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The Cottage Nursery

Name: The Cottage Nursery
Address: 1 Clarendon Road Eccles, Manchester, M309AL, GB
Telephone: +441617893071
Rating: 5

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We are a bright, vibrant and exciting setting with highly qualified, professional and dedicated staff.

We provide a warm and friendly atmosphere that welcomes children from the age of Birth-3 years. Our team is not only hardworking and dedicated but is passionate about high quality childcare and outstanding early education. We aim to deliver daily activities in a creative and stimulating way across all ages. All rooms are exceptionally well resourced to enable all seven areas of the EYFS to be deli

vered within a calm and welcoming environment. We offer extra-curricular activities in all groups to enrich the children's experiences such as Baby Sign, Music & Drama Club and French Club. There are also Gym and Music Clubs which are led by fantastic external professionals. The nursery directly feeds into an 'Outstanding' ISI rated Preparatory School and the older children benefit from this through exciting trips, sports days and productions. Every child and their family are highly valued and made to feel welcome from their very first visit.

17/06/2025

💙 Father's Day Stay & Play 💙

What a wonderful time we had at our Father's Day Stay and Play session! It was so lovely to welcome all the father figures in the children's lives — dads, grandads, uncles, and even mums who came along to join in the fun.

The children were so excited to show off their nursery, share activities, and make special memories with their grown-ups.

Thank you to everyone who joined us — your involvement means so much to the children, and it was a joy to see so many happy faces (big and small!) 💛

Take a look at some of the lovely moments we captured 📸👇

16/06/2025

🦋✨ Butterfly Release Day! ✨🦋

Friday was such a special moment at nursery as we said goodbye to our beautiful butterflies! 🐛➡️🦋 The children have carefully observed every stage of the butterfly lifecycle—from tiny caterpillars to wriggling chrysalides, and finally into stunning butterflies.

We gathered together to watch them flutter off into the sky, and the children were amazed seeing their delicate wings up close before they flew away. 🦋💨

To make the moment extra special, we enjoyed watching Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar beforehand, helping the children recap everything they’ve learned about this magical transformation. 📖🍎🍐🍓

A wonderful way to celebrate nature, growth, and the joy of learning together! 🌱💚

10/06/2025

🦋 WE HAVE BUTTERFLIES! 🦋

The wait is over — our beautiful butterflies have emerged! 🐛➡️🦋

The children have been so excited watching the transformation from caterpillars to chrysalides, and now they’ve finally fluttered their way into the Butterfly Garden.

The final stage of the life cycle happened on Friday — perfectly timed as the children celebrated Butterfly Awareness Day! 🦋🎉 It’s been such a special way to bring their learning to life.

Over the next few days, we’ll be caring for them, admiring their beautiful wings, and getting ready to set them free. What an incredible experience it’s been!

03/06/2025

Paddington won't be in nursery this week as he is on holiday with his family. He will be back in nursery next week. 💛

03/06/2025

🐛🦋 Caterpillar Update 🦋🐛

All of the chrysalides are now fully formed and have been moved into the Butterfly Garden, ready to hatch. The children are beaming with anticipation, eagerly wondering when the transformation will happen.

They’ll have the opportunity to closely observe the chrysalides, watching for movement and colour changes as the butterflies form their wings inside the chrysalis.

This stage of the life cycle can take up to two weeks to complete, offering the children a valuable lesson in patience and observation.

28/05/2025

🎉 BLOCK-TASTIC FUN IN ACTION! 🧱✨

Just look at the concentration, teamwork, and pure joy in these snapshots from today’s play session! Our little engineers have been busy building the tallest towers they can with our colourful wooden blocks—and having an absolute blast doing it! 😄💪

Working together, taking turns, and cheering each other on, they’ve been learning so much through play—problem-solving, patience, and perseverance. Every block added was a celebration! 🙌

At our nursery, we know that big learning comes from little hands and moments like these show just how much magic happens when children play together.

Keep stacking, dreaming, and laughing, little stars! 🌟🌈

28/05/2025

🐛✨ Caterpillar Update! ✨🐛

Exciting things are happening in our classrooms — our caterpillars have reached the next stage of their amazing transformation! 🦋

They are beginning to form their chrysalises and are entering the pupa stage of their lifecycle. Over the next 7–10 days, some incredible changes will take place inside these little cocoons, even though it may look like not much is happening from the outside.

This is when the magic really happens! ✨ Their tiny bodies will begin to reshape and develop into beautiful butterflies. 🐛➡️🦋

The children are loving observing this process, and we’re using this opportunity to talk about change, growth, and patience. 🥰

We’ll keep you updated as we get closer to the big moment — butterfly emergence day! 🌸 Stay tuned!

27/05/2025

🦋 Exciting News from Prep One Junior! 🐛✨

Last week, our Prep One Junior class received a very special delivery — a group of tiny caterpillars! 🐛 The children were full of wonder and curiosity as they welcomed their new classroom guests.

Over the coming weeks, our little learners will have the amazing opportunity to witness the full life cycle of a butterfly right before their eyes — from caterpillars to chrysalides, and eventually to beautiful butterflies! 🦋

Already, the caterpillars have grown so much — it’s incredible how quickly they’re changing. We can’t wait to see what’s next on this magical journey of transformation! Stay tuned for more updates from our young scientists in training! 🌱🌼

21/05/2025

Sports Day practice has begun for Prep One Junior! The children are thoroughly enjoying their race preparations with friends and are excited to showcase their skills to their families on the big day in July. 🏃‍♂️🥈

14/05/2025

🫧👣𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻👣🫧

This morning, the Younger Butterflies enjoyed a relaxing foot spa with cucumber eye masks — although these quickly became a snack for most of the children! Paddington joined them for their foot spas, providing a calming presence. He even had a quick 'paw spa' of his own and enjoyed a cucumber treat.

14/05/2025

💦𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀💦

Yesterday, we had an exciting day raising money for the Mental Health Awareness Foundation by taking part in our sponsored water fight.

We threw and popped water balloons, used water guns, splashed each other with cups and bowls of water, played in paddling pools, and enjoyed lots of water-themed activities.

Both children and staff had a wonderful time, with the added bonus of cooling off in the heat!

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the fundraiser so far. If you haven’t already and would still like to contribute, the fundraising link was sent out via email on Monday afternoon.

Address

1 Clarendon Road Eccles
Manchester
M309AL

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 6pm
Thursday	7:30am - 6pm
Friday	7:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+441617893071

Website

http://clarendoncottage.com/

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