Our Nursery Office Staff are here to help you, however here are a few items that may be useful to parents and carers which you can view or download from our website.
Nursery Hours
Your child’s first weeks in nursery are important; we want to ensure that they settle in as soon as possible. Don’t worry if your child takes a long time to settle, be patient and make time to stay with them, to develop their confidence. If you are worried at all, talk to a member of staff and we will work out a programme between us to help your child.
Children should arrive for the morning session at 8.45am. If they attend for the afternoon session they must arrive at 11.30am. For safety reasons we are unable to take children into the nursery room before these times, as staff are often moving furniture, carrying hot water etc. When coming into nursery, please keep hold of your child’s hand and do not allow them to run around. This is to keep everyone safe.
We have a self registration system in nursery; 3-4 year old children need to collect their name card from their teddy room and pass it to their key person. This is important as we need to know who is in the building in case of an emergency. 3-4 year old children should join their key person teddy group on arrival where they will become involved in an activity. 2 year old children must place their photograph on the five frame at the entrance to the room and then come into the blue teddy room. Children participate in carefully planned activities to develop their learning in all areas of EYFS throughout their session times.
We do ask that you arrive on time to collect your child. Doors open at lunchtime to collect 3-4 children at 11.45am and 2 year olds at 11.30am. If you are delayed unexpectedly please let us know by telephoning 0191 5271168.
Attendance
If your child is unwell and unable to come to Nursery, please make sure to give us a ring to let us know. If you are unsure about how long to keep your child off then refer to the Public Health England guidelines on exclusion periods.
Seesaw App
To help our parents and extended families to keep up to date with events and news we use the app Seesaw. You will be given a QR code and instructions on to access this when your child starts nursery. It is important to have notifications turned on so that you receive all updates. Your QR code can be used multiple times on multiple devices. If you need a new copy of your QR code please see your child’s key person.
Nursery uniform
We do not have a school uniform at nursery, but we do have polo shirts, sweat-shirts and fleece jackets in a variety of colours, with the school logo on, if you wish to buy them. Lots of parents like to purchase these as it keeps other clothes free from paint and glue etc. Mrs Fenwick in the office will help you with this. If you do buy these please make sure that you name them clearly, as they easily get mixed up.
We also keep a stock of pre-loved uniform in the foyer which you are welcome to help yourself to. Any donations of outgrown clothes are gratefully received to help us to keep this stocked.
Please try to make sure that all clothing is easy for your child to manage themselves. Belts, buttons, dungarees and playsuits are unsuitable for children at nursery. Wherever possible Velcro shoes are more manageable for your child and as with all other clothes, please put your child’s name in their shoes.
Jewellery
We request that all jewellery is left at home. It is very easily lost or broken and it is dangerous when children are climbing. Staff cannot be responsible for any jewellery at school. If your child wears earrings you will be asked to sign a form for yourselves to take full responsibility in case of an accident; it is best for earrings not to be worn at nursery.
Snack Money
Snack money should be paid each week to your child’s key person. If your child attends for 15 hours this is £2.00. If your child attends for 30 hours this is £2.50.
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