Winter Issue 2016 (2)
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Funded nursery places<br />
for 2-4 year olds...<br />
Do you have a 2, 3 or 4 year old? If<br />
so, do you know that the Government<br />
is providing funding for some 2 year<br />
olds, and all 3 and 4 year olds to attend<br />
Kingsdown Nursery for 15 hours a week?<br />
Young children can have great fun playing with or<br />
alongside other children, exploring paint, water,<br />
clay and playing outside in a safe, well-equipped<br />
play area. As well as the benefits for the children,<br />
having a part time nursery place at Kingsdown,<br />
can give parents and carers a welcome break from<br />
the demands of a busy toddler or young child. It<br />
can give you extra time to go shopping, do some<br />
housework, look after the baby, take a college<br />
course, do extra hours at work or just have a cup<br />
of coffee in peace and quiet, and drink it while it’s<br />
still hot!<br />
Most children attend Kingsdown for 5 mornings<br />
a week, or 5 afternoons, some do 2 ½ or 3 days<br />
a week. Coming regularly helps children develop<br />
friendships and positive relationships with staff<br />
and other children. Some children attend 5 days a<br />
week, with parents buying additional places. We<br />
also run a before and after school club if you need<br />
care outside of traditional school hours. Families<br />
who are not eligible for the Government 2 year<br />
funding often use their Child Benefit to buy one or<br />
two sessions a week to help their child develop<br />
their social skills ready for starting school.<br />
At Kingsdown we offer a wonderful engaging<br />
environment, both indoors and outdoors. Children<br />
have access to top quality resources and fully<br />
qualified staff, both teachers and Early Years<br />
Practitioners. We teach children to share, take<br />
turns, learn about letters and numbers, paint, write<br />
and draw, ride, climb, explore and investigate.<br />
Throughout the year, Kingsdown provides many<br />
opportunities for children to experience nature in<br />
all its forms. We have a bird’s nesting box with a<br />
camera in and currently there are 8 eggs waiting<br />
to be hatched. Children eagerly watch the laptop<br />
to see if the eggs have hatched yet. Kingsdown<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Kingsdown Nursery<br />
is fortunate to be near Birchwood Nature Park and we<br />
regularly take groups of children for walks there, to look<br />
for mini-beasts and to study the changing seasons.<br />
All children have weekly music lessons with Pete the<br />
Music Man. Pete brings his Double Bass and Guitar and<br />
enough musical instruments for all children to have a go!<br />
We also have Stuart from Meet the Beasts in with his<br />
exotic pets, snakes, lizards, spiders, insects and snails.<br />
Children can wear their own clothes but many wear<br />
our uniform of red or blue polo shirt and sweatshirt.<br />
Children invariably join in with messy activities at nursery<br />
and if they have their Kingsdown uniform on, they are<br />
hard wearing and will stand up to the demands of a busy<br />
day at nursery!<br />
For more information and a look round,<br />
please call in or T: 01522 684335<br />
E: enquiries@kingsdownnuseryschool.co.uk<br />
www.kingsdownnurseryschool.co.uk<br />
www.mollysguide.co.uk<br />
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