07:30 | Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club for those who opt in to this additional service.
08:00 | Arrival
Nursery opens and children start to arrive.
08:00 - 10:00 | Activities
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Morning activities including a range of indoor and outdoor provision, with continual free-flow access. Small groups may participate in circle time, or adult led activities, or come together for Phonics, music, rhymes and number play.
10:00 | Snack
Morning snack, normally fruit, rice cakes, cheese straws or similar. The children all drink plenty of water, or milk, with their snacks, and are encouraged to drink regularly throughout the day.
10:30 | Activities
Activities continue, indoors and out, whatever the weather!
12:00 | Lunch
Lunchtime. Every child, and all the staff, eat together, in a ‘family meal-time’ style. The menu changes often and is published on our website, and all dietary requirements can be catered for.
12:30 | Nap/Activities
After lunch, many children sleep in our beautiful sleep space. This room, complete with twinkly fairy lights and relaxing music, is the perfect place to ensure your child gets high-quality sleep during their Nursery day. We work to your routine, following any guidelines you wish, with regard to routines and sleep patterns. For those who do not nap, the activities downstairs continue, with a host of opportunities for messy play, exploration, art and craft, and construction, regularly replenished throughout the day.
14:00 | Snack
Afternoon snack, which is normally crumpets, humous and vegetables, muffins or similar items. During the afternoon, all the children go out for a walk for at least thirty minutes, around our beautiful grounds. They may visit the kitchen to do some cookery, use equipment in the garden to build an obstacle course, or put on a puppet show in our yurt.
16:15 | Supper
Supper is served in the dining room, in the same style as lunch.
16:45 | Tidy
The children return to the Nursery to tidy up, clear away in the garden and prepare for collection.
17:00 | Collection
Children are collected.
17:30 | Late Collection
Late collection for those who opt in to this additional service. Nursery closes for the day.
All children have their meals in the main dining room in our special Nursery area; eating around a table with staff and other pupils. Our menu is carefully crafted to introduce new flavours and textures to the children, while not steering too far from the family favourite meal style that we know they love to eat. Eating together in a family meal style with staff and children together encourages the children to be more adventurous in trying new foods, and supports their personal development.
Specific medical or ethical dietary requirements are fully catered for by our specialist team.
A varied and balanced menu is prepared by our dedicated team of catering staff, and children and adults (as good role models) are encouraged to eat a broad and healthy diet, developing an understanding which will build life-long foundations for good nutrition.
Our menus are sent out to parents ahead of each week, so that you can see what will be on offer each day and plan your meals at home accordingly.
We serve two main meals each day, and two snacks. ‘Tea’ is served at 4.15pm and provides a simple meal at this time of day, when children often get very hungry. This also takes the pressure off for your evening routine after pick-up, as the children won’t need more than a light snack.
Morning snack examples – Cheese and Crackers, Sausage Rolls, Cream cheese bagels, fruit scones, ham sandwiches
Lunch examples – Chicken pie, pasta bake, korma curry, cottage pie, toad in the hole, lasagne, fish pie
Afternoon snack examples – Cut pineapple, orange slices, watermelon, mixed fruit salad
Tea examples – Scrambled egg on toast, tomato pasta, jacket potato, pizza, chicken goujons
Regular communication with home is key and ensures that a true partnership is developed between home and Nursery. We pride ourselves on how well we know each and every child, and we strive to reflect this in all our communications with parents.
The children’s progress is monitored and recorded in our online Tapestry system. You’ll have access to this online ‘folder’ and will be able to see regular photos and videos during their time with us. We use this digital portfolio to plan and share the appropriate next steps in their learning for your child, so that we can tailor everything that we do to ensure we meet their exact needs. Your regular contributions to the Tapestry system are hugely valued; you can like and comment on observations and add your own photos and videos. The children love to show us what they’ve been doing at home!
We often invite parents, and grandparents to join us for 'Stay and Play' events and you’ll be warmly welcomed into the building for drop-off and collection, as we believe this true engagement with the setting is critical. We take the time to speak with every parent at drop-off and collection to share details about your child’s day.
Children in Babies and Toddlers will also be provided with a home-school communication book where we can also write any important information about your child’s day and you can write messages to us, if you prefer to communicate in this manner.
If there is anything that you forgot to mention during the Nursery day, staff are contactable by email at all times, or by phone if you are happy to leave a message (01963 211042). We also offer regular parent consultation evenings when you can make an appointment to come in and discuss your child’s progress, but we are also happy to discuss and help at any time.
