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At this time it is very important to have discussions with your children about starting nursery. Explain to them as best you can, what will happen on a typical nursery...

Here at Ballymena Nursery School, we always emphasise that we work in partnership with parents. We sometimes need your helping hands with extra activities or charity fundraisers, but we also...

Our Open Day always has lots of interest for parents of children starting nursery the following year. We would love for everyone to join us and look around but unfortunately...

We have a strict ICT policy at nursery which the children, parents, staff and volunteers all must adhere too. Mrs McMullan, our ICT coordinator has also previously been involved in...

# Thank you for visiting our website. # # We hope you enjoy our virtual open day. While we hope to be able to open our doors to you all...

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While we don’t “teach” maths at Nursery, children are using early math skills throughout their daily routines and activities. We learn about shapes and colours, size and measurements etc. everyday...

Calling all parents and guardians! If your child is registered to start Ballymena Nursery School in September, please make sure all of your forms have been completed online nursery before...

We are busy in nursery getting our classrooms ready to welcome all our new boys and girls, and of course our returners. We hope you are getting ready for nursery...

Welcome to nursery everyone! We have had a very successful induction week and most children are feeling confident to start their new classes. The children are always quick to pick...

Coping with worries It’s natural for all children to worry at times, and because of personality and temperament differences, some may worry more than others. Luckily, parents can help their...

Activities at home should be designed to help your child love language and literacy. Build your child’s confidence and encourage any attempts along the road to drawing, communicating, reading and...

Ballymena Nursery School has been awarded the title of “Every School a Good School” in recognition of our nursery having a high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the...

Although the weather in Northern Ireland does not always support outdoor play, we do our best at Ballymena Nursery to get outside as often as possible! We are very lucky...

Fine motor development involves the use of small muscles in the hands and fingers, and is needed for everyday activities now and in the future. It is the ability to...

Our Open Day always has lots of interest for parents of children starting nursery the following year. We would love for everyone to join us and look around. Hopefully you...

On Friday we had a teddy bears picnic in order to raise some funds for Pudsey bear and Children in Need. We had taken some time throughout the week to...

Every Monday we learn about road safety using our calendar but for road safety week we will also enjoy new resources from Brake for “Beep Beep Day” **Our road safety...

At nursery we celebrate the opportunity to teach the children about world cultures. We can travel the world without needing a suitcase. Starting the new term together, introducing the children...

To celebrate the world around us, the first country that we learn about is here, home, Northern Ireland. At Ballymena Nursery we begin the new year with a renewed emphasis...

Children grow up so fast, and our job is to nurture them and support them as they grow. At nursery we allow children to investigate how other things around them...

It’s a good idea to keep things simple when working in the gardne, limiting structured time to 5 minutes or so, and have other activities up your sleeve to extend...

Help your child develop the motor control they need for future writing skills at home. Fine motor development involves the use of small muscles in the hands and fingers and...

Continueing on with our work on control, coordination and strength, here are some more ideas to do at home that will help prepare your child for starting P1! (Can you...