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Bright Horizons Bumpers Day Nursery and Preschool

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"Outstanding"
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A place to grow

Recognised as Outstanding by Ofsted, Bumpers Nursery is a warm and friendly setting with a caring, and dedicated staff team. Our childcare professionals work closely with all of our families to ensure every child has a fantastic experience whilst at nursery.

As a Great Place to Work, we have very low staff turnover and many of our staff have worked for us for over 10 years. Our team have a wealth of knowledge and offer a ‘home from home’ environment in which to care for your child.

We are proud to offer our unique Growing Programmes – a variety of carefully selected programmes including Growing Readers, Writers and Mathematicians.

Children are able to enjoy the outdoor learning areas in any weather, our Forest School is located onsite and run by our nursery team.

We are delighted to be in the Top 10 Recommended Nurseries on daynurseries.co.uk for East Midlands.

Juli Walker-Jones
Nursery Manager
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  • Our nursery setting is open for Children aged 3 months to 5 years

    We are open Monday to Friday from 06:45 to 18:00

  • We're Outstanding!

    We have been rated Outstanding in our latest Ofsted inspection

  • Large outdoor area

    including an on-site Forest School

  • Situated within the grounds of Toyota Manufacturing

    Close to A38/A50 interchange if commuting

Nutrition

Our excellent nutritionally balanced menu is changed regularly to encourage a varied diet and is approved by the Childrens Food Trust. Here is an example of a typical menu.

Breakfast

  • Low Sugar / Wholewheat Cereals with Milk
  • Porridge
  • Wholemeal Bread/Toast/Bagels/English Muffins
  • Seasonal Fresh Fruit
  • Whole Milk or Water

Lunch

  • Summer Pasta Bolognaise with Vegetables
  • Vegetarian Quorn Meatballs with Pasta and Summer Vegetables
  • Chicken and Vegetable Curry with Rice
  • Sticky Mango Quorn and Rainbow Rice
  • Moroccan Tagine with Fruity Cous Cous
  • Sweet and Sour Quorn with Rice and Chinese Vegetables
  • Spinach, Mushroom & Onion Lasagne with Mixed Bean Salad
  • Tuna Lasagne with Broccoli and Garlic Bread Slice
  • Vegetarian Lasagne with Broccoli and Garlic Bread Slice

Tea

  • Ploughman's Tea
  • Summer Vegetable Soup and Cheese Scones
  • Mackerel Pasta Salad
  • Falafel Pitta Pockets with Vegetable Sticks
  • Dips with Naan Bread and Vegetable Crudités
  • Fruit Platter
  • Apricot Cookies

Supporting and Learning


Growing Mathematicians

1-2-3-4-5! Mathematics is embedded in everything that we do and experience in our day-to-day lives and our Growing Mathematicians programme has been created to help your child understand the purpose and importance of mathematics. 

Growing Readers

Growing Readers brings together home and nursery life, providing parents with some of the theory behind developing children’s reading skills, and also providing handy Hints & Tips, recommended reading lists and suggested activities for parents and children to explore together.

Growing Writers

Our Growing Writer’s approach supports the complex magical journey from making a mark, to emergent writing, to confident writer, laying the foundational skills that enable each child to flourish with the confidence and capability to succeed at school.

A day at Bright Horizons Bumpers Day Nursery and Preschool

Below is an example of a typical day

  • Morning

    Drop Off

  • Morning

    Breakfast

  • Morning

    Free Play

  • Morning

    Growing Programmes

  • Morning

    Organised Activities

  • Morning

    Organised Activities

  • Midday

    Lunch

  • Afternoon

    Sleep Time

  • Afternoon

    Sleep Time

  • Afternoon

    Free Play

  • Afternoon

    Outdoor Play

  • Afternoon

    Growing Programmes

  • Afternoon

    Organised Activities

  • Afternoon

    Tea / Dinner Time

  • Afternoon

    Outdoor Play

  • Afternoon

    Free Play

  • Afternoon

    Free Play

  • Afternoon

    Pick Up

Fees & Availability

Where possible we look to offer flexible booking patterns, including everything your child needs. To request pricing and availability, please request a call back by clicking the button below.

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Meet the Team

Juli Walker-Jones

Juli has worked at Bumpers Nursery for 10 years and holds an NNEB qualification and a Level 5 Managerial qualification. Juli has 30 years’ experience in childcare and takes a special interest in Autism and other ASD conditions. She is the nursery designated officer for safeguarding and also the SENCO. Outside of the nursery, Juli enjoys spending time with her son and going to the theatre and reading.


Claire Lloyd

Claire has worked at the nursery for 14 years. She holds an NNEB qualification and has 18 years’ experience in the childcare sector. Claire takes a keen interest in all areas of health and safety and is our Keeping Everyone Safe representative. Claire has two young sons and enjoys family days out with her two dogs. 


Great place to work - Best Workplaces 2016

Why Bright Horizons

The Bright Horizons passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care isn’t just common knowledge within our own business – we’ve also gained some impressive accolades from external sources for excellence as both a childcare provider, and as an employer. We are the only childcare company to have been listed for the last 11 years as one of the country’s top 50 “Great Places to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.

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