PROSPECTUS
HOLBOROUGH DAY NURSERY
Telephone: 01634 245173
Stables Daycare Branch: 01732 8332266
Fax: 01634 245173
- Press link to Holborough Day Nursery
E-mail: info @holboroughdaynursery.co.uk
Full Time Daycare – 50 weeks per year
Term Time Daycare – 38 weeks per year
Ages 3 months – 5 years
Monday to Friday 7:30am-6:30pm
Closed all Bank Holidays and for one week over the Christmas Period.
Statement of aims
Holborough Day Nursery will:
Provide a key person to help to meet the individual needs of every child
Create a safe, secure, friendly and stimulating environment where children can thrive
and enjoy their adventures
Recognise appropriate support from highly qualified adults to move children forward in their learning
Offer a balance between child initiated and adult directed activities
Use materials and equipment imaginatively and creatively to expand learning
Give children the opportunity to develop their own lines of exploration and enquiry, focusing on their own choices
Promote experiences that widen their world into that of their community
Provide creative opportunities to stimulate the imagination of children and excite their senses
Holborough Day Nursery is run from the ground floor of Providence House situated in the Holborough Lakes.
The rooms are divided into three rooms, the Baby Room caters for children aged 3 months to 18 months and is designed to nurture the children with small groups of children, carpeted areas and a home from home ethos. The maximum children in the baby room is 12 with 4 members of staff.
The Toddler Room houses 15 children aged 18 months to 2 ½ years. This room is designed to give children more opportunities to become independent in their learning. This room will have 4 members of staff.
The Pre-school Room will accommodate children aged 2 ½ years to 5 years and is designed as more of a workshop approach, with most activities accessible at all times encouraging children to be more independent learners. This room can accommodate 26 children and will have 5 staff members.
Baby Room: 3 months-18 months
Children are in this room from ages 3months to approximately 18months
There are a maximum of 12 babies in this room with a ratio of 1:3
The babies in this room benefit from their own quiet room positioned in a room directly off of the playroom where they can rest and sleep comfortably in cots.
Babies enjoy a range of tactile activities including flour play, rice play and gloop.
The babies have a sensory area with lights, wind chimes and a soft music where they can relax or be stimulated using their senses.
Babies have access to a wide range of toys appropriate to their age and development.
Babies are offered fresh pureed fruit and vegetables whilst weaning and gradually the staff introduce carbohydrates and proteins following instructions from parents.
Parents are asked to provide formula milk, nappies and wipes for their children.
Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with chairs around small round tables, where babies are facing each other and can interact socially.
With permission from parents, babies are taken into the garden and out for walks around the estate using double buggies.
Toddler Room: 18 months-2 ½ Years
Children in this room range from age approximately 18 months to 2 ½ years.
The maximum number in this room is 15 with a ratio of 1:3 and 1:4 when they reach the age of 2 years.
The toddlers in this room also benefit from the quiet room where they can rest and sleep comfortably in cots when necessary or alternatively can sleep on the sleep mats provided.
Toddlers use a range of toys appropriate to their age and participate daily in adult led activities such as painting, sticking, cooking, flour play, rice play and gloop.
With permission from parents, babies are taken into the garden and out for walks around the estate using double buggies.
Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with chairs around small round tables, where toddlers can face other and begin to communicate with their peers.
Pre-school: 2 ½ – 5 years
Children in this room range from age approximately 2 ½ – 5 years.
The maximum number in this room is 26 with a ratio of 1:6
The pre-school children benefit from their own cloak area where they can hang their belongings, use the toilets and wash their hands.
Pre-school children can access a huge range of activities and toys which are laid out in the six development areas from the Early Years Foundation Stage, which are:
Personal, social and emotional Development – Social opportunities, display of photographs, group games and activities, group discussions, circle time, appropriate behaviour, self care and learning self control.
Communication, language and literacy – Stories, songs, rhymes, letters, writing apparatus, letter stencils, words, ICT activities, labels, story writing
Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy – Blocks, threading, puzzles, numbers, counting apparatus, measuring, balancing etc
Knowledge and Understanding of the World –Sensory activities, outdoor walk and play, books, learning about cultures, animals, differences and change, exploration of new things.
Physical Development –Spatial awareness, gross motor play such as bikes, ride on toys, balancing beams, tunnel, building large construction, dancing, running, races. Fine motor play such as drawing, threading, play dough, chalks
Creative Development - Music, dance, painting, drawing, water, role-play, singing and story writing - The Pre-school children will have the opportunity to use the outside play area everyday.
Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with small chairs around small round tables, where the pre-school children are encouraged to serve themselves and take their plate and scrape it when they are finished.
Serendipity
Growth and development at nursery, all day
With imaginative adventures and creative play
All the colours are bold and bright
Large open spaces reflect the light
Stimulate the senses and excite the mind,
With enticing smells of the yummy kind
Stories and playtime are all learning fun
This is interaction balanced with one on one
Growth and development of the body and brain
Are so inseparable, they are one in the same
They need to be nurtured by a positive force
To set your children along the best course
Physical challenges, set inside and out
Learning through play and running about
Finding their space, their balance, their key
Teaching your children, the meaning of me
Big smiling faces at the end of the day
“Look mummy, at my picture I painted today”
Increase independence from their daily learning
For Holborough Day Nursery, they will be yearning
Dedicated to Holborough Day Nursery by
H. M. Jeffrey
Owner/Director
Caroline Johnson
BSc Early Years Psychology, Early Years Professional Status, NVQ 111, NVQ Assessor Award, Advanced Playwork Certificate, Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education, Teaching 7303, First Aid
Currently doing an MA in Early Years
Management
Michelle Grant - Manager
BA (hons) Sociology – currently doing Early Years Professional Status,First Aid
Lisa Hutchinson - Deputy Manager – Baby Room Leader
BTEC National Diploma in Early Years, First Aid, Currently doing Early Years Foundation Degree
Kirsty Polie - Nursery Practitioner – Pre-school Room Leader
Kirsty Poile – CACHE Diploma Level 111 in Childcare and Education,First Aid, Health & Saftey
Kayleigh French - Nursery Practitioner
First Aid, Currently completing Cache Level 3
Samantha Butcher – Toddler Room Leader
NVQ 111
Sarah Fewer – Nursery Practitioner
NVQ 111
Kathy Treveil - Nursery Assistant
First Aid, Currently completing Cache Level 3
Lucy Cummings – Nursery Assistant
Natalie Field – Chef
Level 3 professional cookery
Office Manager
Vicky Huggins – First Aid
Fees
The fees from September 1st 2011 are set out below:
Hours / Fee per day11 hours / £43.00
10.5 hours / £41.50
10 hours / 40.00
9.5 hours / £38.50
9 hours / £37.00
8.5 hours / £35.50
8 hours / £34.00
7.5 hours / £31.00
7 hours / £29.00
6.5 hours / £27.00
6 hours / £25.00
5.5 hours / £22.50
5 hours / £21.00
4 hours / £18.00
2.5 hours / £11.00
Government funding available for eligible children over 3 years old.
Meals are included in the fees
Extra hours that you required need to be paid for up front on the day by cash or cheque.
Fees are invoiced on the 1st of every month in advance and the deadline for payment is 15th of that month.
Late payment of fees unless arranged prior to invoicing will be subject to a 10% charge.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Registration A registration fee of £125.00 is payable on acceptance of the Registration Form. The registration fee will only be refunded if we are unable to provide a place on the required commencement date.
Confirmation of Place The child’s place will be confirmed in writing. The confirmation will include details of the child’s commencement date along with the required sessions.
Nursery Fees are charged on a calendar monthly basis, invoiced on 1st of the month and are payable on the 15th of the month. No charges apply for Bank Holidays or the closure days between Christmas and the New Year.
The initial payment of fees will be determined by the child’s commencement date with us and will include all sessions booked from that date, up to, and including the remainder of that particular month.
Depending on the period of daily attendance breakfast, lunch, tea, drinks, along with morning and afternoon snacks are included in the fees. The nursery will provide cow’s milk for those children of an appropriate age and pureed food to babies.
Nappies, wipes and formula milk are to be provided by the child’s parent/carer.
Payment may be made by Bank Transfer, Cheque, Childcare Vouchers and Cash.
Returned payments from the bank may incur an administration charge equal to any charges the nursery may be charged by the bank
Please Note:On commencement of a child attending the nursery, the nursery fees shall be made in full and any voucher payments made will be deducted from subsequent months.
The nursery reserves the right to review the fees. In the event of there being changes to the fees one calendar month’s written notice shall be given.
A refund will not be given where a child is absent from the nursery due to sickness or holiday.
If fees remain outstanding for more than 10 days:
1.The nursery reserves the right to charge a late payment fee of 10% on any outstanding balance
2.The nursery may serve 14 days notice in writing to terminate the contract. Upon termination of this contract the child shall cease forthwith to be admitted to the nursery and the nursery’ notice to terminate shall be regarded as a formal demand for all outstanding monies.
Types of Sessions & Conditions of Booking The session types available are set sessions. Further details of these, accompanied by the Fee Schedule can be obtained from each nursery.
Set sessions are permanently booked recurring sessions or days requiring one full calendar month’s notice in writing should this be necessary to change.
Extra Sessions/Hours We are happy to offer extra sessions and hours if they are available:
1.Please try to give as much notice as possible if you require extra sessions so that we can organise staff and food for your child.
2.Extra sessions booked but not taken are not refundable or transferable unless agreed by the nursery Manager due to exceptional circumstances.
Cancellation/Termination of Contract After the child’s initial admission to the nursery either party may terminate this contract by giving one calendar month’s notice in writing. This period is subject to the termination not being due to non payment of fees as outlined above. During that said one month period the nursery undertakes to continue to admit the child and the parent/carer undertakes to pay for all fees due. In the event of the parent/carer failing to pay the month’s fees the child’s place shall be immediately withdrawn and the nursery shall be entitled to serve a formal demand for payment of such monies.
In the event of the parent/carer giving notice of withdrawal of the child and immediately withdrawing the said child there shall be due to the nursery one calendar month’s fees in lieu of notice. Failure by the parent/carer to provide one calendar month’s notice or any notice at all shall render the parent/carer liable to the nursery for one month’s fees.
Notice must be made in writing to the nursery Manager.
Late Collection Policy The nursery reserves the right to charge parent/carers when they do not collect their child at the agreed time, a charge at the rate of £6.00 for the first 15min then £10 for every 15 minutes there after.
Notification of Absence/Lateness – The parent/carer is expected to notify the nursery if their child is going to be late or absent from the nursery.
Unforeseen Closure – In the event of closure of the nursery due to extreme weather conditions, transport difficulties, flooding, loss of utility supplies, heating failure, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of the nursery, the nursery will close and the parent/carer accepts that no refund of fees will be made due to continued operational costs.
Sickness/Emergency Treatment - Children must not attend the nursery when they are unwell or suffering from a contagious illness or infection. In the event of a child becoming ill whilst at the nursery, the parent or nominated carer will be contacted to arrange to take their child home.
In the case of an infectious condition the recommended exclusion time must elapse before the child can be readmitted to the nursery (the nursery can advise on this).
In the case of an emergency nursery staff will call health professionals. A senior member of staff will accompany the child to the hospital until the child’s parent/carer arrives. The nursery will continue to make contact with their parent/carer if they had not been able to reach them immediately.
Complaints Procedure - The nursery complies with a laid down complaints procedure, a copy of this is held in the nursery, in compliance with Ofsted requirements.
Safeguarding Children Policy The nursery observes the Children Act 2006.
Ofsted Registration The nursery is registered with Ofsted and complies with all Ofsted procedures.
Loss or Damage The nursery does not accept responsibility for any loss or damage of property on its premises.
Employment- Any client who wishes to employ a current of former employee of Stables Daycare Group will be subject to an introductory fee of £1500.
The nurseryreserves the right to change the above Terms & Conditions as and when the need arises. One months notice will be given in writing to any changes.
As parent/carer I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms & Conditions set out above.
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