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Vikki Gamble to leave Castle Lane after 17 years
"Dear Parent/Carers, both past and present. It is with mixed emotions that I am hanging up my Castle Lane Hat, I’m going to be retiring to sunny (lol) Wales to live by the sea. I have been in childcare for 25 years, 17 of those years, here at Castle Lane Day Nursery...
How safe is Forest School?
We’ve run Forest School at Castle Lane Day Nursery since 2018. We know that children love to be outside and the forest school ethos is a fantastic fit with the Castle Lane’s child centred approach. But how safe is this wonderful learning environment for young...
A big thank you to all our staff!
On the 7 September, Castle Lane hired out hired out local indoor play venue Mini Mischiefs as a thank you to all the staff and their families for their hard work and dedication. Staff were invited to share food, drinks and a hue amount of laughter! Many also brought...
Father’s Day Tea at Castle Lane
On Monday 16 June, to celebrate Father’s Day, we invited the dads in to share a special tea at Castle Lane Day Nursery! The afternoon was a huge success, with brilliant engagement from the dads. So many of them came in to enjoy some quality time at nursery with their...
Mother’s Day 2025 celebrated at Castle Lane
Mother’s Day has been celebrated in style for 2025 with both a breakfast here at the nursery as well as a trip out to a local residential home, to share our love and appreciation for all the mums out there. Mother’s Day breakfast Mums were invited to share breakfast...
First Stay and Play For 2025 A Great Success
The first of three Stay & Play sessions took place at Castle Lane Nursery in Market Harborough in March across all the rooms including Babies, Toddlers, Tweenies, Pre School and Forest School.An annual initiative, three times a year the nursery invites parents and...
Castle Lane Stay & Play sessions for 2025
Ever wondered what your child really gets up to at nursery? Then come along and find out! As part of its drive to encourage a greater understanding of the work they do, Castle Lane is once gain inviting parents and carers to ‘Stay & Play’ with their child at...
Support for staff during Early Years Wellbeing Week (7-13 October)
It’s Early Years Wellbeing Week (7-13 October) and here at Castle Lane Day Nursery, we are running a variety of activities to ensure that we continue to support and celebrate our fabulous staff team! What is Early Years Wellbeing Week? Early Years Wellbeing Week first...
Castle Lane fundraises for Harborough Against Bullying
Castle Lane made great use of its recent graduation ceremony for its Pre-school Room children to fundraise for much loved local charity HAB Anti-bullying & Mental Health. A Registered Charity (number 1185297), HAB was founded in November 2011 by Marie Connor after...
Castle Lane graduates of 2024!
Saturday 29 June 2024 was an emotional day at Castle Lane Day Nursery as no less than 46 pre-schoolers graduated, in readiness for starting school in September. There was not a dry eye in the house as parents, carers, grandparents and siblings were invited to witness...










