Why Childhaven?
We are a unique and curious setting offering your child a wonderful world of experiences in their earliest years. We have recently achieved the Curiosity Approach accreditation and are the only setting in the area with this prestigious badge. Please see www.thecuriosityapproach.com.
Children are free to access a whole range of learning opportunities, indoors and out all year round. We operate on two floors of a unique and beautiful Victorian building, as well as offering a fantastic garden space which the children can access in all weathers.
We have a highly qualified teaching team, including qualified teachers, higher level and advanced teaching assistants. We have specialisms in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Speech and Language Development, beach schools, early reading, writing and maths, sensory play, heuristic play, and working with children for whom English is an additional language.
We also offer a range of enhanced activities, including…
Beach schools, food activities, walks and visits, Kathy Seabrook’s fun music, Yoga sessions, Jabadao (developmental movement play), nature club with our resident gardener, music and movement club with the Stephen Joseph Theatre and adults with dementia.
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PLEASE HELP: One of our nursery banners has blown off our fence in the storm. If it's made its way to you please could you take care of it and we will collect it from you.
On Friday the 3rd December we will be very Elf like in nursery. This is for The Alzheimer’s Society, we will be dressing up as big and little elves, doing elf activities and maybe even an elf snack (what do elves have for snack?) we would love it if you could join us, even a pair of striped socks green jumper and rosey red cheeks would be amazing 🤩 This is nursery’s chosen charity this year so we will have a collection box in reception for any donations. Thank you 😊
It’s getting really close to that time again. Calling all talented knitters we have a secret mission to help us make lots and lots of mini stockings and snowmen for our children this Christmas time. We do have a knitting pattern in reception or we could send a photo of it. We would be most grateful for your help.
Don’t forget we will be doing a pajama day on Friday for children in need. We will have a lovely day with fun activities. We will also be accepting any donations in a bucket in reception. ☺️
While putting up Christmas decorations if you have any you no longer need please could we have them in nursery. Thank you.
Due to a problem with our phone lines please could you use this number to contact us today: 07970004203 thank you 😊
Do you have any of these items hidden away in the shed or loft? We would be most grateful for them in nursery.
A Special delivery arrived at Nursery today 🎃 ![]()
We had two very big bags of pumpkins delivered, they were kindly gifted to us from Redcliffe Farm Shop. ![]()
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The children showed great strength and determination to carry the pumpkins, into the garden and the rooms on the ground floor.![]()
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A very exciting day at Nursery!
It’s getting to that time again. Calling all talented knitters we have a secret mission to help us make lots and lots of mini stockings and snowmen for our children this Christmas time. We do have a knitting pattern in reception if you would like to collect one we would be most grateful for your help.
Just seen this poster may be of interest for some families 🎃![]()
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Halloween at Falsgrave Park…
Don’t forget that we are having a lovely calming day tomorrow. Everyone is welcome to come in pj’s.
This Christmas we will be supporting Alzheimer’s Society Elf Day again on Friday the 3rd December. The nursery staff will all dress up as elves. It would be lovely if the children could do something a little elf like : rosey red cheeks, striped socks, even elf ears. Here’s a reminder of last years video from us to you. I wonder what we can do this year. We will also be collecting any donations for the charity and will have an elf bucket in reception. Thank you 😊
You all did such a super job finding leaves, conkers and autumn finds for Miss Metcalfe I was wondering if in the school holidays you could collect some for Mrs Clough to use in our garden area please. Maybe if you are on a day out in the woods or park.
If your cleaning out your food cupboards all ready for your Xmas goodies and find any spices we would love to have them for our potions area, we will also use any flowers no longer wanted or anything you think may go into a potion to help create the best spells ☺️
Nursery ready for our little people this morning. What would you play with first.
⭐️raffle⭐️Look at this amazing sit on/push along car that we have had donated to us from Andy at Des Winks to raffle off. £2 a number once we have enough we will randomly pick a winner😊 ask in reception or message us
Look at this amazing sit on/push along car that we have had donated to us from Andy at Des Winks to raffle off. £2 a number once we have enough we will randomly pick a winner😊 ask in reception or message us
NEEDED - coats, coats and more coats! ![]()
For children of all ages to support our friends at Scarborough Friends of Refugees.![]()
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If you have good quality children's coats that no longer fit, please drop them off and we will pass them on. Thank you.
Look at this amazing sit on/push along car that we have had donated to us to raffle off. £2 a number once we have enough we will randomly pick a winner😊
We are organising a raffle in the run up to Christmas. If you have any items you think we could use we would be most grateful ☺️![]()
If you have any questions or need us to collect any donations please contact Donna or Mrs Clough at nursery. Thank you for all of your continued support to our amazing nursery.
We have found ourselves with 2 vacancies for Governors at our popular and friendly nursery school. We would welcome enquiries from members of the local community who have an interest in Early Education and would consider this very rewarding opportunity to become part of our Governing Body. ![]()
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The time commitment would be 6 meetings in total on Tuesdays between 3:45pm-5pm, and spread evenly across the school year. ![]()
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Please telephone (373231) or ![]()
email us admin@childhaven.n-yorks.sch.uk for more information.
