Harvard Park Day Nursery LTD.
Notes from the management team: Nicki, Tracey and our deputy manager Carol Firstly, for those of you who are leaving us this month, we would like to say a huge thank you for your support during your time with us. It means a lot that you chose Harvard Park to help your child in their first steps of education and we know that your child will be a shinning star in whatever they chose to do in life. Goodbye and Goodluck from all of us at Harvard Park and don’t forget to come back and visit! Thank you to all of our parents who have given us gifts— we are so grateful and the staff are very thankful too. If you are having a day off from nursery, are booking a holiday or will not be in for any other reason— please let us know. It is important for our daily numbers to know who will be attending and who will not be. If you are going abroad please be aware that we may require proof of a negative test when you are due to return and will require information about where you have travelled too. This is to safeguard ourselves and all of the families in our care. A message regarding buggies : For those children in Baby Studio—if you are working from home or live locally, please take your pushchair away with you. For those of you in Small Steps— as from September, we will no longer be accepting pushchairs as you are using the back entrance. For hygiene reasons, the wheels carry a lot of dirt and wheeling them through Freedom Zone is unfair to those children and staff. For those children in Freedom Zone (including those who have recently moved up) we no longer accept any buggies into Freedom Zone. Due to the lack of space we are struggling with area’s to park the buggies which do not pose a healthy and safety hazards to any child. You will be asked to take all buggies away with you.
Observation for the month of August (EyLog): Due to staff members having time off, settling in new children and catching up with paperwork—there will be no observations on your child’s EyLog for the month of August.
We will also be changing our observation format in September to fit alongside the revised EYFS, so please allow time for these changes and you will also be sent a document explaining parental expectations and required input.
When is your last day at Harvard Park? For all children who receive funding, your last day with us will be Friday 29th August! Your last session for that week will be the last day that you attend. For example if you attend Monday and Wednesday, Wednesday will be your last day. If you need longer, please drop us a call or email to speak to us. If you are planning to leave before the above date then let us know of the date via email or when you drop off. This is so we can have everything ready for you!
Dates for you diary and reminders: • •
We are closed on Monday 30th August due to a bank holiday. There will be no nursery today.
If at any point you wish to talk to the Management team (Nicki, Tracey or Carol), please feel free to book an appointment to speak to us. If you are having a hard time or if there is something you wish to discuss, we are here for you and free at any time. •
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NO opened toed shoes or sandals:
Birthdays for the month of August:
These kinds of shoes pose a BIG health and safety risk to children in our care as they can cause a lot of trips and falls. If your child arrives in these we will be asking you to return home and bring us in another pair.
Small Steps: Happy 2nd birthday to Korou and Aroush! Freedom Zone: Happy 3rd birthday to Jibreel and Happy 4th birthday to Rayhanna! Staff: Happy birthday to Saptati! We hope you all have a lovely day celebrating!
Harvard Park Day Nursery LTD.
Notes from Baby Studio: Ducklings - Simran, Mary, Amanda and Martina: Focus: Communication and Language Firstly, we would like to welcome Inaaya, Hazel, Kaylian, Shrey, Shivin and Poppy to our room and say goodbye to Diyar, Nyah, Jonas, Aditya and Edward who will be leaving us soon as they are moving up into Small Steps! We will be doing some settling in observations for those moving in and out however after this there will be no new observations for August due to a lot of children and staff being on holiday and we are adapting to the newly revised EYFS. Please feel free to continue uploading your summer adventures! We are encouraging the children to communicate in different ways to help develop and increase this language and vocabulary. This is through activities where they can use sounds such as farm animals se or focus group activities to encourage imitating familiar daily words. Reminders: Show us what your child does at home over the weekend by uploading pictures and video’s through the eyLog—if you are not sure how to do this, please catch us at drop off’s or pick ups .
Please ensure you are providing enough spare clothes for your child, they are babies and will get messy! 3/4 pairs of everything is a good amount.
Target @ home : on your way to and from nursery talk with your baby about what they can see i.e. birds, cars, bus) The more your repeat the words, the increased likelihood of them picking these words up and using them themselves.
Notes from Small Steps: Bunnies - Qani, Paulina, Gurpreet, Afsha and Sonia Focus: Settling and getting to know you! We would like to welcome Nyah, Aditya, Diyar, Edward and Jonas into our room who are moving up from the baby studio. We would like to say a sad goodbye to Adam, Alexandra, Cameron, Sebastian, Kayla, Nella, Carter and Leonidas who are making the big move up into Freedom Zone! We wish you all the best in your new room and to our newbies, we are excited to have you with us! We will have Martina with us for the first week to help settle the new Baby Studio children in and Paulina will be doing the same with the children moving up into Freedom Zone. For the month of August we will be focusing on helping the new children to settle in, having lots of fun activities for them to explore and allowing them time to get to know us and for us to get to know them. We will be doing some settling in observations for those moving in and out however after this there will be no new observation for August due to a lot of children and staff being on holiday and we are adapting to the newly revised EYFS. Please feel free to continue uploading your summer adventures! Reminders: Please check the weather before you send in your child to nursery. Make sure it is appropriate for the weather throughout the day. No sandals or open-toed shoes as these pose a BIG health and safety risk in our room! Get sharing pictures on your child’s EyLog—thank you to the parents who upload on a weekly basis, it really help’s us work on your child’s development at nursery! Feedback: If you would like sufficient feedback about how your child has been—please try to be here before 5:50pm as we have jobs and cleaning we need to complete be fore we ourselves can go home. Task @ home: lots of water play and fun in the water to stay cool in the rising temperatures of summer. Please remember to wear sun hats and apply sun-cream throughout the day to prevent sun stroke and heat exhaustion.
Dates for you diary and reminders: If your child has had their 2 year old check via phone or a video call, please let us know and share your paperwork with us! If you have an appointment booked please also let us know.
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We are closed on Monday 30th August due to a bank holiday. There will be no nursery today. If at any point you wish to talk to the Management team (Nicki, Tracey or Carol), please feel free to book an appointment to speak to us. If you are having a hard time or if there is something you wish to discuss, we are here for you and free at any time.
Harvard Park Day Nursery LTD.
Notes from Freedom Zone: Cool Cats - Viviana, Charlotte, Sam, Sherry, Ellie, Nabila, Saptati , Harriet and Danielle Focus: Child’s interests, Heading off to school and Summer Fun!
For the month of August we will be focusing on helping the new children to settle in, having lots of fun activities for them to explore and allowing them time to get to know us and for us to get to know them. We will be doing some settling in observations for those moving in and out however after this there will be no new observations for August due to a lot of children and staff being on holiday and we are adapting to the newly revised EYFS. Please feel free to continue uploading your summer adventures! For those children heading off to school, we will continue to focus on our transitions and working on getting ready for school. For all the children we will be enjoying the weather, focusing on the children’s interests and allowing them to explore and make their own decisions. Moving onto the weather, please dress your child appropriately for the weather. Check your weather app before you leave the house. We know it is meant to be summer and warm however, at the moment it is not so please continue to provide a jumper for when the children go outside. Can we remind you no opened toed shoes such as flip flops as these are a health and safety risk. Crocs are a perfect alternative! We would like to say goodbye to Aadvi, Adam, Akram, Andi, Cierra, Christos, Dylan, Frankie, Imma, Imogen, Ishaan, Lava, Micaiah, Miya, Raphael, Rayhanna, Shaurya, Thanishka, Tiana, Vihaan and Zain who will be leaving us during this month. We hope you have an amazing time at school and we wish you the best of luck! We would like to thank you for the gifts we have received so far—they mean a lot to us and thank you for your kinds words. Reminders:
Sun-cream: If you child is with us full time, please supply a bottle of sun-cream for us to keep at the nursery. We will label it and it will only be used for your child. If you are part time, please apply sun-cream before the start of your session.
If you are having a day off from nursery, are booking a holiday or will not be in for any other reason—please let us know. It is important for our daily numbers to know who will be attending and who will not be. If you are going abroad please be aware that we may require proof of a negative test when you are due to return and will require information about where you have travelled too. This is to safeguard ourselves and all of the families in our care.
Dates for you diary and reminders: Leavers: You last week with us will be the week of the 23rd August. Your last session for that week will be the last day that you attend. For example if you attend Monday and Wednesday, Wednesday will be your last day.
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We are closed on Monday 30th August due to a bank holiday. There will be no nursery today.
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If at any point you wish to talk to the Management team (Nicki, Tracey or Carol), please feel free to book an appointment to speak to us. If you are having a hard time or if there is something you wish to discuss, we are here for you and free at any time. •
Please leave a review for us if you have a spare 5 minutes by following this link: https:// www.daynurseries.co.uk/daynursery.cfm/searchazref/65432239285#submit-review/