Free lunch

Parents/carers are invited to join their children for lunch at Wigwams (a childcare provider) on Thursday 22nd November from 12pm-1pm. They will get a free home cooked lunch of pasta bolognese and pudding (veggie pasta option is avaible).

Spaces are limited so please book asap and when you arrive on the day please remember to sign in.

Christmas Fete

Buttons and Bows Nursery in Ipswich (our sister Nursery)  are holding a Christmas Fete on Saturday the 8th Dec from 12-3pm. All money raised will go to buy new resources for the nursery. If anyone has anything for a table top sale, raffle or tombola it would be gratefully recieved. Please bring it in a week before so we can sort it in time. Also, if you would like to make cakes or biscuits please bring them in in on the Friday or the morning of the fete. Remember to put the date in your diary and invite friends and family. Thanks for your support in advance.

Horizon photography

We have Horizon photographers coming in to our sister nursery, Buttons and Bows nursery in Ipswich on the 19th October. They will take photos of the children for families to buy ideal for xmas presents. If you would like your child or/ and their siblings to have their photos and they are not in the nursery that day you are welcome to come along. They will be here from 9:30am and we anticipate they will be here until early afternoon to get photos of the afternoon preschool session.

Buttons and Bows are recruiting!

We are looking for three nursery assistants to join our sister nursery Buttons and Bows Nursery in Ipswich, the positions are a mixture of full time, part time, term time, all year, full time, part time. If you are interested please call the Nursery Manager, Steph on 680530. The only requirement is that you are a minimum of Level 3.

 

We are good setting and always striving for the best in our staff and our resources so that the children benefit from as many opportunities as possible.

Just a reminder to all parents and families who attend the nursery in Ipswich, we are closed next week (Monday to Monday) 20th to the 27th August. We will be back open on the Tuesday as normal after the bank holiday.

For more information call 01473 240304 or visit our website

Summer fete at Buttons

To remind all families and friends, Buttons are having a summer fete on Saturday, please come along and support us. Bring friends and families, the more the better! Lots of things to do, buy and fun for the children. The funds will go towards resources for our nursery in Ipswich

Woodland trip

Woodland trip

 

On the 29th May, the preschoolers went on trip to the bluebell woods. It was a fun filled day with a picnic, flower picking, a teddy bear hunt (to find the childrens names), a spiral maze, a bug and nature hunt and lots of physical games. To see the pictures visit our facebook page or visit our website to find out more about what we do at our nursery in Ipswich

Suncream and hats

Can parents please remember to provide suncream and hats in this warm weather so the children can play in the garden, visit the park and sports field.  http://www.wigwamsnursery.co.uk/

Food hygiene standards

Wigwams nursery ipswich and Buttons and Bows Nursery Ipswich have both attained 5* ratings for food hygiene. This is the highest rating attainable. For more information visit http://ratings.food.gov.uk/search/en-GB?q=wigwams+nursery&bn=masha+&ba=spring+road&refla=nmhNky5V%2F%2Fw%3D&pi=0

You can be confident that we are always working hard to maintain these standards.

Closure reminder
Please note we are closed from 20-24th August 2012 for summer holidays. For more dates and details at our childcare in Ipswich setting visit our website.

Dates for the diary
Weds 9th May 12-1pm and Weds 4th July 12-1pm- stay for lunch. Come and join us for a free hot meal with your child at Wigwams nursery, ipswich
Tues 19th June 4-6pm - family cooking session. Join Raj in making a delicious curry which you and your child can then sit and enjoy together. Free childcare is available.
Sat 11th August 9-11am, Bob the Builder breakfast session.  Bring your Dad to nursery for breakfast and a fun play session. Please book in at reception for the above events if you are unable to attend grandparents and role models are more than welcome to bring your child.

All these events are at Wigwams nursery in Ipswich

PD Day Friday!!

Parents....a reminder that we are having a staff PD (Professional Development) day this Friday (20th April) so the nursery will be closed. The nursery will resume normal working hours on Monday (23rd).

Funding from Asda

If you haven't already, please nominate Buttons as a worthy cause of funding from Asda. Use this link, it takes 2 secs to fill in. We are a nursery in Ipswich worthy of this cause. Thank you!

http://storelocator.asda.com/store/ipswich

Healthy choices allotment day!

As part of the healthy choices programme at wigwams nursery and buttons and bows nursery, we attended a day at the the allotment to encourage families to plant and grow veggies, get physical digging and planting and enjoy some outdoor space! We pride ourselves on being an outstanding childcare provider in ipswich which is why we continue to offer such activities and choices to the children and families at our nursery.

Greener Nurseries!

With many changes and improvements to our carbon footprint, Buttons and Bows childcare providers and Wigwams Nursery childcare provider have just found out we are officially one of Suffolks 100 greenest businesses (recognised by Archant)! Well done everyone for applying the changes and being successful. Changes have included energy saving lightbulbs, reducing paper and reusing it, replacing paper towels with hand towels, the list goes on!

Are you eligible for free childcare??

The government has now opened up 10 hours of childcare for 2 year olds if you are in receipt of the following:
Income Support
Income related employment support allowance
Child tax credit over £545 per yr but not recieving working tax credit
The guaranteed element of state pension credit
Extra working tax credit relating to a disability
Support under part V1 of the immigration and asylum act 1999
Working tax credit during the four week period immediately after their employment finishes or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week

If you are eligible, we cater for the funded children at our Nurseries in Ipswich and will apply on your behalf.

Little steps to green fingers!

We are currently putting into place new actions to make the nurseries a greener place for the children and families. Both our Nurseries in Ipswich, Wigwams and Buttons and Bows Amongst many things we are replacing paper towels with cotton cloths, composting, recycling as much of our waste as possible, reusing paper, replacing lights to energy saving lights, teaching the children how to be green, reducing our heating bill by using draft excluders when doors are open for free play, having a wormery, having an allotment and growing our own, sourcing local produce to reduce airmiles, switching lights off when leaving rooms, using clean waste to make artwork, decorating the nursery with recycled paint, reducing packaging, reducing the use of nappies where possible and on top of this some of our staff are even reducing their carbon footprint by cycling to work!!

So if you are looking for a childcare provider in Ipswich who has the green touch, get in touch!