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  • Published On: October 29th, 2024

    In October, we celebrate Black History Month, a wonderful opportunity to honour the contributions, history, and achievements of Black individuals past and present.

  • Published On: October 21st, 2024

    Our team is at the centre of everything we do, and the Early Years Wellbeing Week is a great opportunity to show them our appreciation and love.

  • Published On: August 19th, 2024

    In light of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, we decided to hold our own ‘Melody Lane Olympics’ during our staff
    meeting...

  • Published On: August 15th, 2024

    On Friday 26th of July, we held our Preschool Graduation where the children performed a special graduation song...

  • Published On: July 22nd, 2024

    On 12th of June 2024 we had our first Ofsted inspection where we were graded Outstanding!

  • Published On: June 24th, 2024

    To celebrate Father’s / Special Person's Day, we invited the children’s families in for a breakfast stay and play session.

  • Published On: June 10th, 2024

    Following up on our midwife visit, one of our amazing parents joined preschool room as a Special Guest for the day!

  • Published On: June 10th, 2024

    This week our babies have been engaging in a lovely sensory activity to explore shapes, colours and textures.

  • Published On: June 1st, 2024

    This week we had a visit from Lola and Bethany to talk to our Preschoolers about their transition to big school.

  • Published On: May 28th, 2024

    We believe that spending time in nature is essential for our children’s growth. The open spaces provide endless opportunities for creative play and learning.

  • Published On: May 20th, 2024

    During mental health awareness week we made sure everyone felt extra supported and loved

  • Published On: May 17th, 2024

    In celebration of International Nurse Day on the 12th of April, we welcomed one of our Preschoolers’...

  • Published On: May 15th, 2024

    Our last Inset Day has been a huge success with lots of incredible learning to make sure our team our up to date with the latest practises and training!

  • Published On: May 10th, 2024

    On Friday the 3rd of May, we welcomed a familiar face into the nursery to visit the children...

  • Published On: May 10th, 2024

    In April we proudly received our green RAG rating from the Islington Borough Council, a fantastic recognition of the care we provide for our children.

  • Published On: May 7th, 2024

    This week we invited our lovely postman Dave in to talk to our children about all the important things he does in his job.

  • Published On: May 7th, 2024

    Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane has made new friends with our Pen Pal initiative with Tomorrow's World nursery in Galway, Ireland

  • Published On: May 3rd, 2024

    Our children have been joining in with our Intergenerational Project, visiting the elderly in our local community for lots of fun and games.

  • Published On: May 3rd, 2024

    This week we had some amazing eggs delivered which very quickly hatched into beautiful little ducklings!

  • Published On: April 17th, 2024

    This week we had an exciting visit from the local fire brigade, an amazing day that all of children look forward to every year!

  • Published On: April 17th, 2024

    On Friday this week, we had a visit from some special guests as Bruno the guidedog and her friend Elizabeth came in to our nursery.

  • Published On: April 17th, 2024

    This week we had a visit from Zoolabs who introduced our children to all kinds of creepy crawlies, snakes and frogs!

  • Published On: April 16th, 2024

    On Wednesday, 14th of February Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Valentine’s Day.

  • Published On: February 26th, 2024

    On 8th of February, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane Celebrated Chinese New Year. Children joined in many lovely activities involving arts and crafts like dragons and lanterns...

  • Published On: February 20th, 2024

    This week we are celebrating Children's Mental Health Week! This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters'...

  • Published On: February 12th, 2024

    On 18th of January, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated National Winnie the Pooh Day...

  • Published On: February 12th, 2024

    Storytelling week was a great opportunity for us to highlight the importance of reading and storytelling.

  • Published On: February 6th, 2024

    We enjoyed our Christmas activities by putting our creative skills to the test. The children loved Christmas cooking...

  • Published On: December 1st, 2023

    On 17th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised fundraising for the Children in Need Charity

  • Published On: November 27th, 2023

    During the entire week Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane was celebrating Diwali. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights.

  • Published On: November 21st, 2023

    Once again, all the rooms created a spooky environment to celebrate “HALLOWEEN” at Melody Lane.

  • Published On: September 26th, 2023

    Melody Lane families joined in for playdough activity led by our staff and learned about the importance of it in Early Years.

  • Published On: September 12th, 2023

    We invited all our families to bring their dogs to celebrate our love for our furry friends! We had a yummy snack and water station for all our beloved dogs.

  • Published On: September 12th, 2023

    On Friday 1st September 2023, we held an amazing ceremony for our graduates! We cannot believe our Inventors will be leaving our nursery nest and go to School!

  • Published On: September 12th, 2023

    In honour of 10 years of Kent nurseries, we held a fantastic nursery award ceremony to celebrate our fantastic teams and all of their hard work.

  • Published On: June 28th, 2023

    On Monday the 26th of June, all the families joined us for a Father’s Day celebration at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane.

  • Published On: June 16th, 2023

    Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane have give parents an introduction to Makaton Sign Language, and how we use it in our daily routine

  • Published On: June 8th, 2023

    This week, we have been taking part in Mental Health Awareness Week!

  • Published On: May 21st, 2023

    Our nursery has been celebrating Internation Family Day, recognizing what makes all of our families special

  • Published On: April 18th, 2023

    On the 17th of March Melody Lane celebrated St Patricks day with our children and staff. The rooms were...

  • Published On: April 18th, 2023

    On Inset days our nursery is closed for our children and our staff have a day of training and organising.

  • Published On: April 17th, 2023

    At Melody Lane our families and children joined us for an EGGciting Easter Egg hunt in our soft play area.

  • Published On: April 11th, 2023

    On the 3rd of March, Melody Lane celebrated staff appreciation day with our wonderful team.

  • Published On: April 3rd, 2023

    On 20th of March 2023, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated Mother’s Day with all the nursery Mummies.

  • Published On: April 3rd, 2023

    On the first week of March our toddlers and pre-schoolers went on their first ‘big outing’ of the year.

  • Published On: March 22nd, 2023

    At our library our children and parents can borrow a book or give a book for someone else to read. These books can be in any languages!

  • Published On: March 17th, 2023

    To celebrate World Book Day, we wanted to see every child's and practitioner’s favourite book come ALIVE!!

  • Published On: February 24th, 2023

    On the 14th and 15th of February Melody Lane celebrated a very happy Valentine’s day with all of our children and families.

  • Published On: December 19th, 2022

    At MP Melody Lane we’ve had a very festive month, celebrating Christmas with all of our children, parents and staff.

  • Published On: December 12th, 2022

    On 18th of November Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane organised baking fundraising for the Children in Need Charity.

  • Published On: December 12th, 2022

    On 31st of October, Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane invited all children and staff to Fancy Dress Monday to celebrate Halloween

  • Published On: October 27th, 2022

    The preschool children of Highbury, Melody Lane and Angel organised a fabulous trip to the Little Angel Theatre.

  • Published On: October 7th, 2022

    On 16th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the last Inset Day of the year.

  • Published On: September 30th, 2022

    On 14th of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted Playdough Masterclass.

  • Published On: September 27th, 2022

    On the 31st of September Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane hosted the first ever Graduation Party.  

  • Published On: September 12th, 2022

    On 24th of August Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane celebrated International Dog Day, all Melody Lane doggies were invited!

  • Published On: August 3rd, 2022

    We hosted our first and much anticipated Father's Day BBQ at Melody Lane to celebrate all our dads and families!

  • Published On: July 5th, 2022

    On Friday the 1st of July we had our very first Inset Day with a full team at Melody Lane! It was a super exciting day with lots of learning and fun.

  • Published On: June 8th, 2022

    Last week we celebrated our Queen Elizabeth Jubilee! Children joined in for many activities and had lots of fun for the occasion.

  • Published On: May 18th, 2022

    We have been participating in Mental Health Awareness week. This year’s theme is ‘loneliness’.

  • Published On: April 21st, 2022

    To celebrate Easter, we organised our very first Easter Hunt in our Soft Play and Garden.

  • Published On: April 21st, 2022

    On Friday the 1st of April, we hosted an Open Day to introduce our STEAM Learning Lab for parents

  • Published On: April 21st, 2022

    Our Mother’s Day Tea Party is one of our favourite events and we were so excited to welcome our mums in the nursery!

  • Published On: March 24th, 2022

    We have been celebrating St Patricks Day at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, learning about Irish history and culture and having lots of fun too

  • Published On: March 24th, 2022

    This week our nursery children made their first trip to Highbury Fields, enjoying the sunshine and exploring the park nearby!

  • Published On: March 18th, 2022

    At Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, we have been celebrating the Holi festival, getting very messy with our bright colours and paint!

  • Published On: March 10th, 2022

    This week at Melody Lane, we have been celebrating Valentines Day, taking part in activities and making Valentines cookies

  • Published On: March 10th, 2022

    This week at Monkey Puzzle Melody Lane, are children have been celebrating Shrove Tuesday by making lots of yummy pancakes