Here at First Steps Nursery we want to ensure our parents are kept up to date with all aspects of nursery life including detailed updates of your child’s day, observations and assessments completed by your child’s key worker and invoicing and payment information. We use Parenta’s Parent Portal to ensure we keep parents informed, the app includes the following information;

Autumn is the perfect time for children to enjoy the wonders of nature. The crisp autumn air, colourful crunchy leaves and weird and wonderful fungi mean it’s an exciting season to go out and explore all that the natural world has to offer.

And, from September 2024, eligible working parents can claim 15 hours of free childcare per week for their children from the age of 9 months until they start school.

At the end of their time in pre-school, the children will have increased levels of confidence and be socially interactive, ensuring a smooth transition to full-time school.

Find out what our babies get up to during a typical day at First Steps Nursery in Poole…

What are the benefits of your child attending a preschool?

If your child is approaching the time to start at preschool, we have some ‘FREE’ stay and play sessions starting on 29th June…

At First Steps Nursery, we had a fantastic week celebrating the Coronation of King Charles.

At First Steps Nursery our preschool children have been completing a very special job over the past couple of weeks. We had an exciting delivery of our very own caterpillars!

Most Day nurseries are privately owned businesses, and as such their fees will vary depending on many different factors including; opening hours and session lengths, what the fees include

A Day nursery provides a safe and structured learning environment for children under the age of five, where they can play, learn skills, be part of a group and make friends whilst their parents go to work.

This week at First Steps we celebrated World Book Day. It was fantastic to see the children dressed as some of their favourite characters from their favourite stories.

First Steps Nursery have partnered up with Itsy Bitsy Dance to offer our preschool children some super cool street dance classes.

In our preschool room we focus on the children being able to recognise their own names, introduce numbers and shapes, and start the process of writing through a range of mark making opportunities.

Here at First Steps Nursery in Poole we love the magic of Christmas and during December the festive spirit has taken over…

When a child develops their fine motor skills, they’re also mastering their coordination. Using the smaller muscles requires thought, action and precision.

Effective imaginative play gives children the opportunity to try out risky ideas in a safe environment. It allows them to explore boundaries, make sense of the world and develop their own identities.

Children going through circular schemas may like to be spun round and round on a roundabout in the park or playground. They enjoy spinning their bodies around, they are fascinated with large wheels on big trucks, they seek out objects that are circular or have wheels.