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Our pre school room
We hope that the ‘pre-school’ environment that we have created will help to make the transition from nursery to school a gentle and positive experience for both you and your child. The pre – school children are based on the first floor of the building and have access to two rooms throughout their day at nursery. We can have up to 16 preschoolers with a ratio of 1:8.
The quiet room/ library
This room provides a cushioned seating area with large comfy floor cushions, computer, TV and DVDs, music, board games and puzzles. The ‘cosy’ corner is filled with a wide variety of story and reference books to encourage your child to explore the world of language and literature. The children can also engage in constructive play including bricks, Lego, Duplo, interstar, popoids and brio mecano. The children can join in with table top games and puzzles, share within various floor play activities and work in pairs on our child friendly computer games.
The early learning/ home room
In here the children are provided with structured learning for reading, writing and numeracy. These activities are carried out to suit every child’s individual stage of development, through a wide range of activities each day, such as singing, games and stories. Activities are developed in groups or on a one-to-one basis with their key worker. This room also offer craft and messy opportunities such as, model making with play-dough, clay, cardboard, paper and glue; experimenting with sand and water, marbling, painting, baking as well as table top activities such as drawing, colouring, chalking, tracing, cutting and much more.
This room provides the children with an abundance of play opportunities through direct experience. The home corner is a haven for imaginative play such as dressing up, puppet shows, and role-play in our pretend shop, dental hospital, doctors, hairdressers and many more fantastic role play area ideas. The list of activities used at group times is endless but here is a selection of some of our regulars; news time, tumble tots, alphabet work, number work, singing, stories, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, patterns, shapes and colours.
Free early years education entitlement
Free Early Years Entitlement (FEYE)
The Free Early Years Entitlement (FEYE) is available to all three and four year old children from the first term after their third birthday. It means that your child is entitled to receive up to 15 hours free early years education per week at a local provision registered with the Childcare Team.
The FEYE funds a maximum of 15 hours per week for 38 weeks per year, over three terms. The terms are:-
• Summer Term - 1st April to 31st August
• Autumn Term - 1st September -31st December
• Spring Term - 1st Jan-31st March
The Local Authority pays the funding directly to the provider. Parents will receive a reduction in respect of the FEYE hours claimed from their provider. Your child can stay at a provision for a longer period than 15 hours per week but you will have to pay for the additional hours.
What does the FEYE cover ?
Up to 15 hours per week free early years education during term time, at a provision registered with the Childcare Team
FEYE conditions include:-
• the 15 hours can be accessed over no fewer than three days for the full entitlement
• a minimum of two hours and a maximum of 6 hours can be accessed in any one day,
subject to availability with the provider
• can be accessed between the hours of 8am and 6pm
• can be accessed at a maximum of two childcare providers at any one time
• maximum number of hours to be claimed for the Summer Term is 180 hours, for
Autumn Term 210 hours and for the Spring Term 180 hours
We hold little superstars classes for all our children aged 2 and above once a week.
Little Superstars provides unique, fun, active, fast moving sports and fitness classes for children in a nursery environment. Our aim is to provide children with a basic knowledge of sport, helping them become proficient in balls skills and fitness using the sports fundamentals.
All children are taught by experienced and qualified sports coaches, that are enhanced CRB- checked along with having child protection certification. The classes are unique, fun and fast moving that encourages the children to participate in a variety of sports. We believe that by getting involved in multi-sports children will discover new skills that improve their balance, hand and eye co-ordination, feet and eye co-ordination, make new friends, and develop their self confidence.
Transition from our setting to school
Our nursery cares for children up until they go to School. The pre-school staff keep developmental records for each child and regular progress records to pass on when they go to school. Leading up to before the children leave to reception, the staff will talk to the children about going to school, and how exiting it will be. They are very positive about the move, and reassure the children that there is nothing to worry about and school is a nice place where big boys and girls go. The staff may do some activities or read stories linked to school, and prepare them as much as possible. Children are encouraged to share any concerns or worries they may have, and these issues are discussed with them. Staff will also offer their support to parents who may also be worried about their child’s transition to school. Staff offer their knowledge and advice and are a friendly face to talk to.
