Nursery News...

The newly refurbished Silchester Manor Day Nursery was formally opened by Wendy Woodcock (Director of Schools & Nurseries at CfBT Education Trust) and Maria Biscardi (the Nursery Manager) on Thursday 15^th October 2009.

CfBT Education Trust’s Chief Executive, Senior Management Team, Trustees and staff from the Schools  & Nurseries Team plus CfBT’s Nursery Managers from other nurseries in the South were all invited to the event.

Guests received a guided tour of the new site and proposed a champagne toast to the future of Silchester Manor Day Nursery; this was marked by Wendy Woodcock and Maria Biscardi cutting a ribbon to the main entrance of the building. Children from each group at the nursery also presented CfBT Education Trust representatives with pieces of their artwork.

Maria Biscardi, Nursery Manager at Silchester Manor Day Nursery commented: ‘This is an exciting new start for Silchester Manor following the closure of the school provision at the end of the last academic year. With the extra space, we have focused all our resources on improving the facilities for children aged three months to five years. So far, this has involved renovations, refurbishment, and a localised marketing campaign.

 ‘All of the Silchester team are so pleased with the new look, we have had a dramatic increase in enquiries and bookings and the children seem very happy in their new interactive, modern environment. It was a lovely idea to mark the recent changes and all the hard work of the nursery staff and those at CfBT with this launch day.’