Chatterbox Day Nursery & Preschool - Chatterbox Nursery Ltd
Chatterbox Day Nursery & Preschool - Chatterbox Nursery Ltd
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<strong>Chatterbox</strong><br />
<strong>Day</strong> <strong>Nursery</strong> &<br />
<strong>Preschool</strong><br />
2012 Brochure
Welcome to our <strong>Nursery</strong><br />
Our promise to you at <strong>Chatterbox</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>Nursery</strong> is to give the highest quality childcare<br />
in a safe, stimulating and nurturing environment.<br />
Our aim is to provide a homely, caring, relaxed and happy atmosphere. We recognise<br />
our parents and children’s individual needs and concerns and agree that their<br />
satisfaction and happiness is paramount. Flexibility and understanding is very<br />
important.<br />
We are very proud of our home from home environment which includes freshly<br />
prepared home cooked meals every day.<br />
Opening times<br />
We are open from 8.00am to 6.00pm<br />
Contact Information<br />
Owners: Amanda & Simon Bitchenor<br />
<strong>Chatterbox</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>Nursery</strong><br />
32 Nelson Street<br />
Ryde<br />
Isle of Wight<br />
PO33 2EY<br />
Telephone: 01983 616779<br />
Website: www.chattytots.com<br />
E-mail: info@chattytots.com<br />
Ofsted Registration number<br />
EY417354<br />
Registered for 59 children.
Location<br />
The nursery is based in a lovely Victorian house close to the sea front in Ryde. It has<br />
been maintained to the highest standards to create a bright and stimulating<br />
environment in which your child will be safely cared for. The building has a large,<br />
securely enclosed play area to the rear and admittance to the nursery is strictly<br />
monitored.<br />
Departments<br />
The <strong>Nursery</strong> is split into two departments, babies and pre-school. Babies occupy the<br />
first floor, while the ground floor is dedicated to pre-school.<br />
The Staff Team<br />
All our nursery staff hold a childcare qualification, including the cook. Senior staff<br />
have a minimum of NVQ level 3 in Childcare and Education and some are now<br />
working towards level 4 or their Degree in Early Childhood Studies. We require all<br />
staff to hold a current first aid certificate. There is a continual program of staff<br />
development to enhance their knowledge and understanding of childcare.<br />
Parental Involvement<br />
At <strong>Chatterbox</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>Nursery</strong> we recognise that parents need to feel confident and<br />
comfortable with the childcare that they choose. To ensure this we operate an ‘open<br />
door’ policy, so that parents can discuss any aspect of their child’s care or<br />
development at any time with a staff member or a manager. Your child will have a<br />
key person who will act as a special person for your child and will work with you to<br />
plan care and provide feedback about your child’s activities at nursery. We also have<br />
a parent’s notice board in the entrance hall to keep parents up to date with <strong>Nursery</strong><br />
issues.
Babies & Toddlers Department<br />
The babies department provides excellent facilities for babies from 6 weeks up to 2<br />
years of age (although in some cases we can extend this to 2 ½ years depending on the<br />
babies developmental needs).<br />
The baby / toddler department has a main playroom where they are free to explore the<br />
many toys and use the various equipment i.e. baby walkers, rocking toys etc. There is<br />
a second play room, which caters more for the toddler’s needs; here they can role-play<br />
using the toy kitchen, dolls, prams and cots e.t.c. They can play with the various toys,<br />
cars, garage, read stories, threading and puzzles. The children also spend time sitting<br />
together with staff each day for singing, stories, rhymes and musical instrument<br />
sessions.<br />
In the wet / dinning room the babies and toddlers can involve themselves in various<br />
art and craft activities such as painting, sticking, play dough, cookery e.t.c. During<br />
these times the children are involved in activities such as colours, numbers, shapes,<br />
sorting and letters e.t.c.<br />
When not being used for arts and crafts this room doubles as the dining area with<br />
highchairs and a low table and chairs, where the children can sit together to eat their<br />
meals, good manners play a big part during these times and promoted by the staff, as<br />
is general hygiene i.e. washing hands and faces.<br />
We have a sleeping room with cots and prams for the children to have their sleeps,<br />
this room has a baby listening monitor so that the staff can hear as soon as a child<br />
wakes, sleeping babies are also checked regularly by staff using a timer.<br />
There is also a bathroom /changing room, for every child’s toiletry and changing<br />
needs. All potty and toilet training is taken on by staff when the child is ready.
There is a general day to day timetable for the department, which obviously takes into<br />
account each individual baby’s and toddler’s routine.<br />
We have buggies, rain covers and sun canopies so that the children can go out for<br />
walks to feed the ducks, see the boats, the hovercraft and the train, play on the beach,<br />
or at the park, visit the library or the local shops. (We do need parent’s signature on<br />
the application form to take children off the premises).<br />
The children have their own daily records to take home at the end of the day,<br />
informing parents or carers exactly what their child’s routine has been during the day.<br />
Each child has their own key worker who is responsible for closely monitoring your<br />
child’s developmental progress and recording this within the child’s personal records.<br />
You are free to look at and discuss your child’s development with their key worker or<br />
the nursery manager at any mutually convenient time.<br />
The information within the file is passed onto the next department or a new nursery if<br />
the child moves. When a child is ready to move downstairs (usually between 2yrs and<br />
2 ½ yrs) we start an integration process. This is done very gradually taking into<br />
account each individual child’s needs.<br />
Key Facts<br />
• Staff Ratios are 1:3<br />
• Meal Times - Lunch is available from 11:30.<br />
• Tea is available from 3.45pm.<br />
• Snacks will be given mid morning and mid afternoon.<br />
• Water and Milk is available throughout the day for all children.
Pre-school<br />
This department has a large playroom with a whole variety of toys and equipment.<br />
Including a tool bench, a dolls house, a home corner, lego, cars, animals, shapes<br />
dressing up clothes etc.<br />
During free play sessions the children are encouraged to share and play independently<br />
and within a group, they are encouraged to respect each others thoughts and ideas and<br />
treat the various equipment with care, and with the guidance yet not interference from<br />
the qualified staff, the children will feel free to develop at their own rate. There is also<br />
a book corner with a variety of books, which are changed once a term when the<br />
mobile library visits. The children are involved in choosing new books and are<br />
encouraged to use them with respect and correctly.<br />
We also have a second playroom where the children are able to experiment with<br />
weighing scales, magnifying glasses, pouring equipment, scoops etc and a whole<br />
variety of dried foods. There is also mathematical equipment, which encourages<br />
sorting, size and colour recognition etc. There is a dedicated area for writing and use<br />
of the computer.<br />
This room also provides a messy area where the children can express themselves<br />
through a whole variety of art, craft and messy activities including water play, sand<br />
play, creative materials, clay, play dough, glue, paint, scissors, crayons, pencils and<br />
paper etc.<br />
Meal times are an important time allowing children to sit together in an informal yet<br />
sensible manner, chatting between themselves and with staff about various events. We<br />
encourage children to think about their manners and to be independent at these times<br />
as well i.e. helping to set up, pouring their own drinks, sharing out fruit etc.
The nursery provides a varied, well-structured and carefully planned timetable taking<br />
into account the needs of the full time child as well as the needs of the part time child.<br />
We work in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Guidance and ensure that this<br />
is all incorporated in our planning of the timetable. The seven areas of learning are:<br />
Prime Areas<br />
Personal Social and Emotional Development<br />
Physical Development<br />
Communication and Language<br />
Specific Areas<br />
Literacy<br />
Mathematics<br />
Understanding the World<br />
Expressive Arts and Design<br />
Every child has their own key worker, and at various times during the week will work<br />
with them and children of their own age for more structured activities.<br />
An example of various projects we cover are the sea-side, the weather, different<br />
countries and cultures, transport, people who help us, wild animals, insects, growing<br />
things etc. Every project is planned well in advance and will include all seven areas of<br />
learning. The following is just a sample of some of the activities your child will be<br />
able to participate in:-<br />
• listening games<br />
• memory games<br />
• sorting games<br />
• pre-maths<br />
• numbers<br />
• clay modeling<br />
• cutting and sticking<br />
• water experiments<br />
• letters<br />
• phonics<br />
• pre-reading<br />
• reading<br />
• sentence making<br />
• play dough<br />
• junk modeling<br />
• music & movement<br />
• pre-writing<br />
• writing<br />
• cookery<br />
• drama<br />
• walks & outings<br />
• bubble painting<br />
• blow painting<br />
• needle work<br />
During free flow play the staff will organise a few activities that the children may or<br />
may not want to involve themselves in. Otherwise they are free to independently<br />
choose the room they would like to be in, the equipment they would like to use, or an<br />
activity they would like to do.<br />
The children enjoy sitting together for stories, singing and rhymes. They also enjoy<br />
these times to tell the group and us about their experiences and their family etc. It is<br />
also a time for us to discuss various subjects with the children. We may also use the<br />
opportunity to discuss children and families of other cultures using stories and<br />
pictures.<br />
Key Facts<br />
• Staff Ratios are 1:4 for 2-3 year olds and 1:8 for over 3s<br />
• Meal Times - Lunch is available from 12:00 noon<br />
• Tea is available from 3.45pm<br />
• Snacks will be given mid morning and mid afternoon.<br />
• Water and Milk is available throughout the day for all children.
<strong>Nursery</strong> Facilities<br />
Kitchen<br />
The kitchen is designed to the highest standards and food provided is to the highest<br />
quality. Our menus are planned carefully to ensure a good nutritional balance for all<br />
children. We cater for all children with special dietary requirements and weaning<br />
foods which are prepared on site by our nursery cook.<br />
Toilets<br />
There are two toilet areas within the nursery and 2 changing areas. The baby room has<br />
their own changing area. All toilets can be freely accessed by the children to promote<br />
their independence. The sinks and toilets are all child height. We work very closely<br />
with parents to support toilet training.<br />
Outdoors<br />
We consider outdoor play to be vital for your child’s health, development and<br />
education. We have one large outdoor play area mirroring some of the activities<br />
available, such as water and sand play.<br />
Part of our planned activities involves planting and growing our own vegetables and<br />
flowers in the garden. A wall and railings surrounding the play area ensures security,<br />
along with locked gates.<br />
Drop off/collection<br />
The entrance to the nursery is via the main front door, this cannot, along with all the<br />
other doors to the setting be opened from the outside. All doors are locked throughout<br />
the day.<br />
Polices & Procedures<br />
Copies of our polices and procedures are available on request and include:<br />
• Fire Drills<br />
• Bullying<br />
• Equal opportunities<br />
• Confidentiality<br />
• Complaints<br />
• Medicine<br />
• Incident<br />
• Accident<br />
• Late Collection<br />
• Behaviour<br />
• Child Protection<br />
• Special Educational Needs
Settling In<br />
We aim to help parents and other carers to help their children settle quickly and easily<br />
by giving consideration to the individual needs and circumstances of children and<br />
their families. The nursery staff will work in partnership with parents/carers to settle<br />
their child into the nursery environment by:<br />
• Encouraging the parents/carers and children to visit the nursery during the weeks<br />
before an admission is planned.<br />
• Planning settling in visits and introductory sessions (lasting approximately 1-2<br />
hours). These will be provided free of charge over a two or four week period<br />
dependent on individual needs, age and stage of development.<br />
• Welcoming parents/carers to stay with their child during the first few weeks until<br />
the child feels settled and the parents/carers feel comfortable about leaving<br />
him/her.<br />
Settling in visits and introductory sessions are key to a smooth transition and to ensure<br />
good communication and information sharing.
<strong>Chatterbox</strong> Fees 2012<br />
<strong>Chatterbox</strong> Ryde<br />
Babies / Toddler Fees (Children aged 6 weeks to 3 years<br />
Morning 8:00am – 12:30pm £ 19.00<br />
Afternoon 1:30pm – 6:00pm £ 19.00<br />
Full <strong>Day</strong> 8:00am – 6:00pm £ 38.00<br />
Full Time (Mon – Fri) £165.00<br />
Per Hour £ 4.50<br />
Breakfast 8:00am Own provided<br />
Cooked Lunch 12:00 noon £ 2.00<br />
Tea 3.45pm £ 1.50<br />
Pre-school Fees (Children aged 3 to 5 years<br />
Morning 8:00am – 1:00pm £ 16.00<br />
Afternoon 1:00pm – 6:00pm £ 16.00<br />
Full <strong>Day</strong> 8:00am – 6:00pm £ 32.00<br />
Full time With Funding (Mon – Fri) £ 96.00<br />
Full time Without Funding (Mon – Fri) £135.00<br />
Per Hour £ 3.50<br />
Breakfast 8:00am Own provided<br />
Cooked Lunch 12:00 noon £ 2.00<br />
Tea 3:45pm £ 1.50<br />
Standard Terms<br />
• 15 hours free childcare is available for all 3-5 year olds (Government funded).<br />
• All fees are payable in advance.<br />
• We accept the majority of childcare vouchers (please ask if you have any questions).<br />
• Please note child care vouchers can be used for children up to 15 years of age and for all<br />
sessions and clubs provided by <strong>Chatterbox</strong>.<br />
• Fees are payable if your child does not attend the nursery for any reason.<br />
• One months notice in writing is required if you no longer require your place.<br />
• To reserve a child’s space we require a £50.00 deposit, refundable in the first month of<br />
attendance.<br />
• Swapping of sessions will only be aloud in the event of an emergency and staff permitting.<br />
• <strong>Chatterbox</strong> reserve the right to add or modify the terms and conditions subject to suitable<br />
notice.