have made some changes to the Playscheme. We will be open from 8.00 a.m, instead of 8.30 a.m. We now offer a full day (8.00 a.m-6 p.m) or a half day (8.00 a.m-1.00 p.m/1.00 p.m-6.00 p.m) The charges for a full day are £25.00 and £15.00 for a half day. All trips and workshops, except the Friday outing, will now be optional. The booking form will be available to download and complete online from Thursday 12th March. We are currently unable to accept emailed booking forms so please print out the booking form and return to us by post or by hand between 3.00 a.m-6.00 p.m Mon-Fri. Please read and complete the booking form carefully. It is of upmost importance that we have a Parent/Carer signature on the form. Remember, payment must be made with the booking. Please contact us via email/ telephone if you are interested in booking your child into the school holidays and they do not attend Treehouse at the moment. We cannot accept booking forms from any Parent/Carers who have not visited the setting for an induction visit and have not completed a Record sheet. For our existing parents feel free to speak to Sally or Sam in regard to any queries you may have. We look forward to seeing many familiar faces soon! |
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