Kellie, Nursery Manager at Raised in Bristol at Docklands Community Centre recently challenged her team to come up with some creative activity set-ups for the children to enjoy, inviting the team and families to vote for their favourite activity set-up via social media.

It's an everyday practice that our Raised in Bristol nursery teams create themed activities for the children to participate in throughout the nursery day – these may be themed around specific cultural events, the children's specific interests and reflect the early years curriculum and are designed to engage and help the children to learn different skills through their play. Read on to learn about the ideas behind each set-up!

It’s #nationalapprenticeshipweek this week! Did you know that early years apprenticeships have been one of the most popular apprenticeships in the UK over the last few years? At Raised In we’re proud to have 15 early years apprentices and counting training on the job in our Raised in Bristol nurseries…

With the start of the New Year, we wanted to take a look back and review some of our achievements of 2024! We want to say a big thank you to our Raised in Bristol families, team and community partners for making 2024 a huge success and we’re super excited to see what 2025 brings!

This is part two of our Winter guide giving some post-Christmas inspiration for blowing away the cobwebs in January and February! Here are our top 5 family-friendly events, attractions and activities across Bristol for children under 5 at the start of 2025…

The wonderful team at Cucina Bambini, our nursery food provider, have put together this festive Christmas bake for you to cook at home with your little ones over the festive period!

We’ve put together another handy Raised In seasonal guide with some highlights for events to take the little ones to over the festive period. Here are our top 5 family-friendly events, attractions and activities across Bristol for children under 5 this December…

In the previous blogs in this series, we looked at why community based nurseries are a win-win for everyone, and how this translates into reality at our Easton nurseries. In this blog, we will look at how our community nurseries contribute wider benefits to the communities of St Paul’s in Bristol’s city centre, and Southmead, to the north of Bristol.

In the first in our series looking at the benefits of community-based nurseries, we spoke about the wider impact we want to have on our communities, and the model behind Raised In as a social enterprise. This second piece in the series looks in more detail at our Easton nurseries in Bristol, and our community partner Eastside Community Trust who run the two well-loved sites at Easton Community Centre and Felix Road Adventure Playground.

This Social Enterprise Day we’re taking a moment to raise awareness of our pioneering business model and celebrate the more than 100,000 social enterprises in the UK working to benefit people and the planet.

This is the first in a three-part series of articles where we want to showcase the huge social value community-based nurseries bring, and what any private, voluntary or independent (PVI - any nursery which isn’t a maintained nursery school or children’s centre) nursery provider who might partner with a primary school could consider.

And just like that it's Autumn! As the nights are drawing in – it’s time to don your coats and scarves and swap your sandals for wellies. We’ve put together one of our handy Raised in Bristol seasonal guides for some things to do with your little ones in and around Bristol this Autumn – from pumpkin picking to bonfire night celebrations and crunchy leaf walks, we've got you covered!

At Raised In, we believe in the power of education to shape the future, and we’re looking for enthusiastic early years professionals to join our team and make an impact. Whether you’re seeking career growth, a fulfilling role, or simply a supportive work environment, Raised In offers it all – and more!

We sat down with the lovely Lisa from our Easton nursery Raised in Bristol at the Felix Road Adventure Playground and she told us a little bit about her time with Raised In, what she enjoys about the job and what she likes to get up to in her spare time…

At Raised in Bristol, we believe that good nutrition is a cornerstone of early childhood development. This autumn, we're excited to introduce a fresh, seasonal menu to our nurseries crafted by Bristol-based early years kitchen Cucina Bambini, designed to delight and nourish our little learners.

If you’re new to Raised in Bristol, the city of Bristol, or you are thinking about the right day nursery for your little one, let us introduce you to our nursery in St Pauls, located on the first floor of Docklands Community Centre.

We sat down with the lovely Robyn from our North Bristol nursery Raised in Bristol at the Greenway Centre and she told us a little bit about her time with Raised In so far since joining the team at the beginning of the year, what she enjoys about he job and what she likes get up to in her spare time…

Congratulations to Deputy Manager Hayley, from our Raised in Bristol at Felix Road Adventure Playground Nursery, who ran the Paris 2024 Marathon Pour Tous (Marathon For All) last weekend alongside participants from over 120 countries!

At Raised In we’re deeply saddened by the recent racist riots in Bristol. We stand against all forms of racism, discrimination and intolerance and as educators seek to teach the children in our care to embrace and celebrate all cultures, backgrounds and religions.

From the very start we have been committed to being a Real Living Wage employer. This has always been important to us as we believe that our brilliant team of passionate early years educators, nurturing your children, deserve to be paid fairly for what they do. The nursery sector has a reputation for being poorly paid, and we wanted to do our bit to try and change the narrative.

We know sometimes it's hard to get inspiration for how to entertain children during the summer months – so we’ve put together another one of our handy Raised in Bristol guides for things to do with kids in and around Bristol this summer! Here are our top five picks…