Little Ones Childcare

Little Ones Childcare Little Ones Childcare- providing high quality childcare and early education. Nurseries based in Budlake, Honiton, Whipton and Bovey Tracey

Contacting us....if you would like some more information regarding Little Ones please find our individual nursery details in the 'Our Nurseries' section of this site. Alternatively you can contact our head office for more general advice on 01392 469909 or [email protected] You can also email Katie Porter direct on [email protected].

At Whipton....Next week our book of the week is ‘Construction’ by Sally Sutton, our word of the week is vehicles and our...
16/11/2025

At Whipton....Next week our book of the week is ‘Construction’ by Sally Sutton, our word of the week is vehicles and our Makaton signs are digger and construction.  Our number is 6.

 

This week our invitations to play will include building with a variety of construction materials – building towers and houses with blocks and bulldozing them down again, we will be exploring maths in our play by using language around size, shape, number, ordering and design.

In the tuff tray we will have sand, oats, stones and rubble with diggers for scooping, digging and transferring and in the creative area we will be making marks using pens taped to the back of cars and painting with cogs and gears.

Outside on the decking we will be building with bricks and sand and there will be a large scale car wash to drive our cars and trikes through for a spruce up.

 

In Focus Time our pre-schoolers will be working on maths skills using shape and number by making shape vehicles, counting tower blocks and colour matching diggers and in Music and Movement we will be singing and moving to some of our favourite vehicle songs.

 

This week’s photos are a combination of  Baby room and Big Room where we have all been exploring favourite bear books such as ‘I want my Teddy’ and ‘That’s not my teddy’.  We have been making painty teddies and Pudsey bears and cute little teddy bear ears.  We have been on a bear hunt and have been sorting little bears by size and colour.  For Remembrance Day we talked a little about what we are grateful for and what we would like to say thank you for and made poppies from red and black playdough and paint.

At Budlake....Next week our story is going to be The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, our word of the week is little and sig...
16/11/2025

At Budlake....Next week our story is going to be The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson, our word of the week is little and sign will be mouse. In the small world area, we will be retelling the story using a Gruffalo tuff tray with all of the characters in a woodland tray with leaves, sticks, caves and other resources to help us retell the story. In the creative area we will be making a Gruffalo crumble with oats, leaves and pinecones. We will be using spoons to fill up bowls with the mixture and using mathematical language in our play for example words like full and empty. Next week in the garden we will be making Gruffalo caves using the large wooden blocks we will be having a go at making enclosed spaces using the blocks and counting how many we use to make our Gruffalo caves.

 

Next week for letters and sounds we will be taking part in activities such as roly poly. This is where we use our arms in rolling motion whilst sing roly poly ever so slowly roly poly faster. Why not ask your little one to show you over the weekend.

 

This week our story was the leaf thief we loved making leaf crowns using real and paper leaves that we made ourselves using scissors carefully to cut them all out. We have also really enjoyed exploring our senses in the water tray smelling scents such as apple, ginger and cinnamon and looking at the inside of a tea bag. On Tuesday we took part in a one minutes silence for memorial day and we were all very good at keeping very quiet the grown ups explained to us why we did this and we enjoyed learning about memorial day and on Friday we took part in a pyjama day for children in need.

At Honiton....Next week at Honiton we are learning about science. Our book of the week a non-fiction book about science....
16/11/2025

At Honiton....Next week at Honiton we are learning about science. Our book of the week a non-fiction book about science. Our number of the week is 4 and our word and sign of the week is Science week. During our cube times we will be showing different science experiments including experiments with colour, explosions, and water. This week’s activities are a potion making tray in the garden with different coloured water, pipettes, measuring tools to measure and use key words for example, more, less, big, small, and empty. Inside we are having our own laboratory where we will be wearing our own goggles to protect us, lab suits, and potion bottles. On our small world table, we will also be using magnetic sticks and pipe cleaners to give out magnet’s spikey hair. We will be exploring why the magnets connect to the pipe cleaners with a good opportunity to be inquisitive and ask open ended questions.

This week we have really enjoyed learning about remembrance. We have been talking about how important it is to remember all the soldiers and how brave they were. We did 2 minutes of silence on Tuesday and the children sat so well, even our younger children managed the whole 2 minutes. We are so proud of our little ones for respecting our history and one day will be able to learn more about this moment. We were very lucky that one of our military families were able to bring in some of their clothes. We got to wear helmets, body armour as well as camouflage jackets. In the creative area we really enjoyed using sponges to make our own poppies and decorating our own poppy biscuits

At Bovey....Next week we are going to be reading ‘we’re going on a bear hunt’ and our number of the week is going to be ...
16/11/2025

At Bovey....Next week we are going to be reading ‘we’re going on a bear hunt’ and our number of the week is going to be 3.

 

We are going to be doing lots of roleplay – retelling the story in small groups to practise our turn taking and sharing. We will be exploring our Bear Hunt themed tuff tray as well as making our own thick oozy mud, meaning we are going to have to squelch through it!

 

Outside we are going to be exploring ways of going under, over and through different items to challenge the children’s problem solving.

 

 

This week we have done lots of arts and crafts and have made poppy’s using our different arts and crafts tools which we have displayed on our display boards. The children have come into nursery in their pyjamas for children in need on Friday. We had hot chocolate and watched an educational show to finish the week off. Thank you all for your donations!

Please.... if you are able to.... add a small gift 🎁 or chocolate treat 🍫 whilst you are shopping this weekend to suppor...
14/11/2025

Please.... if you are able to.... add a small gift 🎁 or chocolate treat 🍫 whilst you are shopping this weekend to support our Baby Bank collection. Baby Bank Network Exeter Each and every donation, however big or small, will make the world of difference to a local family this Christmas. Donation boxes are in each nursery. Thank you so much to those families who have already been so generous.

What a special day at Honiton..... our lovely builder George handed over the keys to our incredible new extension!! The ...
13/11/2025

What a special day at Honiton..... our lovely builder George handed over the keys to our incredible new extension!! The biggest thank you to George and his team GFM Building Ltd for all their hard work and patience over the past few months. Thank you for letting our little ones 'help' and thank you for answering their millions of questions! Our Little Ones have loved having you at nursery and have really appreciated being a part of the build!

Please see below some important dates for your diaries....As normal, all Little Ones nurseries will be closed over the p...
11/11/2025

Please see below some important dates for your diaries....

As normal, all Little Ones nurseries will be closed over the period between Christmas and the New Year. We will be closing at 4 pm. on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th) to allow our teams time to get home to spend time with their families. Please let us know asap if you will not be in on the 24th so we can plan our staffing. Nurseries will reopen at 7.45am on Friday 2nd January. Please note that unlike some nurseries, we make no charge for the dates we are closed. 😊

Party time!

For our new families- Christmas parties are big at Little Ones!!! Each nursery holds its own party with an entertainer, a visit from a very special someone and, of course, a party tea!! All children are invited - if it’s not your normal nursery day, we will need a grown-up to stay with your child. Sadly, on Party Day, we can’t have any extra children booked in.

Dates are as follows…. All parties will start at 2.30 and will end around 4 pm

Monday 8th Dec Bovey

Wednesday 10th Dec Honiton

Thursday 11th Dec Budlake

Friday 12th Dec Whipton

At Honiton....we have had great fun exploring in our newly built Baby room! We have so much space to roam around. We hav...
09/11/2025

At Honiton....we have had great fun exploring in our newly built Baby room! We have so much space to roam around. We have been making fireworks pictures using toilet rolls and paint to make marks they look so bright and colourful.

We have been playing on our new climbing frame in the garden practising climbing and jumping and balancing.

We have loved our new sensory rainbow wall, there is so much to discover.

Next week we are thinking about remembrance day, we are going to make poppy pictures using potatoes in red paint and outside we will have a poppy tray to explore with coloured pasta.

At Budlake....Next week our story of the week is called The leaf thief by Alice Hemming, our word of the week is Autumn ...
09/11/2025

At Budlake....Next week our story of the week is called The leaf thief by Alice Hemming, our word of the week is Autumn and our sign is leaf. In the creative area we will be making Autumn nature crowns using leaves, sticks, pinecones and a range of autumnal resources. We will be discussing the colours of Autumn and how they change when the seasons change whilst being creative and exploring nature. In the water tray we will be exploring our sense of smell in a fruity tea water with cinnamon sticks and pinecones. We will be talking about what we can smell, see and touch in the tray whilst using descriptive language to describe our senses. Outside in our small world area we will be playing with jungle animals in leaves, grass and other nature to encourage us to be imaginative in our play and begin to create stories whilst playing with small world toys.



This week our story was called bonfire night we have loved reading the story and learning all different facts about bonfire night why not try asking your little one some bonfire night facts to see what they can tell you! We using toilet roll tubes in the mark making area to make our own firework pictures using paint and glitter, in the creative area we explored the feel and sound of tinsel which we used to make our own fireworks and on bonfire night we made our own sparklers using tin foil to make the rustley sound. We have also loved exploring playdough this week with a range of tools to encourage our fine motor skills and enjoyed exploring water play in the garden

At Whipton.... ( sorry no photos due to a technical issue!) Next week, we’ll be diving into the story “Where’s My Teddy?...
09/11/2025

At Whipton.... ( sorry no photos due to a technical issue!) Next week, we’ll be diving into the story “Where’s My Teddy?” as part of our literacy focus. Alongside this, we’ll be learning about Remembrance Day, exploring themes of memory and peace, and participating in activities for Children in Need, thinking about kindness, helping others, and making a difference.  Our number of the week will be 5. Our word of the week will be ‘Bear’ and our Makaton sign will be bear.

 

 

This week we have been learning all about Bonfire Night and Fireworks. We’ve explored the theme using a factual book to support our learning.

We’ve developed our Expressive Arts and Design skills in lots of exciting ways.

On the creative table, we’ve used colourful paints and glitter for flicking, blowing, brushing, and shaking to create a whole host of vibrant firework pictures. In dance, we’ve listened to classical firework music and used our bodies to twist, turn, spin, fly, and pop—transforming ourselves into fireworks!

In the sensory tray, we’ve explored night-black rice with glitter and sparkly accessories.

Outside in the garden, we’ve worked on large-scale flick painting using shower curtains and plastic mats to create dazzling displays of colour.

We’ve also been firefighters for the week—dressing up, putting out pretend fires, driving our fire engines, and learning all about how to stay safe around bonfires and fireworks.

At Bovey....Next week we are going to be reading to book ‘Poppy and the Blooms’. Our number of the week is going to be n...
09/11/2025

At Bovey....Next week we are going to be reading to book ‘Poppy and the Blooms’. Our number of the week is going to be number 2.

 

We have planned to make some poppies in groups and individually giving the children chance to create their own and to work together to make a big one. We will be using paint, glue and tissue paper to create these onto paper plates and card. We are also going to be having a sensory tuff tray with playdough in to explore through the week!

When we have made our poppies we are going to arrange our poppies into big and small groups and count them.

 

Outside in the garden, we are going to invite the children to explore the obstacle courses in lot of different ways that they can think of when using their imagination. Outside they will also get the chance to create their own drawings using different tools.

 

This week the children have been talking to each other about the fireworks that they have seen through the week, comparing the sizes and colours. At nursery, they have been creating their own firework pictures. We have also made our own pizzas!

At Honiton....Next week at Honiton we are learning about Remembrance Day. Our book of the week is Poppy Day. Our number ...
09/11/2025

At Honiton....Next week at Honiton we are learning about Remembrance Day. Our book of the week is Poppy Day. Our number of the week is 3 and our word and sign of the week is Remember. During our cube times we will be talking about Remembrance Day any why people wear poppies, as well as why it is important. On the 11th of November we will try to do a 1-minute silence to remember all the fallen soldiers. This week’s activities are a bark and soil tray in the garden with army people, tanks, and poppies in the soil to represent where the poppies grow. Inside we will be making our own poppies with sponges with red paint and black paint for the middle of it. We will also be making our own medals to remember the soldiers that were very brave. During our letters and sounds we will be recognising and making the sounds of different animals, we will also be doing a musical show and tell to show all our friends our musical talents.

This week we have loved learning about Bonfire night. Lots of us saw fireworks at the weekend as well as going to a local tradition Tarr Barrels in Ottery St Mary. We got to look at big firework displays on the laptop as well as watching what the Tarr barrels looks like. Inside we made out own fire work pictures using cardboard tubes and we loved using our black glittery playdough to make our own stars.

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Exeter

Opening Hours

Monday 7:45am - 6pm
Tuesday 7:45am - 6pm
Wednesday 7:45am - 6pm
Thursday 7:45am - 6pm
Friday 7:45am - 6pm

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+441392469909

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