Our Rooms. . .
Presently at the nursery there are 10 staff members who work in 3 rooms. There is also a qualified Manager qualified to Level 6 Early Years professional. The manager is supernumerary during core hours where she is not allocated to any children or to any rooms.

Room 1

This room is predominantly for the very young. On average the youngest child we care for is around 2 months. The room has a range of toys and activities to suit the needs of each child. We have a wide range of heuristic toys/sensory/ feely toys to widen the children's senses. Milk is to be provided by parents, ready prepared in the bottle so that it can be stored in the fridge. This will be warmed and given to the child as requested by parents. Parents will need to provide the following items: nappies, wipes, and nappy cream when needed. Spare clothes and any comforter that your child may need to help them settle into nursery.
Children will be moved up into the next room after being assessed by individual development and not solely on age. One month before the child is due to move up to the next room the child is introduced to the next room gradually by a few hours each day and increasing to longer periods in accordance to how well the child is settling in. The room is registered for 9 babies with staff ratio of 1 staff member to every 3 babies.

Room 2

The toddler room is laid out so each play area is easily defined, for the toddlers to choose their own activities. The room has sand and water, home corner, dressing up, music area, physical play area, quiet area for reading and relaxation alongside many construction and development toys, All toys and equipment is at the child's level, so children have full access to everything. Parents will need to provide spare clothes, pants for potty/toilet training, toothbrush and toothpaste. The room is registered for 12 children with staff ratio of 1 to 4 children.

Room 3

This room prepares children for school. The room is more educationally based and each morning the children are encouraged to learn and adapt to a school like environment. The afternoon is free play and children choose their own activities to play with. A variety of planned play activated based around a monthly topic will be available each day to provide a stimulating and fun environment, which will encourage positive social skills within the children.

We have a QTS (Quality Teacher Support) who visits this room on a fortnightly basis from the Early Years Team to over look and help with the planning done with preschoolers. The children in this room go out every afternoon to the local park or just for a physical walk, this helps the children get some fresh air and gain sense of their environment. He room is registered for 16 children with staff ratio of 1 staff to 8 children.

 

Key Worker System

Each room has a key worker for each child. The role of the key worker is to take responsibility for a small group of children, knowing their specific needs and ensuring they are helped to develop as individuals. A key worker will also keep records on their key children and monitor their progress and provide comfort and reassurance to them at any time of distress. The key worker will also liase between the child and parent on a day-to-day basis.
Each staff member in each room will have their allocated children for whom they are key workers.

We have added in an example of a child's daily routine in the baby room.

7.00 - 9.00
9.00 - 11.45
11.45 - 12.15
12.15 - 3.00
3.00 - 5.30
5.30 - 6.00		 free flow play including breakfast
free flow play including snack.
dinner
free flow play and rest option
free flow play including tea
baby room, preparing to go home.


Nursery Menu
Young children need food energy, as well as for nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. This is to make sure their bodies work properly and can repair themselves.

Children grow very quickly and are very active, so they need plenty of calories and nutrients. A healthy and varied diet should provide all the nutrients your child needs. At Kiddies Playhouse we provide all children with a healthy balanced diet rich in fruit, vegetables and starchy foods, we encourage children to eat a variety of foods to help make sure they get the wide range of nutrients they need to stay healthy.

During your child's day at nursery fresh drinking water is provided for all children, where they have got their own named cups and are free to pour their own water encouraging independence.
•Fresh diluted juice is provided at breakfast,
•Milk at snack time
•Diluted squash at teatime

Below is an example of foods your child will be having at our nursery:
•Milk and diary foods - these provided calories, protein, vitamins and minerals
•Meat, fish, eggs, beans, peas and lentils - these are rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins and minerals.
•Bread, rice, pasta, breakfast cereals and potatoes, yam and sweet potatoes - these starchy foods provide calories, vitamins, minerals, and fibre.
•Fruit and vegetables - these contain vitamin C and other protective vitamins and minerals as well as fibre.

Foods we do not provide at nursery:
Raw eggs
Peanuts
Shark, swordfish or marlin
Raw Shellfish
Salt
Sugar/honey

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