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Welcome to Bonnie Babies Day Nursery. Est. 1990.
The longest established day nursery in Hertford.
Our nursery is just a short walk from Hertford town centre.
Our main priority is in offering you and your children the best available & flexible day care & education in Hertford, at reasonable & affordable rates, along with giving your children positive & encouraging experiences through play & planned curriculum activities, which will be a major part in your childs learning & development within the early years.
Our friendly home from home atmosphere & highly trained staff are here to provide you and your family with a first class service whilst working alongside you as parents to promote positive outcomes for your childs development.
Please take a tour around our website and if you would like to plan a visit or request a parent pack, please contact us on 01992 503255
Bridget Gill
Manager / Proprietor
BA Honours in Education studies / early years
NVQ 3 childcare & education - family day care
Preliminary certificate in social care
Child development & early childhood education
Food hygiene
First aid
Jodie Carter
Assistant Manager
NNEB
NVQ 3
Food Hygiene
Child protection
First Aid
Danielle Wilcox
Donna-Jade Laws-Randall
NVQ 2
Paediatric First aid
SENCO
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Contact Us
Bonnie Babies nursery
Sovereign House
Hale Road
Hertford
Herts
SG13 8RY
Tel.
01992 503255
Bridget Gill:
bridgetmbe_aol.com
Monday - Friday
Core Opening Hours 8am - 5.30pm with flexible hours between 7.30am - 6.30pm
Morning Half Day 8am - 12.30pm
Afternoon Half Day 12.30pm - 5.00pm
Please contact us for our most current & up to date FEE'S. We also accept childcare vouchers.
For families who recieve certain benefits and tax credits we maybe able to offer ...
up to 15 hours flexible nursery education FREE for children aged 2 yrs old
and 15 Hours FREE flexible nursery education for children aged 3 and 4 yrs
( other criteria may apply )
Our Pre-School Room/Big Room is for the older children at the nursery.
The children may stay at Bonnie Babies until they attend Reception Class at state school.
We have children from approximately 2 1/2 years to 5 years old in this room, therefore the activities have to cater for a wide range of abilities.
We strongly encourage development of social skills, independence and manners at this stage, in order to prepare them for entry into school.
We also teach them to be aware of their and each others feelings and emotions.
We follow a curriculum plan that follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). When the children are ready to leave Bonnie Babies, they are happy, confident and are well prepared for their next educational development venture.
Activities included:- weekly swimming lessons at our local leisure centre (Hartham), Cooking Activities, Art and Craft Activities, Messy Play, Workbooks, Chart Time and Calender work, Circle Time, Maths, Construction, Music and Singing, Physical Activities and Outsifde Play etyc.
Throughout the child's journey at Bonnie Babies, stages and acheivements will be logged in their 'Learning Journal'-this maybe used to pass onto a new setting or when they start school. This will help the new setting to see what stage of development the child is acheiving in the six areas of learning e.g Personal Social and Emotional/Communication ,Language and Literacy/Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy/Knowledge and Understanding of the World/Physical Development/Creative Development.
Our Toddler Room is for mobile children who are learning the basics of physical, social and emotional development. At this stage, the children are constantly learning and experiencing new things, therefore, they have to be stimulated and interested at all times.
Imagination is very important to encourage, therefore, lots of free playtime is given for this purpose.
Other activities such as sand, water, painting, singing, music and story times are all included on a regular basis. They also learn to share and play co-operatively, developing their social and emotional skills.
We also use a lot of 'Heuristic' play including sensory play and treasure baskets.
Although children of this age want to be independent and to learn and explore by themselves, they still need a certain amount of encouragement and reassurance. They always receive the attention and comfort they need at this delicate stage of development.
When they have developed to a point where they need a different level of stimulation to continue there learning, your child is introduced to the Pre-School Room/Big Room.
Bonnie Babies Day Nursery consists of three large activity rooms that are well equipped for children of all ages and development stages.
Our Baby Room is for those children that are at an early age. It is essential that we get things right for both parents and child.
We have soft mats and chairs and many suitable soft toys and activity toys to keep the children suitably stimulated.
We follow the Early Years Foundation stage (EYFS) from birth to when the child goes to school.
www.nationalstratagies.standards.dssf.gov.uk/earlyyears
A visit is often useful for parents and child as well as carers. We all get to know each other a little before your child actually starts at the nursery. The children recieve lots of cuddles and attention as well as play from staff and they develop into sociable, alert, very happy children who benefit from experience at both home and the nursery.
When the children are ready and mobile, they are gently introduced into the next room, 'The Toddler Room'.
Holiday Club
As from Summer 2010 we now provide fun play sessions for the under 8's
" Why not let us entertain your child for an hour or two while you have a break... "
Fun sessions include :-
Mucky Mondays,
Chilled out Tuesday,
Wet and Wild Wednesday,
Tasty Thursday,
Fun Filled Friday
SIMPLE registration and NO registration fee
Please call for current and up to date details on this new service.
Outside Play Area
As of June 2010 we now have our own outside play area to enable us to enjoy outside activities. This is a new extension to our current outside activities as we also visit our local community.
Working with 'Churchfields' Childrens Centre in Hertford, we will be providing some 'Heuristic' play sessions for children aged 9-18 months of age.
These sessions will be in 6 week blocks and will start on Friday 4th November 2011 and will be based at Bonnie Babies Day Nursery in Hertford.
For more information please contact 'Churchfields' Childrens Centre on :-
01992 583-244
or contact the Childrens Centre Manager (Jenny Turner) on :- jturner_abelsmith.herts.sch.uk
