WE ARE OFSTED OUTSTANDING!

Ofsted Report – WE ARE OFFICALLY OUTSTANDING!!

We can finally share with you all our amazing report and we will also be featuring in the echo news paper😊 we are outstanding in all areas!

Thank you all for your amazing support, it has been a crazy few years for us here but wow what an amazing achievement for EW . This grade really meant a lot to us here, it is so hard to go from a good to an outstanding so we are so so proud.

Thank you to my amazing team for their hard work every single day.

Please see attached our full report.

What a feeling!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘The provision is outstanding – Children flourish at this unique and welcoming setting. They are at the heart of everything. They arrive smiling and eager to start a day filled with amazing and exciting learning opportunities. Leaders create a very stimulating and inviting environment, where children feel ‘at home’. A wide selection of natural and real-life resources available for children, means that they quickly become deeply engrossed in inspirational activities that stimulate their curiosity and sense of discovery and exploration. Children display high levels of energy and confidence. The well planned provision allows children to make their own informed decision of what they would like to do next.’

Our Garden Renovation!

The last few weeks our middle garden had a well needed renovation, with lots of new exciting equipment and some lovely astro and safe play flooring in our middle triangle. The children have loved watching the builders over the last three weeks and offering a helping hand!

We are so so pleased with it, thank you to every single person who helped towards the 25% of the renovation no matter how big or small. By attending events and donating, to be able to make this happen for the children and team at EW has been a dream come true which wouldn’t of been possible without all your help!

We have a beach, construction site, mud kitchen, music wall, book nook, painting easels and lots more for them to explore. We have lots more planned on the coming months also with a growing station and play dough station.

Amanda George (Squirrels)

This looks amazing ❤️xx

Becky Maisie (Squirrels)

Oh wow it looks beautiful! X

Gemma Jesse (Badgers)

Looks amazing! X

Megan Otis (Squirrels)

Oh wow! It looks amazing 🫶🏽

Katy Orla-Rae (Badgers)

Looks amazing xx

Aimee Isla (Foxes), Phoebe (Bunnies)

This looks absolutely fantastic!! Well done! X

Leigh Evelyn (Squirrels)

Wow! Looks amazing 😍 x

Clarie Jessica (Hedgehogs)

What an amazing achievement 👏

Sophie Lola (Foxes), Rocco (Squirrels)

This look so great! Rocco is going to love that sandpit!

Louise Rafe (Foxes)

It’s really fantastic Elly – well done and thank you to you and the team 💛💛 x

Pre School Graduation!

Goodbye Graduates 😢

What a day! Thank you to everyone who came to our pre school graduation today we know it was so hot but the children and you all done amazing.

To our amazing foxes team, you are fantastic! You should be very proud. Thank you our lovely Sonia for making us all cry.. a lot!

To our Foxes graduates of 2025, we love you and we will miss you! We are all so proud of how far they have come, some we have had since babies and some joined us along the way all holding a special place in all our hearts. Thank you for choosing EW for your child’s nursery journey and sticking by us, we feel very privileged. Thank you for the lovely surprise of presents too x

In the words of Winnie the Pooh ‘How lucky am I to have something that makes goodbye so hard’ 😢

Do not forget to come and visit us and send us your first day of school photos!

Love always from every member of the Enchanted Wood xxx


Jay
– Thank you so much for a lovely afternoon, they did so well and it was so beautiful and special!
I wasn’t able to get any photos of Melia from where I was, if anyone has any I would be really grateful 🩷🫶🏼 Thank you xx

Jess  – Such a lovely afternoon, thank you so much x

Anisha – Thank you to each and every one of you for such a lovely afternoon x

Chloe – Well done to everyone for making today so so so lovely! Pearl loved every minute xx

Claire – You all done amazing, a very special day, thank you 💗 Margots words on the way home ‘that was a dream that was’ 💞

Aimee – Thank you for all of your hard work ladies- it was perfect! X

Elisha – Thank you for a wonderful afternoon 💖

‘The same but different!’

Today the children have had a fun packed morning taking part in activities all about ourselves and how we are all different in so many ways.

We all worked together on a large group activity drawing around ourselves, using leaves and flowers to decorate the large outlines of our bodies. As the children used the loose parts to decorate the silhouette we all spoke about the ways that we are different from each other, our eyes, hair, skin, how tall or short we are, likes and dislikes, and lots more. We had some lovely questions and language being used and we all enjoyed saying kind things to each other.

The children then got to explore with different skin toned play dough, and used our multi cultural and emotion stones, and loose parts to make their own people.

They explored mixing the play dough together to see what other colours they could make, and used sticks and leaves to make their person. The children made some lovely creations.

These activities are giving the children a Variety of cultural experiences using books, art, music, and diverse social interactions. This helps develop critical thinking skills, creativity, and a broader understanding of the world, and everyone around us. It also helps the children to learn that we are all the same, but different in so many ways.

We all read the lovely books “The same but different” and “We are all welcome” and the children all took part in a circle time all talking about how we are different from our friends.

VE day Celebrations

VE Day celebrations & Street Party! ❤️💙❤️💙

Wow what a great week we have had! We have been celebrating 80 years of VE day today with a lovely street party in the garden and lots of provocations and activities for the children to take part in.

It really has been a great week 😊

Thank you all for helping us celebrate with the children looking fantastic in all of their red, white and blue clothes!

Italian Week.

CIAO! The children took part in a whole week of Italian culture lead by our Italian foxes room leader Sonia!

They made Pasta and pizza from scratch and had this for their tea.

They also made play dough pizzas for their pizza oven. What a fantastic week.

Jay

Wow this is amazing 🤩

Aimee

Love this! Hope they enjoy the taste test this afternoon! X

Sophie

Looks amazing 🤩

Chloe

Did Pearl polish off all of your olives? They are her fave!

Samantha

This is so cool; they’ve done a better job than I could at today years old. Well done Foxes (& Sonia) 🏆

Celebrating Neurodiversity Week! ☂

Last week, the children had an amazing time celebrating Neurodiversity Week! They explored a variety of engaging invitations to play, embracing different ways of thinking, learning, and expressing themselves.

Through hands-on activities, sensory play, and creative exploration, we discovered the beauty of diversity and inclusion. It was wonderful to see their curiosity, joy, and appreciation for each other’s unique strengths!

We wanted to share some photos from the week—take a look at the wonderful moments we captured.


Natalie
 (Hedgehogs)

‘Looks amazing. So much fun for the children and an important cause to celebrate!’

Share a Story! Parent & Carer sessions.

Our ‘Share a Story’ sessions this week were lovely and the children loved story time with the different parents and grandparents who attended.

All our children have enjoyed listening to a range of different stories to celebrate World Book Day and as part of our sponsored listen. All children can continue to add to their listening log until Sunday 9th March and then all sponsorship money is due by Friday 14th March.

Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to purchasing some lovely new books!