Are your children aged between reception school age and 11yrs old? Have a look at our Holiday Playscheme. Numbers are limited so book now to save disappointment!!!!!

Super successful first day hedgerow planting at East Street Early Years CIO Nursery , Grimsbury, Banbury 🙂 Today, the children planted 35 trees and bushes. We have 65 left to plant over the next few days. The trees and bushes came from the ‘I Dig Trees’ scheme – a mix of wildlife-friendly species of shrubs Read more about Partnership with ‘Banbury Trees’[…]

  After a generous donation of £500 from Magna in Banbury, our aging bike track has now had the revamp it so desperately needed.  The broken concrete has now been replaced with wet pore making it safer for all.  A sensory area has also been created at the back of the track. Once the work was finished all Read more about New Bike Track Opening[…]

Forest Fun is based on the Forest School principals of child led play, children manage their own risks and are given the freedom to play in a safe environment with the opportunity to have a go at achievable tasks, at their own pace, with adult support. Allotments Are Fun! You might think growing your own at Read more about Forest School Fun[…]

We would like to invite everyone to our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11th September 2019 at 7pm.  

What is the Wild Challenge? Throughout June we become wild, we explored the thought of random wild acts that we could do in our amazing garden.  We…… Found a woodlouse in our Bug Hotel Found ladybug’s in the garden Looked closely at our strawberry plants Listened for wildlife in the garden Read a wild book Read more about 30 Days Wild[…]

Banbury nursery celebrates first-ever ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted Staff at a Banbury nursery is celebrating after being given the highest-possible rating from Ofsted for the first time. East Street Early Years was scored as ‘outstanding’ by the education watchdog in a report published on June 6, following an inspection in May. The charity, formerly called Read more about East Streat Early Years feature in local paper for outstanding OFSTED achievement![…]

After our OFSTED inspection on the 14th May, the report has now been published! We are proud to announce that the East Street Early Years has been officially awarded “OUTSTANDING”. With some great observations highlighted within the report we could not be more grateful to all our staff for their dedication and hard work. “Staff support Read more about OFSTED: An “OUTSTANDING” Result[…]

When the snow came the children went outdoors! Playing in the snow can be an excellent opportunity to develop fine motor skills and encourage outdoor learning while still having loads of fun. Snow play requires creativity, scientific observation and negotiation skills.  Think of the creativity fostered as children build snow creatures and use various objects Read more about Snow Fun: February 2019[…]

The children enjoyed taking part in World book day, dressing up and sharing stories. We were also lucky for some parents that attending sharing their favourite stories with us also.