The Nursery Rooms
Children’s Day Nursery
Warwick House
Perry Road Harlow Essex CM18 7NF
Email:children@thenurseryrooms.co.uk
This site is aimed to provide a brief introduction to our nursery, which we hope will answer some of your questions. However, if you have any further queries or would like to request a full information booklet please feel free to contact Emma Brett or Nikola Hiskett on 01279 866445.
We are a 66 place registered day nursery, which has been open since 1999. We have recently expanded and undergone a complete refurbishment which is aimed to reflect the calm nature of the nursery and staff.
Our aim is to provide a high quality service, with flexible care and early year’s education for children living within the local community and the surrounding areas.
There are four separate rooms within the nursery, each one represents the various ages and stages in a child’s development from 3 months right through to 5 years old. Each room is designed to assist your child through those early developmental years and prepare them for school.
Our most recent OFSTED inspection was in February 2005 from which we received a Good report. Parents can read the detail of the report by visiting the OFSTED website at
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk
Emma Brett is the Nursery Manager. She has worked for the nursery since it was established in January 1999. In total she has over 10 years experience of working within a day nursery.
Emma has her BTEC National diploma in Nursery Nursing.
Within the nursery she also fulfils the roles of Equal Opportunities and Child Protection co coordinator.
Emma is a designated first aider.
Training courses Emma has attended include:
Nikola Hiskett is the Deputy Manager. She too has worked for the nursery since 1999. Nikki initially worked as a nanny after gaining her NNEB and has over 9 years nursery experience.
Nikki is the nursery SENCO (special educational needs co coordinator) and has received training on many subjects within this area. They are as follows:
Nikki is also a designated first aider and has attended training on Basic food hygiene.
The rest of the team is made up of:
All members of staff, volunteers and work based students have all been CRB checked and have received the necessary clearance.
We continually strive to improve our care and practice at The Nursery Rooms by accessing as much training as possible, enabling us to update and improve our knowledge on all early years care and education related topics.
Examples of courses attended by members of staff are:
We are open Monday – Friday between the hours of 7.30am – 6.30pm.
We offer whole days which are 7.30am – 6.30pm and half days which are 7.30am – 1pm and 1pm – 6.30pm.
We are open 52 weeks of the year, closing only for bank holidays.
Our overall aim is to provide a high quality service, with flexible care and early year’s education for children between the ages of 3 months and 5 years, for parents and carers living and working in the local community and the surrounding areas.
We feel that high quality care and education leads to effective learning and development for young children.
It is our aim that all children should feel secure and valued.
Positive relationships with parents will help practitioners to work effectively with them and their children.
Children, parents and practitioners should work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
We will maintain development records on all children. These will be factual, non-judgemental and objective and are readily accessible to parents/carers.
We will always value the individuality of each child irrespective of race, gender, religion, ability or culture, therefore encouraging the children to respect the fact that people may be different from themselves.
We strive to promote positive images throughout the nursery environment.
The nursery aims to create an environment which:
a) Provides an opportunity to promote high quality care where children feel able to develop social skills, interacting both with adults and children, therefore developing relationships and becoming valued members of the group.
b) Provides intellectual stimulation and space where children are encouraged to develop a wide range of physical and intellectual skills.
c) Enables children to express their fears, needs and joys with confidence in the knowledge that they will be recognised.
d) Encourages children to develop emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually.
The purpose of these aims and objectives is to develop each child into a well rounded, tolerant and confident individual. Parental involvement is actively encouraged so that both the child’s needs and parent’s needs are met and constantly reviewed.
Nutrition
We provide all meals and refreshments throughout the day (relevant to session times) i.e. dinner is served at 12pm so children who attend nursery from 1pm do not receive this meal. Samples of food we serve are below:
Breakfast
Dinner
Dessert
Afternoon snack
Tea
Drinks served throughout the day
The nursery also caters for vegetarians and will provide alternatives for those with allergies, ethnic and/or religious dietary requirements and particular dislikes. Other, not so common dietary requirements will be dealt with on an individual basis, with every effort being made to meet each child’s needs.
There is also a separate menu available for babies under the age of one which is based upon a no salt diet and takes into consideration the weaning needs of a small child and the importance of introducing foods gradually.
Working in partnership with parents
It is an accepted truth that parents are children’s first and most enduring educators. They play a crucial role in the education of their child and there is a wealth of research evidence to suggest that children do better when:
We appreciate that levels of engagement and parental involvement will differ depending on personal circumstances.
We aim to ensure that all families feel welcomed, valued, respected and listened to in the setting. We offer to all parents and carers the opportunity and the choice to be involved. Another way we do this is by developing an understanding of the individual child. We offer parents and carers the space and time to talk about their child’s achievements, interests, development and any concerns they may have, striving to demonstrate to parents that these opinions are valued.
Good communication between parents and ourselves is essential to ensure that we can meet the needs of each individual child and their family. To achieve this, we aim to develop an open, honest and supportive relationship with parents.
It is very important for us to ensure that each child gets the care and attention appropriate to his or her needs and stage of development.
The tweenie room is for those very young children. It is a self-contained room, which enables the babies to play in a separate and safe environment. The cots are in the room so that the babies can be observed at all times by staff members.
The toddler room caters to young babies aged between 1 and 2 years old. It contains everything your child needs in a safe environment. The room also benefits from its own separate sleep area.
The age group in the rainbow room caters to children aged between 2-3. As can be seen from the pictures, it occupies a large space filled with lots of equipment, to stimulate your child and assist in their development. The room has the benefit of its own messy play area, and quiet area.
The sunshine room is the pre-school area of the nursery and is where the children are taught the necessary skills required prior to commencing primary school. The room has the benefit of a computer, which is used to assist your child’s development. The room also has the benefit of its own messy play area.
In addition to the rooms above, the nursery also has the benefit of a physical play area, which has a wide variety of equipment for all the children within the nursery. All age groups benefit from using this room each day for a variety of structured activities as well as being able to play freely with the equipment and resources available that are specifically tailored for their stage of development.. The children attend this room with other members of their peer group to ensure that they are properly supervised.
This website provides an overview of the nursery, which we hope has given you an insight into what The Nursery Rooms has to offer. For further information, please feel free to contact either Emma Brett or Nikki Hiskett on 01279-866-445 who will be more than pleased to answer any questions that you may have. You can also contact Emma or Nikki to arrange an appointment to visit the nursery by telephone or by clicking on the link above to send an e-mail.
We hope that you found the information useful and look forward to seeing you soon.