Deerness Valley NurseryNov 6, 20204 minCounting and why it is importantWhen it comes to mathematical skills for young children one of the most important, and most under-valued, is the skill of counting. There...
Deerness Valley NurseryOct 29, 20205 minWhat we use at nurseryWe have many conversations about what we use at nursery, so I thought it would be good to have a place where we can share what we use,...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 4, 20201 minA look insideI'm really proud of all the team of builders, plumbers and electricians have done to build the beautiful log cabin. I'm also really proud...
Deerness Valley NurseryFeb 17, 20201 minAll Finished!This honestly has been a total whirlwind of a project. I'm sure that I'm much greyer than before we began, but seeing the cabin completed...
Deerness Valley NurseryNov 14, 20191 minUpdate!I know you've been waiting for an update on the building project and here it is... in a word - MUD We've had loads of rain, and with all...
Deerness Valley NurseryNov 3, 20191 minWhat will it look like?After working on this project for so long now, and having a very visual imagination, I can see very clearly what it will look like when...
Deerness Valley NurseryOct 1, 20192 minThe value of play (spoiler alert - it's very valuable)Decades of research has shown that play is crucial to physical, intellectual, and social- emotional development at all ages.
Deerness Valley NurserySep 11, 20192 minSet up a companyI've been reminded that I was blogging about the process of setting up a nursery, but that I haven't written for a while. So, let's see...
Deerness Valley NurseryJul 15, 20191 minPermission GrantedWe got our planning permission granted! Which is superb news... Now we need to do a lot of work in the background and on the laptop to...
Deerness Valley NurseryMay 19, 20193 minThe Planning ApplicationWith our planning application submitted and now being reviewed, the time has come to ask for your support. You can do that by writing...
Deerness Valley NurseryFeb 27, 20191 minCabin NewsI present to you for your admiration the culmination of hours and hours and hours of planning - our final cabin design!! Well, subject to...
Deerness Valley NurseryDec 5, 20181 minSome adviceYou've got to the point of working on a planning application and realised that you need to put in with it some reports and surveys. My...
Deerness Valley NurserySep 6, 20182 minThoughts on Children and Childhood, Part 2: John DeweyWho was John Dewey? He was born in Vermont in 1859. Originally he was a student of philosophy, then after marrying Alice Chipman, he...
Deerness Valley NurseryJul 16, 20183 minWhat are the requirements?When I've been researching the design of the cabin I have also been researching the requirements for the nursery. There are some that are...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 29, 20181 minDesign and Access Statement PhotosI know you love photos, so here are the photos and images I used in the design and access statement. Photographs of cabins:...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 28, 20182 minPlanning Applications - draft Design and Access StatementThe next stage in the process is to put in a planning application. However, I have never done this before either! Helpfully, our local...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 26, 20181 minA visitor to the garden!Wow, look who we had to visit today! I can't really believe it was just sitting there on the path! I also can't really believe I managed...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 25, 20181 minDeernessI was wondering what the word Deerness means today. In Scotland there's another Deerness, it's a parish in Orkney and it's an Old Norse...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 24, 20184 minThoughts on Children and Childhood - Part 1: Where do we come from?In order to properly explore education today, we need to place it within an understanding of what education used to be like in our...
Deerness Valley NurseryJun 21, 20181 minFloor plan toolI have a great visual imagination. I can see things really clearly in my head - how they will look, how big they are, how things fit...