Month: March 2016

Honeybuns receives £500 cash boost from Taylor Wimpey

Children in Norton Canes are reaping the benefits of brand new play equipment after leading local housebuilder Taylor Wimpey Midlands donated £500 to Honeybuns Day Nursery!

The developer – which is currently building high-quality new homes at its Chasewater Grange development in the village – kindly offered to fund tricycles, gyrate swing cars and other equipment for the children to enjoy outdoors.

Anthony Reeley, Owner of Honeybuns Day Nursery says: “Taylor Wimpey got in touch with us to see if we had any projects or upcoming charity events that they could help with.

“It was a very pleasant surprise when they said they would give us £500 towards new outdoor play equipment!”

Honeybuns Day Nursery, which caters for youngsters up to the age of five, is currently in the process of expanding its outdoor play area, having recently purchased an additional piece of land adjacent to the existing play area.

“The children gain enormous benefits from outdoor play,” continues Anthony. “There is always a sense of excitement when they go outside and the noise level certainly goes up!

“Having this new equipment will really enrich the children’s outdoor play so we would like to thank Taylor Wimpey for their generosity.”

Anne Wallace, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey, says: “As a local housebuilder we are committed to supporting the communities in which we build our new homes and we’re delighted that our donation will help the children at Honeybuns Day Nursery in their playtime development.”

 

 

Honeybuns awarded Shropshire’s nursery of the year at the BCA’s!

The team at Honeybuns,Telford are celebrating this week after winning Shropshire’s top Nursery at the BCA Awards. The 2016 Businesses for Children Awards, which celebrates and recognises the hard work of businesses across the region which educate, support and provide services for children and young people, were held at The Park Inn, Telford, on Saturday night.

BCA Judge, Lee Ferriday said: “I was particularly impressed by the depth of learning that was planned for the children to ensure they experience all aspects of the Early Years framework in a meaningful way.  I was also impressed by the infectious enthusiasm of the staff when engaging with the children in this well resourced setting.”

Honeybuns Director of Care, Alison Shipton, said: “We are absolutely delighted and overwhelmed to have won this prestigious award. We were up against some tough competition in this category and we’d like to congratulate all those who were nominated. The nomination was made by one of our parents, which is a wonderful way to be recognised.

“We are so proud of our team at Honeybuns. Our staff are extremely passionate about their work with the children and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate this.  Nursery Manager Emma Morris and her team would like to thank the parents for their continued support and for letting us care for their wonderful children!”

The Telford team had a fantastic night on Saturday and it was a great opportunity to both celebrate and relax together!

Sport Relief Week

Sport Relief Week 14-19th March 2016

Please help us next week to raise money for The Sport Relief Appeal 2016.

We will be collecting money in our buckets next week whilst the children and staff get sporty. The children and staff will be dressing up in their sports gear and taking part in lots of activities throughout the week.

Appeal day Friday 18th March. Staff will be cycling on an exercise bike and bouncing on the trampolines all day long at each of our nurseries.

Sponsored Walk – Saturday 19th March
Sponsor Forms have now been handed out for the Sponsored Walk. Please return all sponsor forms and money raised by Monday 21st March.

Stafford – Meet at 10.30am for 10.45am start at Stafford Castle.

Norton – Meet at 10.15am for 10.30am at Marquis Drive, Cannock Chase.

Telford – Meet at nursery 10.15am to walk to Apley Woods and Duck pond.

Please join us on the Sponsored Walk. We welcome everyone in the family to come along and help us raise money for Sport Relief.