Welcome to Robin Room at Speedwell Nursery School!
Here, you’ll discover essential details about our team, see the latest news from the room and much more.
Our mission is to foster a secure, caring, and dynamic setting that encourages your child’s development and joy in learning.
Stay tuned to this page for the latest snapshots of life in Robins, including our current projects, special events, and daily adventures. We aim to keep you connected and engaged with our vibrant room community.
Speedwell
Speedwell Nursery School is a local authority-maintained nursery school located in the heart of Speedwell.
The nursery first opened in 1946 and has continued to build on its long tradition of offering high quality early years education for two, three and four year olds for 78 years.
Our experienced teachers and nursery staff work to provide an exciting, safe, creative place for your child to play, make friends and develop their love of learning.
We have spacious well equipped nursery rooms and a fantastic, large garden full of trees, wildlife and even a tree house. Perfect for having child sizes adventures!
We look forward to welcoming you and your family.
News and Updates from Owl Room
In Owl Class We Are Learning… (June 2026)
We Are Learning... To use Big Movements with Co-Ordination This term we are getting active. We will be building and attempting our own obstacle courses, and finding creative ways to move over, under, around and through the obstacles, using balance, agility and spatial...
From Caterpillars to Butterflies at Little Hayes Nursery School
13/4/26 - The caterpillars have arrived At the moment they are quite inactive but they will soon start to move, eat the special food in the pots, and start to grow. We will start to see balls of waste (poo) near them and silk webbing surrounding them, and in 7 to 14...
Potions, Shapes, Stories and Spring: What a Term at Speedwell Nursery School!
Speedwell Nursery School has had a wonderfully rich and varied term, packed with creativity, discovery and some brilliant visitors! The children have been making their very own potions using herbs grown in the garden, fruit tea bags, lemons and limes, exploring smells...
In Owl Class We Are Learning… (May 2025)
We Are Learning... To Notice and make sense of Similarities, Differences and Changes in Nature and the Wider World In the garden we are noticing signs of spring and the changes as plants and trees grow buds and leaves, and flowers and blossom start to appear. We will...
In Owl Room We Are Learning… (February 2026)
We Are Learning... To Recognise Numerals and Know that they Represent a Number Our maths focus this term is around counting and numerals. We will have lots of opportunities to practice counting and learning to link the count with the numeral. We will be learning lots...
Ellie Teaches Speedwell Owls the Good Morning Song
Join Ellie, our wonderful music teacher, as she leads us through one of the favourite songs we sing together at Little Hayes and Speedwell Nursery School! In this video, she teaches Speedwell's Owls class the Good Morning Song. This video is part of our Songs, Rhymes...
In Owl Room We Are Learning… (January 2026)
We Are Learning... To Explore, Copy and Create Simple Patterns We are introducing some new mathematical resources to explore pattern, shape, and size, as well as thinking about the pattern and sequence of the daily routine, in stories and songs (using language such as...
Speedwell Owl Class Christmas Parties
Owl Class had wonderful Christmas parties this week! The children played games, shared some healthy party snacks, and had a very exciting visit from Santa himself. The excitement and joy on the children's faces made these celebrations truly special, bringing our class...
Speedwell Nursery School Christmas Singalongs
All of the children at Speedwell have been learning several new songs this term, with lots of help from Ellie, our music teacher, developing their musical skills, memory, and confidence through regular practice and performance. We were delighted to share them with our...
Speedwell Owl Class Explores Music, Tools and Mark Making
We have been joined by Ellie every week to explore making music and singing songs, developing rhythm and musical awareness through hands-on experiences. We've experimented with the different sounds we can make using musical instruments and joined in with learning...
Key Information
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Your Key Person
Your child will have a special person to link with when they come to nursery called a key person.
This member of staff will work very closely with you and your child to make sure your child settles well and that we meet their needs.
They will plan carefully for your child’s development and learning and will communicate with you as much as possible.
A lovely learning diary will be made for you and your child to look at regularly and which you will be invited to contribute to with photos, pictures and comments.
We will invite you to come and share this diary at least 3 times a year.
What to Bring
We do lots of messy things at nursery so please don’t send your child in their best clothes!
We do use aprons wherever possible and you can buy centre sweatshirts and polo shirts from us.
- A spare set of clothes in a bag for your child to be changed into in case of an accident is very helpful and also nappies and wipes as needed.
- Shoes that are comfortable and that your child can run and jump around in are important.
- On hot days, please bring a sun hat and put sun lotion on before your child comes to nursery.
Illness
Please don’t bring your child to nursery if:
- They are unwell with a cold, infection or bug
- They have been physically sick or had diarrhoea (they must stay home at least 48 hours after the last occurrence).
Please ring us if your child is ill so we can note it down in our records.
We will phone you if your child becomes unwell during the nursery session and ask you or the person you have given as an emergency contact to collect as soon as possible.
Medicines
Please tell us about any prescribed medicines, drugs, health, diet or allergies that your child may have.
We can only give medicines to children if they are prescribed.
Trips and Visits Out of Nursery
We aim to offer the children the opportunity to visit interesting places in the local area throughout the year and especially when the weather is better in Spring and Summer.
We will ask you to accompany on these visits as it really helps us but also supports you and your children learning together.
Meals and Snacks
All children will have a snack time with their key person where they will be offered fruit and milk or water.
Early Years Practitioners
Becky
Claire
Elle
Huda
Karol
Lianne
Nicola
Rachel
Sibel
