Here we are in November 2020, partway through a second lockdown due to Covid-19 and we are still not able to welcome prospective parents into our preschool to enable them to see us at work and decide whether Holy Apostles’ Preschool is the right setting...
We are really excited to share with you that one of our team, Katy Unsworth, has just heard that her first book has been published and is currently available on pre-order. Katy has always enjoyed travelling and has a degree in French and sociology. Many children...
In March 2020, we received short notice that we were to close our preschool on the 20th of the month to all but the children of key workers. At Holy Apostles, we actually only had one child with us on Monday 23rd March whose parents,...
Are you searching to find a preschool near you? If so, Holy Apostles is a warm and friendly environment where children enjoy learning, developing new skills, and making new friends. Our blog will keep you up-to-date with our latest activities and news, so you can...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar The children love listening to the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so this spring at Holy Apostle's Preschool Cheltenham we decided to develop our activities around this favourite story. We have collected lots of the items from the story in our...
Finding out about birds at Holy Apostles’ Pre-school! We have been finding out about birds at Holy Apostles’ Pre-school. The children and nursery staff looked at birds that we might spot in our gardens and decided that robins and blackbirds were amongst our favourites! We talked...
Wednesday Afternoon Nature Walk Holy Apostles' playgroup children went on a nature walk around the school field. What an adventure! Each child was armed with a bag to fill and excitedly set off to gather their treasure. The children found such a variety of items including lots...
Meeting the demand for 30 hours childcare at Holy Apostles Playgroup In September 2017 the government will be rolling out additional help for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds. If you and your husband/partner work a minimum of 16 hours each and earn less...
Merry Christmas From Holy Apostles Playgroup! Our playgroup Christmas party for all the children followed the nativity performance. We played traditional party games such as Pass the Parcel and we all joined in with The Hokey Kokey! A ‘bring and share’ party with lots of delicious...
Wriggly Nativity Holy Apostles' playgroup performed their version of what turned out to be a ‘very Wriggly Nativity’ on Tuesday 13th December 2016. The children were really excited to finally wear their beautiful costumes; Mary and Joseph sat serenely awaiting the arrival of a full bench of...