TotleyPrimary School, Sunnyvale Road, Totley, Sheffield
Telephone: 01142364319
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Enquiries version
Address: Wizz Kids, TotleyPrimary School, Totley, Sheffield, S17 4FB
Phone: 0114 2364319
Our aim is to:-
- Provide high quality care and education for children
- Work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop
- Add to the life and well-being of the local community; and
- Offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and values diversity.
We offer your child:-
- a safe and stimulating environment
- generous care and attention - high ratio of qualified staff to children
- a chance to join in with other children and adults to live, play, work and learn together
- help to take forward her/his learning and development by being helped to build on what she/he already knows and can do
- a key person who makes sure each child makes satisfying progress
- a setting that sees parents as partners in helping each child to learn and develop
- a setting in which parents help to shape the service it offers
Term Dates and Holidays for Academic Year 2015/2016
Summer Half Term1 13th April – 22nd May 2015
Spring Bank Holiday 25th May – 29th May 2015
Summer Half Term2 1st June – 20th July 2015
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Autumn Half Term 1 2nd Sept – 23rd October 2015
Autumn Half Term Holiday 26th October – 30th October 2015
Autumn Half Term 2 2nd November – 18th December 2016
Christmas Holiday 21st December – 31st December 2015
Spring Half Term1 4th January – 5th February 2016
February Half Term holiday 8th February – 12th February 2016
Spring Half Term2 15th Feb – 18th March 2016
Easter Holiday 21st March – 1st April 2016
Summer Half Term1 4th April – 27th May 2016
Spring Bank Holiday 30th May – 3rd June 2016
Summer Half Term2 6th June – 19th July 2016
Closed - Bank Holidays (Nursery Closed)
25th May, August 31st 2015
1st January, 2nd May 2016
Christmas Opening To Be confirmed, Bookings available to Full Year Contracts only !
A holiday club is run to cover every other holiday period. The club caters for children aged 0 – 11 years and must be booked separately unless you are on a full year contract.
Opening Times
Monday – Friday 7.30 am – 6 p.m
Age range
0 – 11 years
Staff and their responsibilities
We are proud of the high ratio of adults to children in our group. This ensures individual attention to the needs and the development of each child.
We work towards an equal opportunities employment policy. We are committed to recruiting, appointing and employing staff in accordance to all relevant legislation.
The regular staffs in the group are:
Alison VickersManagerN.V.Q in child care and education
Level 3
Jane PrestonDeputy ManagerEarly Years Professional
Jayne Ives Early Years Practitioner Diploma in pre-school practice
Level 3
Hannah Marsh Early Year PractitionerEarly Years Degree
Julia Dixon Early Years PractitionerN.V.Q level 3
Diana Smith Early Years PractitionerN.V.Q level 3
Danielle Marples Early Years PractitionerN.V.Q level 3
Clare O’Leary Play workerN.V.Q level 3
Sophie Murphy Early Years PractitionerEarly Years Professional
Kirstina Parton Early Years PractitionerN.V.Q level 3
Helen Hodgkinson Early Years PractitionerN.V.Q level 3
Christina Colledge Early Years PractitionerN.V.Q level 3
Natalie Baxter Assistant EYP N.V.Q level 3
Emma Caterer Early Years Practitioner N.V.Q level 3
Shams Rana Apprentice N.V.Q level 2(working towards level 3)
Tracey O’Brien Playworker
Brenda Williams Playworker
Connor Bingham Playworker
All our staff are trained in First Aid, which is updated every 3 years, under go checks with Disclosure and Barring Service when employed and fully trained in Safeguarding issues.
Training
We ensure that we are constantly in touch with new thinking in the field of child education
and care. We receive all the latest information on relevant training opportunities. All training undertaken is with recognized bodies. Hannah Marsh is under taking a Masters in Early Years and Danielle is working towards her level 3 in childcare and Education.
Environment
Our rooms are organised in a way that the children can become familiar and confident in their surroundings. We have found that the sooner this happens, the quicker they settle and begin to enjoy nursery.
We organize the time the children are with us so that they can take part in a variety of child-chosen and adult-let activities. These take account of children’s changing energy levels throughout the day. The setting caters for the children’s individual needs for rest and quiet activities throughout the day.
They have free flow access to outside play areas. The children benefit greatly from free flow play and being able to mix with older or younger children so we have times when this is accommodated, always taking into account the safety needs of the all the children.
Our environment allows children to re visit activities and enhance on them at their own pace. It doesn’t rush children along but identifies when a child is ready to take further steps.
We plan based on the children’s interests and abilities and this is made possible by staff undertaking informative observations and understanding the importance of valuing the child within group. We show the learning to the child but the child shows us the way.
This way all the children are learning and developing in the best possible way, a happy, confident way which will hopefully stay with them throughout their lives. If you would like to know more about the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum please do not hesitate to ask.
Links with Totley Primary
Wizz Kids is positioned in the grounds of TotleyPrimary School. Although we are completely independent from the school the excellent logistics mean we cangive the children opportunities to learn about a school environment whichever school you go on to decide to send them onto. Please note attending Wizz Kids does in no way mean you will automatically be granted a place at Totley Primary and it will not influence any admission decision.
Record Keeping and Key persons
For older children we do not send home daily written feedback sheets, unless specifically requested as we strongly feel that having a conversation about your child’s day with a member of staff is much more constructive, feedback sheets often become just a tick sheet. Please feel free to talk to us about your child’s time with us at any time. We do provide a home/nursery diary for children under 3.
We do not hold large parents evenings on set dates because we like to be able to fit our meetings around you and your family’s schedule. You will be invited throughout the year to make an appointment to suit you to meet with your child’s key person.
We use a computer software system called TAPESTRY to compile and store all children’s learning journeys. TAPESTRY is completely secure and is used in Schools and Early Years Settings. This system allows greater efficiency in both time and presentation. We wirelessly download assessments and observations to each child’s learning journey. We can store text, videos, audio and photos to evidence your child’s progress.
The systemalso allows you to securely view your child’s progress and learning, you can also upload any possible evidence for us through photos or text.
If you have any questions regarding this system do not hesitate to contact us.
Information gathered and inputted into the child’s learning journey does depend greatly on how often they attend Wizz Kids. A child who attends only one session a week will not have as comprehensive a file as a child who attends 5 sessions.
When a child also attends another child care provider we liaise once a term with them to gather their input on your child’s development.
Your child’s key person will work with you and any other childcare provider involved with your child, to collect information about your child’s needs, activities, interests and achievements, this will ensure we offer the appropriate learning opportunities to each child individually and how to help them move on to next steps confidently
We are only a small grouptherefore have the benefit of being able to build close relationships with all our families and we would like to stress that no matter how many written systems are in place to share information they cannot replace talking freely face to face with staff about how your child is enjoying their time at Wizz Kids.
Fees
£4.50 per hour for under 2 year olds.
£4.20 per hour for over 2 year olds.
We charge for every hour used.
Every child will receive Free Learning Entitlement (Nursery Grant) the term after they are 3 years old. This entitles them to up to 15 hours per week, 38 weeks a year completely free. Please note that you can only claim the Grant from a maximum of 2 different settings. For further details please ask.
We can also accept 2 year olds who are entitled to Free Learning Entitlement. For more information about whether your 2 year old meets the criteria to receive free funding contact Sheffield City Council either by email: or by phone: 0114 273 4567.
Fees are to be paid in advance every month, 4 weeks notice must be given if you decide to leave nursery. Fees can be paid in various ways but we can only accept cash payments in exceptional circumstances.
To be able to maintain a suitable staffing ratio, for children attending Wizz Kids in term time only there can be no refunds for illness or holidays etc. Refunds will only be given if the nursery should fail to open i.e extreme weather conditions.
For children attending all year round it is 3 weeks holiday allocation not including the week we are shut during the Christmas period or Bank Holidays. Holidays must be booked with a half terms notice. Subsidized places are always available for families who find the fees to high. Please do not hesitate to ask about these places and other forms of funding such as the Family Tax Credit, which can be used to pay up to 70% of your childcare costs.
Wizz Kids is registered to receive Childcare Vouchers and if you are employed it is worth enquiring about them with your employer. It is a government scheme which allows you to pay for childcare from your PRE tax and national insurance salary. For further information go to .
Flexible childcare
We aim to be as flexible as possible to accommodate parents varying needs in regard to
childcare. Our day has been split into various sections. You can use the sections in any
combination that suites you and your child, but all sections must be booked in advance per
term on one of our booking forms. Note bookings must be spread over a minimum of 2 days.
‘Out of School Clubs’
Our ‘Out of School Clubs’ include older children from either Totley Primary or Totley All Saints School. We offer Early Bird care from 7.30a.m and After School Care until 6p.m during school term tmes. Our policy for Early Birds club has been recently updated as we have found balancing the high number of full time nursery children with older children increasingly difficult. We therefore ONLY offer Early Bird Club to children from All Saints, children with siblings in the nursery and to FS2 children at Totley Primary. Totley Primary runs its own breakfast club .
We also offer Holiday Care for children with siblings at nursery which enables more flexibility for working parents. We are recommending other enquiries be sent to an alternative holiday scheme called `Play In Dore `(open to all children regardless of school attended) 8a.m-6p.m tel. 07592112520. We offer a limited Christmas holiday club which is confirmed on an annual basis.
For more details please contact Alison.
Starting at Wizz Kids
A child who is tense and unhappy will not be able to play or learn properly, therefore it is important for parents and the staff to work together to help the child feel confident and secure in the group. This takes longer for some children than others and parents/careers should not feel worried if their child takes a while to settle. You will be asked to fill out a registration form and a pre-admission information form prior to your child starting to enable us to understand and meet your child’s individual needs whilst with us.
Nappies and Toilet Training
Nappies etc. must be supplied if your child is not yet toilet trained. This includes any Nappy Rash Creams, Wet Wipes, Nappy Sacks as well as the nappies themselves. Each child has a named draw in which their supplies will be kept for their sole use. There is a charge of 50p per nappy if we have to use one from our stocks.
For children who are new to toilet training we offer support and advice and will operate
various methods of encouragement to make this a positive development.
Sleep and rest
We will gather information from you on your child’s sleep or rest needs and will endeavor to accommodate these where ever possible. We have a designated room in which children can obtain a sleep away from the main play areas. This room is equipped with a cot and a sleep nest so that children can access a sleep independently should they wish. For their comfort we do not recommend that children sleep in a buggy or car seat.
Snack time
Fresh fruit, milk and water are constantly available to the children. The children have a choice on the kind of other snack they would like. We operate a rolling snack system from 9.30a.m so that the children can access something to eat or drink at a time that suits them and accounts for their individual dietary needs.
Lunch and tea time
On the pre-admission form there is space for you to tell us all about your child’s individual feeding pattern and dietary needs. Lunch time will generally be held between 12p.m-1p.m. May differ for under 2’s.
If your child is staying for lunch you can send them with a lunch and drink or purchase a hot school dinner which we collect from the school. There is an extra cost for this option and the meals are not suitable for children under the age of 18 months.
For the over 2’s if you wish your child to have tea with us we would prefer that they have a hot school dinner at lunch time and have sandwiches etc. for tea.
We do not have the facilities to prepare and cook any types of food on the premises!
Bottles, cups and formula milk must be supplied by you and clearly named. Formula milk must be in an air tight sterile container.
There is always an additional snack/meal served at about 4p.m for those staying for the longer day.
Inclusion
Our group aims to adhere to the DfEE Special Educational needs and disabilities code of practice 2014 and the Children’s and Families Act 2014, to provide inclusive learning opportunities for all children. Children with special needs will be admitted to Wizz Kids after consultation between parents/carers and Nursery leaders
The committee
Wizz kids are a registered charity and run by a parent committee. The committee is elected yearly and meets approximately once a term. No special expertise is required only enthusiasm and an interest in how the group is run. All meetings are held in a friendly environment and every one given a chance to have their say.
The duties of the committee vary from arranging coffee mornings and fund raising activities to setting the groups policies and the recruitment of staff. The manager is employed to run the group on a day-to-day basis and feeds back to the committee at any meetings.
The committee forms the backbone of the group and it is very important we keep it as productive as it is at present. To ensure this we are always in need of new members. If at any time you feel able or willing to serve on our committee please do not hesitate to contact either the present chair or the manager of the group. Serving on the committee gives you chance to make a difference. If you do not feel you would like to serve on the committee but you have an issue you wished to be raised you can contact any of the present committee member listed below.
Hazel Davies
Ingrid Fearnehough
Kim Stilwell – treasurer
Fran Arnold – secretary
Sarah Stevens
Helen Dobson – designated safeguarding lead
Amy Clarke
Kate Firth
Liz Raynor
Laura Glover
Julie Fowell- chair
A Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework
Our Nursery is registered to deliver the EYFS (Early Years Foundation stage) framework. This is a very important stage as it helps your child get ready for school as well as preparing them for their future learning and successes. From when your child is born up until the ages of 5, their early years experience should be happy, active, exciting, fun and secure; and support their development, care and learning needs.