Our Sessions
We offer the following childcare sessions for 2-5 year olds Monday to Friday, 38 weeks a year:
| 4hr morning session | 8.00am – 12.00pm |
| 4hr afternoon session | 12.00pm – 4.00pm |
| 5hr afternoon session | 12.00pm – 5.00pm |
| 8hr day session | 8.00am – 4.00pm |
| 9hr day session | 8.00am – 5.00pm |
| 9½hr full day session | 8.00am – 5.30pm |
To help provide a steady routine and so that your child does not feel like they are starting in the nursery anew each week, we operate a minimum two sessions per week attendance requirement. The attendance sessions can be a mixture of morning, afternoon or full days sessions that best support your family’s needs.
We organise our sessions so that the children can choose from, and work at, a range of activities and, in doing so, build up their ability to select and work through a task to its completion. The children are also helped and encouraged to take part in adult-led small and large group activities, which introduce them to new experiences and help them to gain new skills, as well as helping them to learn to work with others. Outdoor activities contribute to children’s health, their physical development and their knowledge of the world around them. The children have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to take part in outdoor child-chosen and adult-led activities, as well as those provided in the indoor playroom.
Our nursery believes that care and education are equally important in the experience which we offer children. The routines and activities that make up the day in our setting are provided in ways that:
- Help each child to feel that she/he is a valued member of the setting;
- Ensure the safety of each child;
- Help children to gain from the social experience of being part of a group; and
- Provide children with opportunities to learn and help them to value learning.
Snacks and meals
We make snacks and meals a social time at which children and adults eat together. We ask you to provide snacks and meals that are healthy and nutritious. Please tell us about your child’s dietary needs and we will support accordingly.
Clothing
We provide protective clothing for the children when they play with messy activities. We encourage children to gain the skills that help them to be independent and look after themselves. These include taking themselves to the toilet and taking off, and putting on, outdoor clothes. Clothing that is easy for them to manage will help them to do this.