Nursery Name

[Guest]

Does anyone know of a site where they list the names of day-care settings. We are in a new building and we need a name! Any wonderful suggestions that reflect community and lots of natural and outdoor resources??

[Guest]

I don't know about a list for names, maybe a google search for 'nursery' may come up with some.

 

When I opened my group 5 yrs ago I wrote loads of ideas on a flip chart and mulled over them for a few days, adding and deleting. I ended up with Foundation Years Preschool ( after the FSC)

However, because it is in a sense jargon to parents, I did find that a few would forget and taught their children to call it Peggy's Preschool, or Peggy's Place.

 

Also because of the Preschool title not many parents think I am open all day (8:45-15:15) or take children aged from 2 years.

 

So good question. names are so important and say so much don't they.

 

Recently I took a photo of a child looking through a magnifier glass and my daughter said " If I had a preschool, I would call it "Little Explorers" which I thought really summed up what all the children do. Don't know if this would be suitable or found on any list though.

 

Good luck, remember to mull over ideas for at least a few days, let us know what you come up with if you don't mind losing some anonymity on the forum.

 

Peggy

[hali]

if i ever opened one i want o call it smarties......

[Running Bunny]

I don't know of any lists, but you could do a yellow pages search for different areas to get some ideas. You could also check out the NDNA list of members for more suggestions.

 

You could always run a competition in the nursery or community and get some publicity in the local press?

[Marion]

This might be a starting point

http://www.near.co.uk/nursery-school/

[Guest]

Go on to this and do a Childcare Search in different areas to get an idea. How exciting coming up with a new name!

[Guest]

ofsted website might have some names i'd call mine the childrens house

[Guest]

We need a name for our day care nursery. It needs to reflect quality, care ,community and a love of the outdoors. Is there such a name ? Maybe there is a site for names? Any inspiration from you brilliant people out there? Thanks Sunshine. .

[Guest]

I actually like your name 'Sunshine'...maybe you could incorporate that?

[Running Bunny]

There has been a request for this before but it won't let me link to it. If you do a forum search for 'nursery names' it will come up with the post.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Try and be original and not too obvious - especially as competition for places is high, a good/catchy name could help the business (on a superficial level)

[Susan]

Merged your two queries!