See inside new Worthing nursery as former teacher cuts the ribbon, fulfilling a lifelong dream
A former teacher has fulfilled a lifelong dream by officially opening her own nursery in Worthing – something she says has been years in the making.
Kayleigh Botha knew when she was 17 that she wanted to run a nursery school and now, ten years later, she has cut the ribbon to officially open Miss B’s Nursery Worthing.
With the help of her family, she has transformed Guild Care's former Fitzalan Howard Centre, in Pavilion Road, and on Saturday, August 15, she hosted a grand opening, welcoming families in to see the new nursery.
Kayleigh said: “My family and I, my mum, my dad, my brother, we have worked so hard at Miss B's Nursery. This was a very different building when we arrived to it and we put a lot of love into it.
“Now, it's an amazing nursery that I'm extremely proud of and it's actually incredible being able to see the little kids. We worked so hard and it is genuinely all for the little ones.
“I wanted to just make an absolute child paradise. We worked so hard to make sure it's the best possible place for them. It has been a long time coming, believe you me, many, many, years in the progress, and now I'm so excited that we can actually open.”
The nursery is divided into different age-related rooms. There is Baby Boulevard for the youngest children, Kid Kingdom for ages one to two, Toddler Town for ages two to three, and Preschool Plaza for three to five-year-olds.
Kayleigh said: “Every room has direct access to its own outside area because I believe strongly in free flow. Every day will have a different focus and the children will learn through play to be school ready.”
Kayleigh plans to teach sign language and every week, the toys will be rotated, so every room has something new and things are used in different ways.
The children will grow their own vegetables and prepare them to eat in the child-height kitchen, there is a sensory room and separate soft play area for the older children, while the babies have a designated sleep room with cots.
Families already registered were able to show their children the finished nursery at the grand opening. Stay & Play settling in sessions are being held next week and the setting will open on September 1. Visit www.missbnursery.co.uk for more information.