Our Nursery is open from 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday and we offer all-day (8am-6pm), morning (8am-1pm) or afternoon (1pm-6pm) sessions.
Prior to your official start date, we like to book some FREE settling-in-sessions which are tailored to both yours and your childs needs; these 'mini sessions' work really well to assist your child transition into their Nursery routine.
What to Bring each Session
Learning to dress indpendently is an important life skill that needs plenty of practice and why we
request that you equip your child with the following each session:
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS; (All must be clearly named including shoes)
All items of clothing must be named, be appropriate to climate as we go outside in all weathers & please ensure clothing worn is suitable for all types of play, including painting and messy play.
Autumn / Winter - A warm waterproof coat, hat, scarf, gloves or mittens.
Spring /Summer A lightweight waterproof coat & sun hat.
1 x small back pack with 1-2 spare sets of clothes
Footwear
Well-fitting velcro/zipped fastening shoes or trainers suitable for safe outdoor play. (No shoelaces unless your child is able to tie them independently).
If your child wears wellington boots en route to Nursery in wet weather please bring suitable indoor shoes to change into.
We do request a pair of 'named' wellington boots for wet play to remain at nursery.
Nappies
If your child is in nappies please send them wearing tape/side fastening nappies (Not Pull-Ups), we provide wipes and nappy sacks. Plus a minimum of 3 x spare tape/side fastening nappies in their backpack per session. (Please do not put pants on top of nappies)
Toilet training
Once your child is ready to begin toilet training, we recommend they go straight into pants or training pants, and dress in really easy up / down clothing to maximise success and independent skills. When at this point please include 3-4 sets of jogging bottoms/leggings pants, socks & a spare pair of shoes in their backpack. (Avoid sending your child in wearing one-piece vests with poppers or one-piece outfits.)
Please do not allow your child to bring to the Nursery: Toys, sweets, chewing gum, lollies, or money, electrical items (iPod/iPad/ mobile phone). We cannot take responsibility for any personal items or belongings should they become lost or damaged.
To help with settling in, your child may of course bring a comfort blanket, favourite soft toy, etc. & is acceptable for a short period; but do please advise the Staff to avoid confusion with Nursery items as it is upsetting to see a child or parent distressed when a precious toy becomes lost & it takes time for a staff member to search the nursery for missing comfort toys.
Dummies:
We discourage the use of dummies, for the detrimental impact they have on speech development & dental problems with growing teeth. We will, however, allow temporarily, only if your child attends all day & requires for nap time but would aim to phase this out as soon as possible.
