Homely environment
We are a small homely nursery, welcoming children from 6 weeks to 2 years, and can accommodate up to 10 children per day.
The nursery has separate rooms for different aspects of care, and a contained kitchen where the team prepare fresh meals and healthy snacks, according to your child's development.
We are situated in a quiet, private road the nursery is adjacent to the owners own home.
Staffing
Our experienced staffing team are qualified to a high standard. All staff are CRB checked our staff turn over is low and we pride ourselves on maintaining a close knit, dedicated team, who are always happy to help with any queries or concerns.
Parents / Carers
When a child enters the nursery for the first time we endeavour to make the transition as easy as possible for both parent and child. Pre-start visits are arranged up to a month in advance, plus parents / carers are welcomed into the environment to complete a child's profile allowing us to understand the child's individual needs.
Every child has a daily 'Teddy sheet' which provides parents with written feedback about their child's day. This is also enhanced by verbal feedback at the end of each day.
The team carry out regular observation in order to meet children's individual needs, and the early years foundation stage requirements, which recognises that all 0 - 5 year olds have a need to develop and learn through interaction with people and exploration of the world around them.
Children's progress and experiences are recorded using photographs, written notes and individual tracker books. Every child receives a tracker book when joining the nursery which track their journey until the age of 5.
Medical / Dietary / Cultural
We welcome all families and provide care for children with extra developmental, cultural and dietary needs.
Opening times and Holiays
Home from Home is open for 50 weeks of the year, closing only over the Christmas and New Year period plus all Bank Holidays.
The nursery day is from 8.00am to 5.45pm.
If you should need to start earlier than 8.00am or finish later than 5.45pm, this can be arranged.
Terms and Conditions
Fees are payable one month in advance, due on the 25th of the preceding month (except for payments by Standing Orders these are paid on 1st day of the month).
Fees are calculated for the 50 weeks that the Kindergarten is open and divided by 12 months giving 12 equal payments throughout the year, parents are encouraged to start and finish using calendar months.
There are no reductions or refunds for absences while the Kindergarten is open (50 weeks of the year) this includes bank holidays.
Four full weeks notice in writing must be received by the Kindergarten from parents wishing to withdraw their child.
A non-refundable administration fee of £50.00 is required with application for a place, and the first months fees are required as deposit to reserve a place at the Kindergarten.
Fees
The current fee schedule is available from the Nursery as part of the Prospectus.
We aim to offer a very high standard of care at a price that is competitive.
Many parents also save both tax and national insurance on much of their fees, by having their employer pay part of their salary as a childcare voucher, all the vouchers schemes are accepted towards fees.
In addition, many working parents are entitled to the childcare component of the working tax credit system for which our fees qualify. More details are available at the Inland Revenue tax credit website.
