Minee Monkeys Ltd

07/06/2026

📢 Changes to Our Daily Routine 📢

To support children’s learning, engagement, and uninterrupted play opportunities throughout the day, we will be making some changes to our meal times across the nursery.

lunch times will be:

👶 Babies – 11:00am
🧸 Toddlers – 11:15am
🎨 Preschool – 11:30am

Tea time for all rooms will also move to 3:30pm.

By staggering our lunch times and moving tea slightly later, we can reduce the amount of stopping and starting throughout the day, and reduce waiting times for transitions giving children more time to become fully immersed in their learning, play, and interactions with their friends.

We are excited about the positive impact these changes will have across the setting and thank you for your continued support.

If you have any questions, please speak to a member of Management team x

18/05/2026

📸 Smile everyone! The photographer will be visiting nursery this Wednesday to capture some lovely photos, including our Pre-School Graduation pictures for our school leavers 🎓✨
If your child doesn’t attend that day you are welcome to bring them in between 10 and 11 am. You are also welcome to bring younger siblings into nursery for joint pictures. 
Please make sure children come dressed and ready for their photos.

11/05/2026

✨ Welcome ✨
We are delighted to welcome Abbey to our team! 😊

Abbey will be standing in as Room Leader in our Baby Room while Anna continues to enjoys her maternity leave. Abbey has lots of experience working with babies, we know she will be a wonderful addition to our nursery and a great support to our little ones and families.

Please join us in giving Abbey a very warm welcome! 💛

08/05/2026

✨Anniversary ✨
Today we celebrated Rehmuna’s 10 years with minee monkeys Ltd. We would like to thank Rehmuna for your 10 year service and for all that you do at Minee Monkeys Ltd.
Rehmuna you are a real asset to our Minee monkey family.

27/04/2026

✨Safe eating guidance✨

Keeping children safe at mealtimes is very important. Young children are still learning how to chew, swallow and manage different food textures, which means some foods can present a choking risk if not prepared correctly.

To reduce the risk of choking, please ensure children are always seated upright while eating and supervised at all times. Children should be encouraged to eat slowly, chew food well and avoid walking, running or playing with food in their mouths.

Some foods need extra care when preparing, including:
Grapes, cherry tomatoes, berries and cherries – cut lengthways and then into quarters
Apples, pears, melon and other firm fruits – slice thinly rather than serving in chunks, consider removing the skin on fruit and vegetables especially for very young children as peeled fruit and vegetables can be swallowed more

White bread can form a ball shape with a dough-like texture at the back of a child's
throat, if not chewed properly. Brown bread or toasted white bread are good
alternatives. Cut bread, chapatis, naan bread and other breads into narrow strips.

Carrots, Cucumber  and celery – cut into thin batons or cook until soft
Sausages and hot dogs – cut lengthways into thin strips
Meat and fish – remove all bones and cut into small thin pieces

Cheese – grate or cut into thin strips
Whole nuts – should not be given to children under 5 years old

Foods that should be avoided for young children include popcorn, marshmallows, chewing gum, whole raisins for babies under 1, hard sweets, sticky sweets and raw jelly cubes,

If you are preparing packed lunches or snacks, please keep these guidelines in mind to help us maintain a safe eating environment for all children.

Here are some links to support your understanding on safe foods:

https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/food-safety

https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/Early%20Years%20Choking%20Hazards%20Poster_English.pdf

The EYFS framework requires providers to take all necessary steps to keep children safe and well. You must be confident that those responsible for preparing and handling food in your setting are competent to do so.

20/04/2026

✨Staff meeting ✨

Tonight’s team meeting focused on staff training, and the important role we all play in delivering high-quality teaching and interactions within our nursery. 🌱

We explored what this looks like in practice, including the use of sustained shared thinking — taking time to really listen, respond, and build on children’s ideas as well as using open-ended questions to encourage curiosity, language development, and deeper thinking.

It was great to see the team sharing ideas and reflecting on how we can create meaningful learning experiences through our everyday interactions. Working together, we continue to support every child to thrive and reach their full potential. 💛

This term’s manager appreciation goes to Jody and Aleigha, congratulations to you both xx 

05/04/2026

🐣Happy Easter 🐣

The Easter Bunny

Once I saw the Easter Bunny
Come hop, hop, hop.
So I cried, “Dear Bunny,
Will you stop, stop, stop?”

I ran to the window
To say, “How do you do?”
But he shook his fluffy tail,
And said, “Happy Easter to you!”

27/03/2026

Thank you to all who came to the stay and plays this week congratulations to all the Easter bonnet winners, We loved seeing all your easter bonnets creations. 🐥

24/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that we had our food hygiene inspection today, and we have maintained our five star rating . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak, to all our families that are celebrating we hope you have a lovely Eid xx