1. Does the nursery have a welcoming, happy and cheerful atmosphere – are the children and the carers having fun?

2. Are the children happy and settled? Does the person showing you around know the children? Do the children want to chat with you or the person showing you around?

3. Are child carers sitting with and interacting with the children or with each other?

4. Do the premises and equipment look clean but used? (Perfect equipment has not been used by children! Any experienced parent will tell you that an environment where children are active and enjoying themselves will NEVER be pristine!)

5. Do the children have opportunities to learn, explore and have fun in a natural environment outdoors? (Children need to learn about their world and so outdoor play environments should give them opportunities to explore mud, sand, leaves, grass, and build, run and jump. A ready made road and climbing frame isn’t nearly as challenging as crates, planks and den building equipment.

You can download this list from our funcare website here.

If you have any more questions, we’d be happy to answer them and show you around our lovely nurseries.

Simply the best nursery in Harrogate

We are delighted that our dynamic nursery team at Playaway has reached the final in the Nursery Management Today nursery awards 2009.  Manager Dee Sturges says

Our dynamic team loves making the most of all opportunities to create fun and meaningful experiences for children and parents.  We enjoy challenging ourselves and are one big happy family. 

We are so proud to have reached the final 6 in this competition out of over 100 entries.  The team enjoy their work and this is evident in the high quality of our childcare practice.

Are you looking for the best childcare for your c hild?

To meet our lovely team please contact us.  We would be happy to show you around.

Woodlands Day Nursery

Due to an increase in attendance, Woodlands is delighted to have welcomed a new member of staff in Carly Worth, who joined our pre-school at the beginning of November.

Carly has worked part-time in the Cannon’s crèche and has also experience of US kids camps. She is a positive and fun person and will shortly commence her NVQ3 in child care with us. We hope she will feel welcome and look forward to many years of fun and laughter with her!