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!

Christmas Fayre 3rd December at Wigwams

At Wigwams Nursery we are holding a Christmas Fayre from 10am-2pm.  Everyone is welcome and there will be a raffle, tombola, lots of games, Santa's grotto, lucky dip, bric-a-brac, cakes, and much more.  Come along for a fun family day out and the chance to win some fantastic prizes and to support the nursery. Admission is free for everyone.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Professional Day at Wigwams

On February 4th 2012, Wigwams will be holding a professional development day between 10am and 3pm. Come and listen to the inspiring team at Wigwams talk with passion about their work with children aged 0-5 years and their families. We will be covering areas such as respecting children, meeting the needs of babies and leading and working in an outstanding setting.

To avoid disappointment book now...click here for the registration form.

We are holding the following events at Wigwams Nursery in Ipswich, please come along for a fun day out and to support the nursery:
Christmas fayre will be held on 3rd december 10-12 including raffle,tombola,bric a brac,cake stall,gifts etc
Healthy fun day October 22nd 10-12 parachute play, food tasting, smoothie making, goalie shootout, etc

Summer Fete at Buttons and Bows Nursery

Summer fete at Buttons and Bows Nursery, Ipswich

We are having a summer fete for all on Saturday 16^th July 12pm – 4pm at our sister  nursery in Ipswich

There will be games for all the family, a BBQ, a raffle, a tombola, a coconut shy, a cake sale, prizes and much, much more!!  We will also have a visit from the police so the children can sit in their car and see the lights and hear the sirens.

Come along and enjoy the fun with all the family!!

If you have any unwanted items for the tombola or raffle prizes it would be greatly appreciated if you could donate them. All the money raised will go towards buying new resources for the nursery for the benefit of the children.

We hope to see you all there!