Press release from: Tops Day Nurseries
Tops Day Nurseries in Southsea had a visit from this years’ Nursery Manager of the Year award winner, Hannah Jennings. Hannah was awarded this prestigious award at the Nursery Management Today (NMT) National award ceremony in November having been awarded from a vast number of applications spanning a sector with more than 25,000 nurseries.
Hannah is the Nursery Manager of Tops Newport, based at the Isle of Wight College. Her colleagues nominated her for the award due to her continued passion and enthusiasm to create stimulating learning environments and her unmatched dedication to children’s development.
During her visit to Tops Southsea Hannah helped the team revitalise all their rooms. She brought her knowledge and expertise and supported the Southsea team to play to their strengths to design and set up each new area and create an overall vision for what they wanted to achieve. With the use of some authentic and new resources they managed to create a brand-new environment for the setting to be enjoyed by the children that attend.
Following her visit to Tops Southsea, Hannah said, “The nursery is a beautiful old house with wonderful fireplaces, so we really wanted to utilise the uniqueness of the building. We implemented a lovely sensory area, a role play area with real life objects for the children to use as this supports their imagination, social skills, and the extension of vocabulary. We also created an area for malleable play to support the children in their fine motor skills as well as some communication friendly spaces to allow the children to get cosy with books and their key person”.
About Tops Day Nurseries:
Tops Day Nurseries are a family of eco-sustainable day nurseries across the South & South West. Tops have an outstanding reputation in delivering top quality early years education, operating nurseries and out-of-school clubs across Dorset, Hampshire, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire.
We believe in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible world for all. We aim to achieve this through educating the children of today, so that they can prosper and, in turn, influence the way future generations live.
Every 15 minutes is important because time is valuable. We offer flexible childcare, so parents and carers only pay for the time they need. With extended opening hours, from 6am-8pm including bank holidays*, it means we are here when families need us. We also provide free settling-in sessions and we offer a variety of funding options.
As an environmentally-conscious business, Tops Day Nurseries are always looking for ways to care for the planet in everything they do. All nurseries are rigorously reviewed to ensure the carbon footprint is minimised, as well as having integrated learning sessions for children on the subject of caring for the environment, growing their own food and reducing waste.
To find out more about Tops Day Nurseries, please visit www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk
Or email Ellen at ellen.wentworth@topsdaynurseries.co.uk