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Thorne Manor
Holsworthy, Devon EX22 7JD

Day Nursery, Pre-school and Holiday club

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Holiday Club

Thorne Manor Holiday Club has been running since Monday 26th July and will be continuing through to Friday 3rd September 2010 for children aged from 5 to 12 years...
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Summer BBQ

Following the successful BBQ held last year we will be holding another one on Friday 10th September in the Holiday Club marquee from 5...
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A Sad Farewell

It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that Toby Andrews lost his fight with life, last Monday 26th July...
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Strawberries & Cream Afternoon and BBQ

It was lovely to see so many people at the recent Strawberries & Cream Open afternoon enjoying themselves in the last minute sunshine, especially as we were celebrating Liz's retirement as well...
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Leavers in July and August

There are quite a few goodbyes to say over the next two months as children get ready to start school in September...
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Early Years Entitlement Evening

Those parents whose children will be entitled to Early Years Entitlement from September 2010 (3rd birthday between 1st April 2010 and 31st August 2010) will be invited to attend the next Early Years Entitlement Evening on Tuesday 6th July 2010, from 7...
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Staff Changes

We would like to inform you of staff changes that will be taking place at Thorne Manor Day Nursery & Pre-School over the next few months, as you may have noticed Claire Burnell is expecting a baby in September, so will be taking maternity leave from September to next March/June, we are very fortunate to be able to let you know that Jo McDonough, a current Early Years Teacher, will be taking over as Manager of the setting during Claire's maternity leave...
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Free Flow

We have recently introduced free flow play to our children which has been on our long term plan, alongside forest school sessions to improve the learning environment for our children...
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Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Look out for our new publicity material...
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Woodland Activities

Sid and Claire are currently undertaking their Level 3 'Forest School' training and by the Summer we hope to be able to call ourselves a Forest School Setting...
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Letters & Sounds

After some fantastic training that staff have attended, we have decided to introduce to the setting a relatively new concept of teaching our children their letters and sounds...
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'Oscar' & 'Dave'

Both Oscar and Dave have been travelling well in 2010, Oscar has been skiing and holidaying all around the British Isles as well spending time at home with many of our children...
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Early Years Entitlement

Following your childs 3rd Birthday you are entitled to claim Early Years Entitlement...
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Picture of the Month

Liz Eagle at her retirment BBQ with children past and present
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Welcome to Thorne Manor Day Nursery and Preschool.

Situated on a working farm just outside the market town of Holsworthy, Devon we provide care for up to 68 children under eight years of age and offer a parent baby and toddler group on Tuesday afternoons. Facilities includes a gymnasium, secure indoor/outdoor garden and an activity kitchen.

Our wide variety of activities cover 6 important learning skills;

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Communication, Language and Literacy

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

Knowledge and Understanding of the world

Physical Development

Creative Development

 

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Take a look at our regularly updated calendar of Outstanding events

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Click here to see the activities the children do and how they learn from them.