About usEthos & Core Values
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery was founded by husband and wife, Imelda & David Mihell in the Summer of 1994 and the company officially opened their doors the same year.
Play
At Tiddlywinks Nursery, Play is … the language of childhood. It is through play that children begin to explore and experience the world around them. It is a process of observation, endeavour, challenge, imitation, examination and enjoyment of the people around them and the environment they are in.
Play is what children naturally do when given freedom, time, and space.
Children learn to forge connections with each other, build a wide range of leadership skills, develop resilience, navigate relationships and social challenges as well as conquer their fears and begin to develop interests which will follow them through into adulthood.
Curriculum
Our Tiddlywinks Nursery ABC Curriculum has been uniquely designed by our team. It provides our early years educators with a carefully constructed education programme which is sequenced from birth to five years. This provides them with a plan and structure they can adapt and evaluate, ensuring they deliver high quality education.
Our curriculum identifies learning outcomes and core competencies and skills we intend for our children to demonstrate before they move onto their next stage of learning.
Our Sequenced Curriculum supports children’s learning over time, building on what they have already learned. It maps out the skills and knowledge that our children need and empowers us to provide the children, with rich challenging and play based activities based on their curiosities and interests. It allows the children to revisit previous learning which helps to consolidate the skills they need to become competent and confident learners.
Community
At Tiddlywinks Nursery we take pride and proactively celebrating the diverse communities our settings are situated within. Our aim is to expose our children to a wealth of opportunity in terms of celebrating culture, exploring the natural world around them, and making links with the vibrant city or town they live in.
Throughout our children’s journey, the children are offered a wealth of opportunities and experiences through regular visits into our communities. By taking part in these learning opportunities, children experience and begin to appreciate culture, history and gain knowledge in addition to establishing a sense of belonging within their diverse community.
Wellbeing
At Tiddlywinks Nursery we believe that the Wellbeing of our children is linked to their happiness and contentment. Wellbeing is important for all ages and is linked to emotional, physical, intellectual, and social elements.
A strong sense of wellbeing is connected to belonging and we want all of our children to feel they belong within our nursery feeling safe and secure. By providing children with positive wellbeing experiences, we hope to give them the opportunity to confidently explore and learn, identify their needs and express their feelings and emotions, something we aim for everyday in the wide range of activities our children engage in.