News from the Rooms

Acorns

Acorns room provides high quality early learning and care for children from 2 to 3 years. This provision is to support working parents or those returning to education or training. We also have free places for eligible children. These free places are allocated through a city wide referral system.

Beech and Willow

We provide two classrooms (Willow and Beech) for 3-4 year old pre-school children providing high quality learning and care.

Each child has an entitlement to 15 hours a week. We also provide paid wrap-a-round sessions for working parents. 

News from Acorns, Beech and Willow

Acorns Room’s Spectacular End of Term Fancy Dress Party!

Acorns Room celebrated the end of term in style with a fantastic fancy dress party! The children looked absolutely wonderful in their chosen costumes, from beautiful princesses and superheroes to other creative costumes that showcased their imagination and...

Acorns End of Year Wrap Up and Thank You to Parents

This year has been full of growth and accomplishments for the Acorns Room. We’re proud of everything the children have achieved, from building independence and confidence to developing friendships and a love of learning. We’re grateful for the continued support from...
Beech and Willow Children in The Big Brush Club

Beech and Willow Children in The Big Brush Club

Learning How to Keep Our Teeth Healthy Children from Beech and Willow Rooms who stay all day have joined The Big Brush Club where we clean our teeth after lunch and will be learning how to keep our teeth healthy. The Big Brush Club is a service provided by At Home...

Child Led Provocations in Acorns Room this Week

Child Led Provocations in Acorns Room this Week

Baby Acons Role Play The children have been busy playing in ' baby Acorns ' in the role play area, feeding them bottles, keeping them warm wrapped up in blankets and reading them stories. Dinosaur Land in Playdough Dinosaur land in the playdough proved to be a lot of...

Outdoor Adventures in Beech and Willow Rooms

Outdoor Adventures in Beech and Willow Rooms

It's been an exciting term of hands-on learning and outdoor exploration for our children in Beech and Willow Rooms at Filton Avenue Nursery School! The children in both rooms have embraced the natural world and developed their skills through various engaging...

New Parents Welcome Packs

New Parents Welcome Packs

We're thrilled to share with you our 2024 Welcome Packs for Acorns, and Beech and Willow, for new parents and carers. Acorns Welcome to Acorns New Parents - WebDownload Beech and Willow Welcome to Nursery New Parents - WebDownload

Cooking in Acorns

Cooking in Acorns

Last week we had some tasty vegetables provided to us from The Children’s Kitchen. A city-wide project here in Bristol that focuses on encouraging children to explore, cook and eat fresh food. The children chose to investigate spring onions, mushrooms, lettuce and...

Acorns Explore Pumpkins

Acorns Explore Pumpkins

This week in Acorns, we have been exploring and investigating a pumpkin! We cut the top off the pumpkin and encouraged the Acorns to explore the stringy insides and seeds with their hands and spoons. This prompted a lot of conversation and laughter about how it felt...

Acorns Explore Clay

Acorns Explore Clay

This week in Acorns, we have been exploring clay. Clay is a great open-ended natural material that is perfect for young children; it provides them with endless opportunities and possibilities. By exploring the clay with their hands by twisting, squashing, and...

The Acorns Making a Beach in the Sand Pit

The Acorns Making a Beach in the Sand Pit

The Acorns created a beach in the sandpit! They found a big pipe and began by pouring water down it into a big hole that they dug at the bottom. Before long the children decided to sit in the sand with their feet in the hole waiting in anticipation for the water to...

News from Acorns – Preparing Our New Allotment

News from Acorns – Preparing Our New Allotment

We have been getting the ground ready for our new allotment in Acorns' Garden. We worked together digging the soil using tools to help develop our physical skills and coordination. This has also been a good opportunity for the older Acorns to help the new Acorns...

Welcome Back to Beech and Willow Children and Families

Welcome Back to Beech and Willow Children and Families

After a lovely long holiday, the children are settling back into Nursery and exploring the various areas of their new rooms. It’s lovely to see them engaging with their surroundings and each other. In the painting area, the children have been paying close attention to...