Ofsted are our governing body and our nursery registration number is EY445266.
To keep disruptions to the nursery routine at a minimum, we hold visitor/open days throughout the year which parents are welcome to attend.
Give us a ring on 01926 840 061, we can’t wait to meet you and you're more than welcome to bring along your child with you, we’d love to meet them too!
We would recommend you contact us first to organise a visit to look around the nursery and our grounds. Our management team will give you a tour and answer any questions you may have. We also strongly recommend your child attends the visit also so they can get a feel for our setting, most often, they don’t want to leave! Our team will then provide you with a registration form to complete, discuss dates/fees with you and get your settling in sessions booked in.
Yes, we are open 51 weeks of the year – we only close on bank holidays and during the week between Christmas and New Year.
Our fees are all inclusive so everything is provided, this includes nappies, wipes, creams and meals made onsite by our onsite kitchen team, along with this your children have daily exclusive use of Hatton Adventure World located next door, including their indoor sensory and soft play centre. Children have access to our Forest school activity programme. We have our own chickens, guinea pigs and orphaned lambs to nurture and care for which the children are able to interact with daily, all included in your fees with no additional or hidden charges.
We are open Monday – Friday all year round and closed for 1 week at Christmas with no fees payable during this time.
Children enrolled in the nursery also benefit from receiving an exclusive offer of a free complimentary membership to Hatton Adventure World which allows them unlimited visits throughout the year, parents of children are also eligible to receive a huge 50% discount off memberships to the Adventure World!
Extra sessions can be booked with the nursery manager. We will always try and accommodate extra session requests, but this will of course depend on how many children are already booked in for the required day.
Whilst the children in the nursery are cared for in groups it is very important that the needs of the child are met and that your child has the opportunity to have that ‘go to person’ who they feel most comfortable and bonded with which will be their keyworker. They will be assigned a keyworker when they join the nursery, the keyworker will make sure your child feels fully comfortable and happy building a lasting relationship with them, they will observe your child, plan his/her learning and development and make assessments on their progress aswell as keeping you updated on how they are getting on.
At the end of each day your child’s key person will provide you with information about your child’s day. For babies and younger children, this will include detailed information about their nap times, meals and nappy changes that have taken place. Your keyworker will feed back to you information on activities and experiences that your child has been involved in, topics the children are covering and the overall day your child has had. If your child’s usual key person is not there for example on annual leave, then another nominated member of staff will be available to share that same information with you, this will again be someone your child is used to and familiar with.
The responsibility of the keyworker is defined in the Early years foundation stage which recommends that “Each child must be assigned a key person. Providers must inform parents and/or carers of the name of the key person, and explain their role, when a child starts attending a setting. The key person must help ensure that every child’s learning and care is tailored to meet their individual needs. The key person must seek to engage and support parents and/or carers in guiding their child’s development at home. They should also help families engage with more specialist support if appropriate” (EYFS: 2017: Section 1: 1.10: p10) This Key person requirement falls in the Learning & Development section of the EYFS.
We ask you to bring a named bag with spare clothes, including a change of underwear if your child is potty training If your child has a specific cup/bottle they prefer to use they are most welcome to bring this along with them, please ensure this is clearly labelled. We do ask for you to not bring in any personal items such as toys/games, however recognise that lots of children do have a favourite teddy/comforter which can help also with settling please simply ensure this is labelled also.
We follow the EYFS (early years foundation stage) which is used by early years professionals and covers the period from birth – 5 years. The 7 areas of learning gives your child the very best possible start to their education and learning, to find out more about the EYFS framework please click here
The EYFS is split into 7 areas in total with 3 key areas these are :
- Communication
- Physical
- Personal, Social & Emotional
Along with 4 specific areas which include :
- Maths
- Literacy
- Understanding the world
- Expressive art and design
Within these areas we must ensure that children are making progress appropriately to their age.
In the event of any absences from the nursery, fees will still be charged as usual.
Please let us know of any upcoming holiday dates or days you know your child will not be at nursery. This helps us to organise staff rotas and ensure we have the correct ratios.
Booking pattern changes can be made with the nursery manager. We will always try and accommodate such requests, but this will of course depend on availability. This may impact your monthly fees.
What funding options are available to help with the cost of childcare?
There are a number of options available to you, which can be used to fund part of your childcare costs, depending on your personal circumstances and/or your child’s age.
https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs has a full comprehensive list of all childcare help and support you can receive
Universal credit/tax credits: Nine out of ten families are eligible for some financial assistance through Universal & Tax Credits. The amount of the benefit is dependent on a family’s household circumstances and factors such as how many children you have, whether you work, how many hours you work and if you pay for childcare. For further information, please visit www.gov.uk/child-tax-credits.
Childcare Grant: Full time students with dependent children may be eligible for a childcare grant, subject to income. For further details, please visit www.gov.uk/childcare-grant or, if you are aged under 20, www.gov.uk/care-to-learn.
Tax Free Childcare: Fees may be partly/fully paid using Tax Free Childcare, whereby the government will contribute £2 for every £8 of childcare costs. This enables you to claim up to £2,000 per annum for each of your children. To access Tax Free Childcare, please go to www.childcarechoices.gov.uk and scroll down to the ‘Tax Free Childcare’ section to ‘Apply Now’.
Free childcare for 3 year olds : All children are entitled to up to 15 hours of free early education per week during term time from the beginning of the term after their 3rd birthday until they either go into a reception class or reach compulsory school age (the term following their fifth birthday). Some children may also qualify for an additional extended 15 hours, subject to parents’ earnings. To find out if you qualify, go to www.childcarechoices.gov.uk and select the option for 30 hours childcare.
Childcare support is expanding with significant changes coming to 15 & 30 hours of childcare support from April 2024, speak to our team to find out more about additional support.
Do you accept childcare vouchers?
Yes, we do, childcare vouchers are available to working parents whose employer participate in this scheme. The value of the voucher will be deducted from your invoice on a monthly basis.
Yes all members of staff full time, part time, volunteers and students hold a current DBS check this is carried out prior to the member of staff starting with us. Staff members also sign up to the update service which keeps this check up to date at all times and this allows us to check each member of staff’s DBS check to ensure no new information is received (cautions or arrests). Any people visiting the nursery to deliver extra curricular activities will be required to have an up to date DBS check.
We are a fully inclusive nursery and will seek to accommodate and adapt to the individual needs of the child, please speak to us to discuss ways which we can help support your child.
We work with you in partnership to agree when your child is ready for potty training. At this time your child will then be taken regularly to the toilet, we use lots of praise, and rewards along with encouragement to help them through this process. We aim to follow your routine from home as close as possible and keep in touch with you each step of the way. We ask you to provide us with lots of spare and comfortable clothing during this time.
This is not a problem although please inform us as soon as possible. We have a robust policy in place for alternative collections, a password system will be set up if we have not met the person before.