Issue 22 - Summer 2016

Funded nursery places
for 2-4 year olds...
Do you have a 2, 3 or 4 year old? If
so, do you know that the Government
is providing funding for some 2 year
olds, and all 3 and 4 year olds to attend
Kingsdown Nursery for 15 hours a week?
Young children can have great fun playing with or
alongside other children, exploring paint, water,
clay and playing outside in a safe, well-equipped
play area. As well as the benefits for the children,
having a part time nursery place at Kingsdown,
can give parents and carers a welcome break from
the demands of a busy toddler or young child. It
can give you extra time to go shopping, do some
housework, look after the baby, take a college
course, do extra hours at work or just have a cup
of coffee in peace and quiet, and drink it while it’s
still hot!
Most children attend Kingsdown for 5 mornings
a week, or 5 afternoons, some do 2 ½ or 3 days
a week. Coming regularly helps children develop
friendships and positive relationships with staff
and other children. Some children attend 5 days a
week, with parents buying additional places. We
also run a before and after school club if you need
care outside of traditional school hours. Families
who are not eligible for the Government 2 year
funding often use their Child Benefit to buy one or
two sessions a week to help their child develop
their social skills ready for starting school.
At Kingsdown we offer a wonderful engaging
environment, both indoors and outdoors. Children
have access to top quality resources and fully
qualified staff, both teachers and Early Years
Practitioners. We teach children to share, take
turns, learn about letters and numbers, paint, write
and draw, ride, climb, explore and investigate.
Throughout the year, Kingsdown provides many
opportunities for children to experience nature in
all its forms. We have a bird’s nesting box with a
camera in and currently there are 8 eggs waiting
to be hatched. Children eagerly watch the laptop
to see if the eggs have hatched yet. Kingsdown
EDUCATION
Kingsdown Nursery
is fortunate to be near Birchwood Nature Park and we
regularly take groups of children for walks there, to look
for mini-beasts and to study the changing seasons.
All children have weekly music lessons with Pete the
Music Man. Pete brings his Double Bass and Guitar and
enough musical instruments for all children to have a go!
We also have Stuart from Meet the Beasts in with his
exotic pets, snakes, lizards, spiders, insects and snails.
Children can wear their own clothes but many wear
our uniform of red or blue polo shirt and sweatshirt.
Children invariably join in with messy activities at nursery
and if they have their Kingsdown uniform on, they are
hard wearing and will stand up to the demands of a busy
day at nursery!
For more information and a look round,
please call in or T: 01522 684335
E: enquiries@kingsdownnuseryschool.co.uk
www.kingsdownnurseryschool.co.uk
www.mollysguide.co.uk
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