Open all year round for 51 weeks of the year(closed Bank Holidays and Christmas Week)
Arrivals and Departures
Please make sure that a member of staff is aware that your child has arrived- we are required by Ofsted to record children`s arrival and departure times for safety regulations. Please would parents respect the opening and closing times of the Nursery. When collecting your child please remember to make sure that someone has recorded their departure time. Your child can only leave the Nursery with someone who is over 18 and known to the Nursery Staff, indicated on the collection sheet. In the event of an unknown person collecting your child it is important both they and the Nursery are given a password to ensure your child`s safety.
Our Day
Throughout the day we work to a timetable that ensures the children are well cared for and all children are offered the same opportunities regardless whether they attend morning or afternoon sessions. The daily routine is displayed on the Notice Board in the entrance.
Meal Times and Snacks
Throughout the day we provide your child with drinks of water and milk. We also provide tea at about 3.30pm, this is usually a sandwich and a piece of fruit. Hot lunches are available to all children or they can bring their own packed lunch.
The Curriculum
The children are encouraged to take responsibility for themselves, have respect for others and their environment. There are structured group times but also plenty of free play.
Children in the Nursery are given activities that enable them to meet the requirements of the Foundation stage so that they are skilled, confident and ready to make the transition into school as smoothly as possible. The Foundation Stage defines the curriculum to which we work and is organized into six areas of learning;
Personal,social and emotional
Communication, language and literacy
Mathematical development
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Physical development
Creative development
Outdoor play is also an integral part of the children`s day, we aim to go outside at least once everyday and only very extreme weather will keep us indoors. Please can you ensure that your child is adequately equipped for whatever the weather may bring, Boots, hat gloves and coats in winter time, sun hats and sun block in the summer time.
