News and Events

November 2011 / Children in Need

Children and staff had a fabulous fun filled day dressed in pyjamas.  We raised £50 for Children in Need.

June 2011 / Environmental Health Annual Inspection

We are very proud to confirm we have received a 5 ***** star top marks rating from the Environmental Health.  A copy of the "scores on the doors" certificate is displayed in our setting. 

May 2011 / Ofsted Inspection

We are pleased to confirm we have achieved a "Good" Ofsted Inspection rating.  The full report and highlights can be viewed via our website.

April 2011 / Zoo Lab visit

We had a fabulous Zoo Lab visit in our setting.  The children really enjoyed seeing and touching the amazing variety of mini beasts such as a snake, giant millipede, stick insects, and frogs.

 

 

 

 

April 2011 | Local Newspaper Features Birkenshaw Kindergarten

News of our Gold Healthy Choice Award from Kirklees Council.

 

March 2011 | NDNA Healthy Body Happy Me Week, National Nurseries Bird Watching Day & Red Nose Day

The children made bird feeders to attract the birds for bird watching day.  All the children who took part received a certificate.

The children had a week long of activities to encourage a 'healthy body happy me'.  Activities included yoga, going on a bear hunt, making healthy snacks, teethcleaning and exercise to music. 

For Red Nose Day, activities included making Gruffalo masks, face painting, dancing, and making decorations and garlands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2011 | Birkenshaw Kindergarten achieves the Kirklees Healthy Choice Gold Award

We are very proud to share with you our fabulous news that we have achieved the highest accolade of Gold standard under the Kirklees Healthy Choice Award.  This award recognises the high standards of food hygiene and healthy options on our menus.  The assessment included a thorough review of our menus.  We were awarded the Gold standard based on the high percentage of homemade food, the balanced and varied options including a good quantity of foods from each of the main food groups for under 5’s.  The four main food groups are:

-          bread, other cereals and potatoes

-          fruit and vegetables

-          milk and dairy foods and

-          meat, fish and alternatives such as eggs, peas, beans and soya   

Every child has the right to good food, and this is part of our vision for the high quality childcare we provide at Birkenshaw Kindergarten.

 

December 2010 | Christmas Dinner and Party

Take a look at our photos below of our christmas activites and occasions, we had lots of fun and especially enjoyed it when Santa came to visit!!

 

 

November 2010 | Children in Need fundraising day

In November 2010 we helped raise money for the worthy Charity 'Children in Need'. We raised in total £125-00 by taking part in a variety of activities and holding a pyjama day.

Photos below show some of the activites we took part in. Also included is the write up in the Spenborough Guardian which came to take our picture on our fundraising event!!

 

 

 

 

'Children at the Birkenshaw Kindergarten started their fundraising a week early. They held a pyjama party, made pudsey masks, buns, and biscuits, coloured in pictures of pudsey and held a teddy bears' picnic. The raised around £150-00. Nursery Manager Rachel Galbraith said they all had a fantastic time and enjoyed raising money for such a worthwhile cause.'

(Spenborough Guardian- Friday 26th November 2010)

 

April 2010 | Politicians Visit the Nursery

In April 2010 we had an unplanned visit from the then Shadow Minister for schools and universities, David Willets, and local Councillor Janice Small from Batley & Spen Conservatives.  They visited to speak with June and Richard and the nursery manager about issues and challenges facing private nurseries and how they could help if they got in office at the General Election.

 

David Willetts and Janice listen to Birkenshaw Kindergarten management staff.

 

David and Janice with Birkenshaw Kindergarten children and owners June and Richard Bell

http://www.batleyandspenconservatives.com