Little Pippins
Skelton-on-Ure, Ripon
North Yorkshire HG4 5AJ
Naomi Martyn may have only worked in childcare for five years, but she’s already very well qualified in her career. Naomi, 24, already has her Level 4 in Childcare and only becoming a mum for the first time prevented her from taking her Level 5. “It’s on...
Baldersby Park Montessori School Nursery is pleased to unveil its first-ever Values. The Values, which the older children in our Butterflies room helped to write, are: Being kind Looking after ourselves and others Sharing Looking after our toys and books Believing in yourself Accepting others The Values...
Kate Thompson planned to go into animal care when she left school but having listened to her mum, she opted for childcare instead and hasn’t looked back since. That was 20 years ago and now she is bringing her considerable experience to bear as a teacher...
Charlotte Kitchen was prepared to go the extra mile to find the right nursery for her daughter – in fact she didn’t mind a 50-mile round trip. And Charlotte is so pleased at how Doris took to Baldersby Park that younger brother Ernest has now followed...
By the time Honey Booth qualifies as an Early Years Practitioner she will have childcare down to a ‘T.’ That’s because the 17-year-old is currently nearing the end of a two-year T Level in Education and Childcare at York College. One T-Levels is equivalent to 3 A-Levels...
Nature plays an integral role in daily life at Baldersby Park Montessori Nursery. For Ruby Horsfall this was an important factor in choosing Baldersby for her daughter, and after seeing Lula’s development over the past three years she’s confident she made the right decision. “Just recently Lula...
Change can often be challenging for young children so it’s important that nursery provides a welcoming environment where they can settle in at their own pace. That was the case for Wilfrid Ludkin, whose family moved to the area from London in 2021 and he had...
For toddlers like Billy Spilman the green field space of Baldersby Park Montessori Nursery is the ideal setting to enjoy and learn about the great outdoors. And as the latest generation of a local farming family famed for their asparagus, pumpkins, strawberries, and other crops, it’s...
For Eleanor Wade, the Montessori programme of teaching adopted at Baldersby Park was key to her decision to choose the nursery for her two children, Harriet and Walter. The Montessori method is a holistic approach that aims to foster self-confidence and encourage children to use their...