Children have fun at Second Steps Day Nursery in Colchester

LITTLE ones are continuing to have fun at a Colchester nursery.

Despite everything going on in the outside world, these children are being well looked after at Second Steps Day Nursery.

Ninety-nine youngsters attend throughout the week, with 23 in the breakfast and after-school club at the Shrub End Road setting.

Second Steps Day Nursery has been open throughout the pandemic with a lot of key workers' children attending.

Manager Megan Lefley said: "We've continued to create a normal home-from-home environment for our children and pride ourselves on our exceptional safety regulations, when it comes to Covid.

"We've made sure they continue to enjoy regular events, like Pudsey Day for Children in Need and Harvest Festival.

"And we made sure they had lots of fun celebrating Christmas.

"At that time we were lucky enough to give something back to our community, giving out care packages throughout December.

"For each day of the month, we handed out small gift bags to key workers, such as the police, pharmacy and local school.

"This was in addition to offering promotions such as no registration fee when signing up in December and January and competitions for parents to win a free session and Christmas hamper."

Gazette: Thank you - Ashley and Vinnie-Ray Crowther and Brooke Lungley deliver a gift bag to local policemen, in the run-up to Christmas Thank you - Ashley and Vinnie-Ray Crowther and Brooke Lungley deliver a gift bag to local policemen, in the run-up to Christmas Gazette: Raising valuable funds - Aiden Avant and Sonny Stalley took part in the nursery's Pudsey day, for Children in Need Raising valuable funds - Aiden Avant and Sonny Stalley took part in the nursery's Pudsey day, for Children in Need Gazette: We are a local nursery who have been open during the whole of the pandemic, we have helped key workers with childcare throughout. We have continued with our regular events, such as children in need and harvest festival week. We have been lucky enough to g We are a local nursery who have been open during the whole of the pandemic, we have helped key workers with childcare throughout. We have continued with our regular events, such as children in need and harvest festival week. We have been lucky enough to g Gazette: Big smiles - little Kayden Hart is enjoying his day at Second Steps Day Nursery Big smiles - little Kayden Hart is enjoying his day at Second Steps Day Nursery Gazette: Hanging out - Lyla Ford, Reggie Gibbins, Henry Birtle, Isabelle Brewer, Jude Farrow and Edward Overland Hanging out - Lyla Ford, Reggie Gibbins, Henry Birtle, Isabelle Brewer, Jude Farrow and Edward Overland Gazette: Spooky fun - Emily Gibson, Sophie Robinson, Charlotte Brown (staff), Isabelle Brewer and Rose Pulling enjoying Halloween Spooky fun - Emily Gibson, Sophie Robinson, Charlotte Brown (staff), Isabelle Brewer and Rose Pulling enjoying Halloween Gazette: Cooking up a treat - Jacob Gibbins Cooking up a treat - Jacob Gibbins Gazette: Sweet treats - Reggie Gibbins enjoys some marsh mallows Sweet treats - Reggie Gibbins enjoys some marsh mallows Gazette: Ball pool - Robyn Whittaker is having plenty of fun Ball pool - Robyn Whittaker is having plenty of fun Gazette: Paying their respects - Arianna Akinowa and Leo Carnevale preparing to mark Remembrance Day Paying their respects - Arianna Akinowa and Leo Carnevale preparing to mark Remembrance Day