Highwood Nursery rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted
Highwood Nursery at Brockenhurst College has been rated ‘Good’ following a recent inspection by educational standards watchdog Ofsted. The one-day inspection, which took place…
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Highwood Nursery manager ‘very pleased’ with feedback from Hampshire’s Early Years Advisory Team
Highwood Nursery manager Sarah Bower has said she is very pleased with the feedback she received following a recent visit by Hampshire County Council’s…
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May Newsletter 25
The Nursery Manager writes… May was a special month because we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Highwood Nursery moving from Highwood Road in Brockenhurst…
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April Newsletter 25
The Nursery Manager writes… If you have not already, please send in a new bottle of unopened sun cream with your child’s name on.…
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March Newsletter 25
The Nursery Manager writes… Now we have passed the spring equinox, days are much lighter and the weather more temperate. As a result, the…
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February Newsletter 25
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello and welcome to our latest roundup of news from Highwood Nursery. Please be aware that we have sent out…
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January Newsletter 25
The Nursery Manager writes… Happy new year from me and all the staff here at Highwood Nursery. It has been a chilly start to…
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December Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello, and welcome to our final blog update of the year. Earlier this week the children had a surprise visit…
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November Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello and welcome to our November roundup of all the goings on at Highwood Nursery. Please be aware that now…
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October Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello and welcome to our regular roundup of news from Highwood Nursery. With winter now approaching, please equip your child…
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September Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… The summer has seen lots of children enjoy family holidays and return to nursery with tales of adventure. This is…
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July Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello. And once again, welcome to all the new families who have joined us over the last month. If your…
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June Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… This time of year is when we say our goodbyes to all the children moving up to school in September.…
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May Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello and a warm welcome, especially to all the new families who have joined the Highwood Nursery community over the…
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April Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello. And, in particular, let me extend warm welcome to all the new families who have joined us over the…
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March Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Thank you for your patience and understanding during a recent power cut in the Brockenhurst and Sway area. Naturally, the…
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February Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Children who attend all year round had a whale of a time making and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Adding…
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January Newsletter 24
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello and happy new year. The run-up to Christmas saw children and staff make some very fond memories to take…
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November Newsletter
The Nursery Manager writes… We are now on the cusp of welcoming that magical time of year when a lot of our youngsters can…
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October Newsletter
The Nursery Manager writes… Next month we will be welcoming two new apprentices to the Highwood Team – Pearl and Flora. Apprenticeships represent an…
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September Newsletter
The Nursery Manager writes… Hello and welcome to your September update from the team here at Highwood Nursery. The start of term is an…
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August Newsletter
The Nursery Manager writes… August is always full of mixed emotions as we say goodbye to children leaving us to go to school in…
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July Newsletter
The Nursery Manager writes… It is that time of year when we say goodbye to the children who are leaving us to start school…
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June Newsletter
With the summer sun becoming more intense, please be reminded that we need you to provide a sun hat and a new, unopened bottle…
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May Newsletter
May has already been a month to remember. Among other things, all the children thoroughly enjoyed their special tea party on May 2 to…
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April Newsletter
Hello and welcome to a new term at Highwood Nursery. Easter has left us with many happy memories of children making nest cakes and…
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March Newsletter
Welcome to our March newsletter. And importantly, I would like to extend a special welcome to all the new families who have joined the…
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Spreading sweetness and kindness
Our little bakers have been engaging in random acts of kindness, handing out delicious tray baked goods to our friends across the main college…
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It’s Science Week at Highwood Nursery
The children have been conducting experiments with colour for British Science Week. They have looked at how colours are made and created orange, green,…
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February Newsletter
With early spring just around the corner, room leaders have been coming up with ideas for how the children might feel a sense of…
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January Newsletter
Hello, happy new year and welcome to the new home of our monthly newsletter, right here in the blog section of our new website.…
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December Newsletter
Hello and season’s greetings to you all. As we approach the Christmas break, there is a real buzz around the Nursery as children start…
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Highwood Nursery’s Christmas Choir
This morning the young adventurers from Highwood visited Knights Lodge retirement home to show off their Christmas carolling skills. The residents were delighted to…
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Introducing the next generation of elite athletes
Over at Highwood, the children are limbering up for the day, ready to begin their workout, as part of the worldwide initiative, “The Daily…
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Lest we forget
To honour Armistice Day our Highwood Nursery cohort joined Uniform Protective Service students in paying their respects at Brockenhurst War Memorial for a short…
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Tricks and Treats at Highwood Nursery
To conclude this year’s season of spooks, the gang at Highwood took part in some fun Halloween activities. Kicking off the celebrations by dressing…
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Dough and Diwali with our Highwood Owls
On Monday, our neighbours at Highwood Nursery spent the day learning all about the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. To get in the festival…
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Afternoon adventures for our Highwood Owls
Recently some of our little explorers from Highwood took to the main college campus to enjoy a bit of story time in the LRC.…
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Highwood Nursery children meet and learn about animals from Ems Friendly Farm
Children at Highwood Nursery enjoyed a new learning experience when Ems Friendly Farm visited Brockenhurst College recently. The babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers took turns…
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Room revamp for our Highwood Bunnies
We are so pleased to showcase the new and improved Bunnies room at Highwood Nursery The team has been busy decorating and refurbing ready…
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Highwood Nursery Explorers
This week the children at Highwood have been learning all about stag beetles after they found the endangered species larvae in the bark garden.…
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Highwood Nursery Graduation
Last week Highwood Nursery waved goodbye to the class of 2022 as they celebrated their progression to year R. Before departing, the graduates took…
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