Partnership with Parents

There are a few personal things that you will ned to bring to nursery.

• Spare named clothing (this includes underwear) in a named backpack.
• Any comforter
• A warm waterproof coat
• Gloves and hat for cold weather
• Sun hat/sun cream for hot weather
• Waterproof trousers and jacket for wet weather to be kept at nursery.
• Wellington boots to be kept at nursery.
• Nappies, nappy sacks, wipes & cream if used.
• If your child stays for lunch a clearly named lunchbox with ice pack and water bottle

We recommend that your child attends nursery in comfortable clothes that you do mind getting dirty and have ease of access for nappy changing/ toilet training. 

• Sandwich / Bagel / Wrap / pitta bread / pasta   No peanut butter
• Vegetables or salad portion – cucumber, carrot, peppers must be cut lengthways, cherry tomatoes or olives must be cut lengthways into at least 4 pieces.
• Diary item such as cheese or yoghurt please provide a spoon for yoghurt.
• Fruit portion – banana / satsuma / apple / grapes must be cut lengthways into at least 4 pieces.
• 1 small treat – biscuit or cake bar.  
• Water

No nuts or nut products, no fizzy drinks, no sweets.

Please do not overload your child’s lunchbox do not give more than they would usually eat. 

If you child prefers hot food, please provide this in a thermos flask as we are unable to heat food. 

In the first instance you should speak to your Key Person.  Alternatively, you can speak to the Manager in the office. 

Sickness – Please do not bring your child to nursery if they are sick.  If we have to contact you, we respectfully ask you to respond immediately.  We operate a 48-hour exclusion policy with regards to diarrhoea and/ or vomiting. Please see our sick child policy.

Medication – If your child is on prescribed medication, we are happy to administer this on your behalf subject to completion of a Medication Consent Form, this will be signed by the staff member at the time of administering the medication this will be witnessed by another staff member, you will also be required to sign on collection. If your child is asthmatic, you will need to supply us with a spare inhaler clearly ladled to be kept at nursery. 

Accidents - If your child has an accident at nursery, we will keep a written record and advise you of the details. You will be asked to sign the accident book and you will be given a copy of the report.   If the accident is serious, you will be informed immediately.  Existing injuries seen on arrival with also be documented in the Accident/Incident Book

You may be eligible for:

• Tax Free Childcare
• Tax Credits
• Universal credits
• Help While You Study

The Childcare voucher schemes were closed to new applicants as from the 4th of October 2018.

For existing users, you will be able to utilise the vouchers until you no longer require the service. There is no deadline as yet to use the vouchers by.

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

 If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.

You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 15- or 30-hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both.