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On behalf of all the children and staff at Southbroom Infants’ we would like to give you and your child a warm welcome to our nursery.
Theaimofthisbookletistoprovideyou with practical information and advice to helpmakethetransitionintonurseryas smooth as possible.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns, pleasedonothesitatetocontactus
T: 01380 723 184 E: admin@southbroom-inf.wilts.sch.uk
SouthbroomInfants'School
TheGreen,Devizes,Wiltshire,SN105AA
Meet the team:
Mrs A.Edwards
Head of School
Mrs S.Morgan
Early Years Lead and Nursery Class Teacher
Mrs M Bailey
Nursery Room Lead
Miss L Dalley
Early Years Practitioner
Mrs W Smith
Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Z.Pletts
Family Support Advisor
Nursery session times:
Morning sessions:
Nursery starts at: 830am Nursery finishes at: 1130am
Afternoon sessions:
Nursery starts at: 12.00pm Nurseryfinishesat:300pm
Nurserystartsat:8.30am
Nurseryfinishesat:3.00pm
Session costs: 30-hour children:
For parents who wish to purchase additional sessions beyond their funded sessions, the following charges apply:
2-year-olds: £1800 per session
Pre-school (3-4yrs): £1500 per session
We offer additional sessions beyond the funded 15 hours
The cost for extra sessions will be added to your invoice for the following month
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GENERAL NURSERY INFORMATION
Weuseanonlinepaymentsystemforthe majorityofpaymentsintoschool Once yourchildhasstartedyouwillbegiven yourlogonforParentPay Itisanappthat canbeinstalledonaPC,phoneoriPad
LUNCHTIMES
Childrenwhoattendnurseryfor30hours arewelcometostayforlunch.Thereisa £1.50costperdayforlunchtime supervision.
Childrencanbringapackedlunchfrom home,orweofferourfamiliestheoption ofahotcookedmealfortheirchild.The costis£2.20permeal.
MILK
SETTLING IN SESSIONS
Werequestthatallchildrenattenda numberofsettlinginsessionsbefore startinginournursery.Thisenablesyour childtobecomefamiliarwiththe environment,staffandnewfriends, leadingtoasuccessfulandconfident starttotheirnurseryeducation
AllpaymentsmustbemadeviaParentPay Thereisachargetothe30hrspupilsfor thenurserylunchtimesupervision.Thereis adailycostof£1.50tocoverthe supervisionofyourchildatlunchtime. Totalcostfortheweekis£7.50,payments aremadeonParentPay.
https://wwwparentpaycom
INVOICING
Youwillbeinvoicedatthebeginningof eachcalendarmonthforSeedlings sessionsthatarenotcoveredbyFree EntitlementFunding. Paymentofinvoicesshouldbereceived within10workingdaysoftheinvoicedate.
HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME
Weencouragefamiliesnottotake holidaysduringtermtime TheWhite HorseFederationpolicyonholidaysis availableonTWHFwebsite
SNACKS
Wehaveamorningsnackandan afternoonsnackatNursery Wehavea varietyofhealthyoptions
AllchildreninNurserywillhavetheoption ofmilkorwaterduringsnacktime.
TOILET TRAINING
2-year-olds: We will work closely with you to support your child with the toilet training process Parents and carers are asked to provide their child with nappies andwipestousewhilstatnursery
Pre-school:Weencourageallchildrento betoilettrainedbeforestartinginour pre-school Ifyourchildisstillinnappies, wewillsupportyoubyhelpingyouto toilettrainyourchild
ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY AND ABSENCES
WeaimforallchildrentoattendNursery everyday.Ifyourchildispoorly,wedoask thatyouletusknowby8.20ambyringing theschool01380723184andleavinga message.
https://thewhitehorsefederation.org.uk
CLASSROOM LEARNING
Everychildwhoattendsournurserywill havetheopportunitytoengageina varietyofchild-initiated,adultinitiated andadultfocusedactivitiesthroughout theweek
Childrenhaveaccesstoawiderangeof high-qualityresourcesandactivitiesthat arecarefullydesignedtoengage, challengeanddevelopchildren’slearning inallareasoftheEarlyYearsFoundation Stage.
OUTSIDE LEARNING
Outdoorlearninghasapositiveimpacton children’swell-beinganddevelopment Therefore,withinourNurserywemaximise children’sopportunitiestolearnand exploreoutside,regardlessoftheweather
Aswithclassroomlearning,childrenhave theopportunitytoengageinoutside learningthroughavarietyofchild-initiated opportunitiesandadultledactivities
