‍Discover Fennies Nurseries Bromley, Blyth Road

Today we are going to take a deep dive into the brilliant site of ours that is Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road. As one of our more established nurseries, Fennies Bromley embodies what Fennies is about, and it is an ideal place for your child to start their learning journey!

We understand that deciding which nursery to send your child to is a big decision, so we’re going to show you why Fennies Bromley should be at the top of the list. Throughout this blog we’ll discuss all the points that make Fennies Bromley so good!

• Meet the Team
• 11 Questions with Fennies
• Explore the Nursery
• Food at Fennies
• Testimonials
• Launch your Child’s Learning Journey

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Welcome to Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road

Experience excellence at our Bromley Nursery which has just reached its 10th anniversary with it opening in 2014. This state-of-the-art nursery accommodates children between 3 months to 5 years old. It is conveniently located on Blyth Road, just off London Road and a 10-minute walk from Bromley North Train Station. 

The nursery has been thoughtfully designed with early years in mind, featuring bright and open classrooms that encourage exploration and discovery. It features four spacious classrooms including an amazing explorers room (3-18 months) that has a bespoke baby terrace and innovative sensory sleep room, helping to maintain the child’s routine and encourage movement and communication.

At Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road, our staff shine by fostering a warm and welcoming environment, making both current and potential parents feel at home.

Meet The Team

We see working in Early Years as the most special job in the world! Having an impact on shaping the lives of the next generation is an aspect we love about our job. Fennies Bromley is no different! We strive to reach new heights in Early Years education and continue to develop ourselves to deliver the highest quality experience and childcare for our children.

With a long-standing, established team, we live and breathe what it means to be a Fennies Educator. With this excellent team at Fennies Bromley, plus a central education team who visit the Bromley nursery on a regular basis, it’s time to meet the people who make this nursery so incredible…

Loren (Nursery Manager)

With 10 years of experience working in Early Years, Loren has been in a managerial role for the last 5 of those years. Throughout this time Loren has been able to implement her areas of passion into her nurseries to better the development for the children. She advocates for allowing children to achieve and grow at their own pace, trying to remove the pressure surrounding their development. Another education-based passion Loren has applied within the Bromley Nursery is providing surroundings that promote a stimulating, high-quality environment that allows the children to thrive and learn fundamental skills.

Jen (Deputy Manager)

Having come through our very own Graduate scheme, Jen has been a member of the Fennies Family for five years now. Having started as an educator, through dedication and commitment, Jen has managed to progress all the way to a Deputy Manager role. Through her role, she has been able to champion building a sense of community amongst the team, parents, children and local businesses. Having parents such as hairdressers and artists coming in to provide valuable experiences for the children, whilst also creating an empowering environment where the parents are encouraged to connect and be a part of the community.

Paula (Regional SENCO and Inclusion Manager)

Paula provides extensive support for children who have additional needs or speak English as an additional language (EAL). She also helps enhance our staff’s understanding of SENCO and EAL through meetings, empowering us to better provide support for children with EAL or SEN. She has collaborated with Fennies Bromley by working with the SENCO lead, upskilling them on language development for children with SEN.

Ruth (Educational Advisor)

Ruth plays a crucial role in inspiring our staff to create engaging environments for the children. She is a strong advocate for our ‘Book of the Month’ initiative and has recently launched a new campaign called ‘Music and Movement’ making it an essential component of our curriculum due to its profound benefits on brain development and holistic well-being for children in Early Years. Recently she collaborated with Fennies Bromley by holding a Music and Movement session with the children where they listened to different sounds, recreated them and learnt about the instruments used.

Majka (Art Specialist)

Every month, Majka introduces an ‘Artist of the Month’ where the children engage in various art-based activities inspired by that artist and their work. This month’s focus has been Vivienne Westwood so the children have done activities where they discover different colours and textures allowing the children to explore their artistic skills and creativity, all whilst learning about influential artists. When Majka visited Fennies Bromley last time, the children did an autumnal art activity where they used the leaves from outside the nursery to help them pick their colours for painting, and also stuck them onto the canvas to later peel off and reveal a beautiful pattern.

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11 Questions with Fennies

Last week we got to catch up with Jen from Blyth Road to find out more about what goes on at our nursery in Bromley! Check out the video for yourself here!

1 What is your name and role?

My name’s Jen and I’m the Deputy Manager at Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road.

2 Why did you go into childcare?

Childcare is something I’ve always been passionate about since school, and it’s something I’ve always wanted a career in.

3 What are you passionate about in Early Years?

I’m really passionate about embracing the children to be who they are and allowing them to express their uniqueness.

4 What does a typical day at Fennies look like?

A typical day at fennies will look like all the children arriving in the morning and being greeted by their key person. Our amazing team will set out outstanding activities to support our children in reaching their next steps.

5 What do the children have for lunch?

The children will normally eat home-cooked meals that are prepared fresh by our kitchen team. 

6 What activities do you have set up?

Activities will vary throughout the day, so our preschool team has set up a baking activity for the children to bake a Victoria Sponge.

7 How do you incorporate Fennies Inspire?

So, Fennies Inspire is something that is embedded into our culture here at the nursery every single day, making sure that our staff and our children are all involved!

8 What do you have planned for our new ‘Music and Movement’ programme?

We actually did have an amazing visit from Ruth, our Education Advisor and Danni, Fennies Graduate. They came in and spent some time with the teams, incorporating some new ideas on how we can incorporate the Music and Movement programme. 

9 Do you have any events planned in the near future?

Funnily enough, we actually have a stay-and-play booked for this afternoon for our parents to come into the nursery so they can spend some time with the children and the team. If you want to check out what’s going on at Fennies, click here to find out more.

10 What is your favourite feature in the nursery?

My favourite feature is definitely our baby garden! We have a balcony up there for them so they can explore the garden.

11 What has been your best day at nursery this year?

My best day at nursery this year has got to be the open morning we recently held! It allowed all of our team to come together and showcase our beautiful nursery to prospective parents and we also invited our current families to spend some time with us.

Explore the Nursery

Our Bromley nursery has been meticulously designed with spaces that are purpose-built for nurturing children through each stage of their development. Our furniture is exclusively created by Community Playthings. 

They design child-focused furniture with safety features such as pinch free hinges and rounded corners to foster a harmonious and safe environment. Their products are crafted by renewable resources such as solid wood finishes and water-based coatings, ensuring the use of harmful chemicals like styrene, phthalates and BPA are avoided. 

Our Bromley nursery features dedicated rooms for different age groups…

Explorers Room

This room is designed to suit children aged between 3 months and 18 months. At this age children are beginning to crawl and stand. The room is designed to enhance the opportunity for that. Exploration through senses is key as they familiarise themself with their surroundings as they begin to establish communication and language. 

At Fennies Bromley, the Explorers Room has 2 innovative features that really help foster a nurturing environment. Firstly, it has a dedicated sensory sleep area that is separate from the rest of the room that allows for a serene and calm environment where the little learners can flourish, but also maintain their daily routines. We are passionate about providing nurturing environments for our children to grow and develop in, you can find out more on the ‘Our Environments’ page. It also has a dedicated baby terrace that allows the children to explore and develop their physical motor skills. 

The team in this room will operate at a ratio of 1:3 enabling the children to form close bonds with their assigned key person. Making access to resources even easier, the room has a dedicated milk kitchen and nappy changing area to allow for day-to-day processes to run smoothly.

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‍Discoverers Room

This room is designed to suit children between the age of 18 and 24 months. At this stage a child’s personality starts to take shape, discovering their own likes and dislikes. Communication is displayed in a much more proud manner, and the children’s levels of movement and curiosity increase. In order to suit these needs, the room has been tailor made to support children’s ability to be independent. 

The Discoverers Room at Blyth Road is very spacious and versatile, allowing for the team to be flexible and change the environments regularly to allow the children the freedom to discover their interests. Indoor and outdoor environments are available for the children to explore, and learn through educational and fun activities.

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Creators Room

This room is designed to suit children between the ages of 2 and 3. By this stage, most children are utilising their natural abilities, and start to build on their language and communication skills to socialise and create relationships. Independence begins to develop as children start to take control over activities such as self-care routines and self-serving food at mealtimes. 

At Blyth Road, the Creators Room has really good access to other facilities, with free-flow access to the garden. It’s also connected with the Inventors Room, allowing the children to familiarise themself with the children, educators and surroundings of this room so the transition is smooth. 

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Inventors Room

This room is designed to suit children between the ages of 3 and 5. At this age the children are in the ‘transition’ phase as they prepare for going to school, so the educators allow children the space to independently take on tasks. Bespoke experiences based on your child’s interests are created, providing opportunities for them to develop skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (STEAM). 

Once again the Inventors Room has free-flow access to the garden, but they also have their own dedicated garden area where they have their own flower bed garden where the children can grow fruit and vegetables. The room is full of real-life resources to encourage your child to solve problems and develop more complex role-play skills.

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Garden

Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road has a spacious garden that encourages the children to explore the outdoor environment. With features such as a water feature, hill and mud kitchen, it helps children develop physical, communication and turn-taking skills. Both the Creators Room and Inventors Room have free-flow access to the garden which allows the children to develop independence and explore both indoor and outdoor environments.

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Food at Fennies

We have a wonderful on-site chef at our Fennies Bromley, who cooks nutritious meals to fuel your child throughout the day. Our menus are rotated twice a year in line with the changing of the seasons and we are proudly accredited with EYA (Early Years Alliance's), prioritising your child’s well-being above all else. Food is very important to us, as it is the children!

The EYA believes that good nutrition is one of the fundamentals of children’s well-being and that a consistent, evidence-based approach is essential to establishing healthy eating practices. At Fennies, we accommodate every child’s unique needs whether that be tolerances, allergens or preferences, helping create a positive environment for the children to learn about food and nutrition.

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What our parent's say!

Selecting a nursery is a big decision to make for both you and your children, therefore making the right choice where your child fits in is a difference maker. Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road is just the place for it, but don’t just take our word for it, hear what the parents had to say about Fennies Bromley!

‘My child has been attending Fennies for just over 2 years and in that time, has come on in leaps and bounds with his speech and learning. Fennies are very caring towards the children and my son tells me regularly how much he likes his key worker and other staff in his room. Although it took my son some time to settle in, he is now always excited to go to nursery and hurries me out of the door to get him there as fast as possible.’

‘Fennies Bromley, Blyth Road has been exceptional for our son over the past year. The service is consistent, communication excellent, and most importantly, he eagerly anticipates nursery days. He's gained social skills, table manners, and a rich vocabulary. We're thrilled with our choice!’

Launch Your Child’s Learning Journey!

Our aim is to make enrolling our nurseries as smooth a transition as possible, being open for enrollment all year round!

Abigail, our amazing Admission Executive, is there to support you throughout the process and assist you with all your inquiries. Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have. We’d love to show you around our Bromley Nursery in person, get in touch with Abigail today to find out more.

📧 enquiries@fennies.com

📞 02087703222

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