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EDUCATION
Kingsdown Nursery
30 fr hours available at
kingsdown nursery school...
30 Funded Hours for eligible 3 and 4 year olds.
15 Funded Hours for eligible 2 year old and
all 3 and 4 year old. Sessions are available to
buy, morning, afternoons or full days for nonfunded
2 year olds or as a top up to the 15
hours funded for 3 and 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 or 30 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 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 or 5
afternoons. We also offer full days from 8.45 – 3.25
p.m. There is a breakfast and after school club if you
need a longer day. Coming regularly helps children
develop friendships and positive relationships with staff
and other children. Families who are not eligible for
the Government 2 year funding often buy one or two
sessions a week to help their child develop their social
skills ready for starting in our 3-4 year old nursery class.
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. Each spring, we
have a bird’s nesting box with a camera in
and children eagerly watch the laptop to
see if eggs have hatched yet. Kingsdown
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, blue or purple 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
Facebook: Kingsdown Nursery School
www.kingsdownnurseryschool.co.uk
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Winter 2017