Harwich connexions Windmill Nursery is two years old!
Our rooms
Baby room 'Cuddle Clouds'
Pre school room 'Rays of Sunshine and Sunshine Corner'
Toddler room 'Little Lightening's'
We aim to provide a calm, nurturing environment for children between the ages of 3 months and 2 years old in our baby room. This bright and spacious indoor room leads straight to their garden which consists of a grassed, natural area as well as an area sheltered by the canopy, ready to explore at each child’s pace in a variety of different ways.
Toddler room 'Little Lightening's'
Pre school room 'Rays of Sunshine and Sunshine Corner'
Toddler room 'Little Lightening's'
Our Toddler room (2-3 years old) children have free flow access to the outdoor area. This room is located at the back of the building, it is bright and spacious for growing children to explore!
Within the toddler room all children have access to age appropriate activities and some can be really messy.... which they love!
All children a
Our Toddler room (2-3 years old) children have free flow access to the outdoor area. This room is located at the back of the building, it is bright and spacious for growing children to explore!
Within the toddler room all children have access to age appropriate activities and some can be really messy.... which they love!
All children are supported to become independent learners ready to progress to their next stage in the pre-school room.
Activities which encourage fine motor skills such as threading or pouring, are always a favourite in this age range.
Pre school room 'Rays of Sunshine and Sunshine Corner'
Pre school room 'Rays of Sunshine and Sunshine Corner'
Pre school room 'Rays of Sunshine and Sunshine Corner'
Our pre school room (3-5 years old) starts to prepare your child ready for their transition to school.
We do this by promoting independence and emotional wellbeing by enabling your child to access activities such as:
* The role play area with props to support imaginative and small world play
* Baking and cooking - following recipes and un
Our pre school room (3-5 years old) starts to prepare your child ready for their transition to school.
We do this by promoting independence and emotional wellbeing by enabling your child to access activities such as:
* The role play area with props to support imaginative and small world play
* Baking and cooking - following recipes and understanding the importance of healthy eating and hygiene routines
* A construction area
* Loose parts play
* Musical Instruments
* Equipment for sand & water play
These will help your child to work through the EYFS through play with both adult and child led activities to enable your child to reach their goals.
The outdoors
We are very lucky with our big, beautiful garden. Children are able to choose to be outdoors, which provides them with a rich learning experience. The outdoor classroom is sheltered underneath the all weather canopy providing further opportunities to develop skills. There are playtime resources such as cars, trikes, hoops etc.
If your c
We are very lucky with our big, beautiful garden. Children are able to choose to be outdoors, which provides them with a rich learning experience. The outdoor classroom is sheltered underneath the all weather canopy providing further opportunities to develop skills. There are playtime resources such as cars, trikes, hoops etc.
If your child loves to spend most of their time outside, they will adore this setting!
The garden area includes:
- A wildlife area
- Activities to support children's physical development
- A vegetable patch
- An inspiring Mud kitchen
- Digger sand zone
- Waterplay area
In the community
Children regularly go out into the community to visit the local library, shops, post box and surrounding areas on walks… perhaps to find some spring flowers, go on a puddle hunt or to find different shapes in the world around us…
Our Sensory room
Our Sensory room
Our Sensory room is available for our children to use when needed. It provides a calm, inviting room with lights, colours and sounds to engage and develop the children's senses.
This room helps our children to focus, relax, interact with their environment, and improve self-regulation.
Please see our sensory room page for more photos :)
Making it real language and literacy enrichment area for parent partnerships and welcom assessments
Making it real language and literacy enrichment area for parent partnerships and welcom assessments
Making it real language and literacy enrichment area for parent partnerships and welcom assessments
Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning training programme that empowers early years practitioners to ignite a lifelong love of reading, writing and communication in young children. Through practical strategies, real-life experiences, and strong partnerships with families, this training helps you creat
Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning training programme that empowers early years practitioners to ignite a lifelong love of reading, writing and communication in young children. Through practical strategies, real-life experiences, and strong partnerships with families, this training helps you create rich, meaningful learning opportunities that extend beyond the classroom. By focusing on everyday literacy in the home and community, Making it REAL equips you to build children’s confidence, curiosity, and skills—laying the foundations for future success. Our space allows practitioners to build partnerships alongside parents to embed these qualities and build the foundations for lifelong success.
Our 'book nook' area
Making it real language and literacy enrichment area for parent partnerships and welcom assessments
Making it real language and literacy enrichment area for parent partnerships and welcom assessments
Our book nook is an enriching space for 1-1 activities with our practitioners to explore books, story sacks and puppets in a calm and focused environment. Parents are welcomed to enjoy this space with their children when arriving and departing the setting.
Our soft play area
Making it real language and literacy enrichment area for parent partnerships and welcom assessments
Our soft play area
Our soft play area is a great resource for our practitioners, families and outside professionals. This space allows children to explore large motor skill development, hand eye coordination and regulation. Children take part in free play, yoga and dancing within this air-conditioned space.
Harwich Connexions
Harwich Connexions have been serving the community for 25 years!
Thank you for all of your ongoing support.