At Leigh Lollipops, we believe that childhood is a magical time, full of wonder, joy, and discovery. We cherish each child’s uniqueness and are committed to creating a nurturing, safe, and inclusive environment where every child is free to explore, play, and grow  

We want to give children chances to grow, learn, discover, inspire, laugh, and love, and in doing so, provide the very best start to their education, ensuring that when they go to school, they are happy, confident, independent, resilient, and sociable young people, with a highly developed curiosity, a love of learning, a respect for nature, a healthy self-worth, and an appreciation of the uniqueness that they bring to the world.

We make every day a new adventure!  We have a passion for allowing children to be children. To get wet, to get messy, to be muddy, to climb trees, to follow their interests, and to laugh lots! We embrace childhood as a fun and magical time. Our Nursery is a place which feels like home, and where parents can feel confident that their children are happy, safe, and receiving the very best care and education. 

At Leigh Lollipops, parents can be confident that:

• Our team lives and breathes our values every day
• We follow clear policies and codes of behaviour that everyone understands and respects
• Your voice matters - we listen to and involve families in shaping the Nursery experience
• Your child will be cared for, celebrated, and kept safe
• Learning is play-based, child-led, and full of wonder, both indoors and outdoors
• We maintain high expectations, offer extra support where needed, and ease each child's transition into school
• Every day is filled with fun, friendships, discovery, and the chance to grow into confident, capable learners

Together, our ethos, mission, vision, and values ensure that Leigh Lollipops is a place where children feel truly at home - where learning is an adventure, and happiness, curiosity, safety, and kindness shape every moment. This strong foundation underpins our promise to families: that every child in our care will be nurtured, celebrated, and supported to thrive with confidence, resilience, and joy.

We have a wonderful garden and like to spend as much time as we can in it! We take the children of lots of countryside and woodland walks, fostering an interest in, and appreciation of, nature, the outdoors and the rural environment.  We teach the children how and why the rural landscape, and the activities of the countryside, change with the seasons.  The children love 'wet wellie walks' and following trails through the woods.

We have an incredible and committed team of fun-loving, enthusiastic, highly qualified professionals, who always have the children's welfare at heart.  They share our passion to be outstanding within their field, and enjoy close and loving relationships with all the children within their care, always striving to bring out the very best in them. Many of the staff have been at Leigh Lollipops for a number of years, and we are immensely proud of them and their passion, dedication, and tireless efforts in providing a childcare service, second to none.  The Nursery is teacher-led with our Head of Nursery holding a Bachelor of Education Honours Degree - and all of our staff are qualified. 50% hold current Paediatric First Aid Certificates, and regularly attend training courses to update their knowledge in all areas of childcare.  We believe it is vital to provide staff with an environment that encourages self-learning, promotes self-assessment, and provides continual challenges to enable each of them to grow.

Our Team:

Head of Nursery - Amy Lowry, BEd (Hons), QTS, NPQEYL

Deputy - Liz Stannard, BA (Hons) in Arts Education, QTS

Administrator and Registrar - Alice Gambrill, BSc (Hons)

Nursery Practitioner - Paige Hale, Level 3 Diploma (Early Years Educator) 

Nursery Practitioner - Holly Fuller, Level 3 Diploma (Early Years Educator) 

Nursery Practitioner - Lauren Atkins, Level 2 Diploma in Childcare and Education

Nursery Assistant - Chanel Gosling

Volunteer - Carly Blake

Leigh Lollipops provides an environment in which all children, including those with special educational needs, are supported to reach their full potential.  The Nursery SENDCo (Special Educational Needs’ and Disability Co-ordinator) plans, implements, monitors, evaluates and reviews individual support plans (ISPs) to ensure that the Nursery is putting in place effective support for each child with special educational needs, and we work closely with families and other external agencies to ensure a whole team approach to meeting these needs.  All staff work together to provide a caring environment, within which, the contributions of all children and parents/carers are valued. Staff maintain high expectations for all children and continuously provide opportunities for them to succeed and build their self-esteem.

Leigh Lollipops Nursery is a non-profit making organistation, run by a parent committee, and registered with the Charity Commission.

Registered Charity Number 1033808