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We offer funded places for 9 month olds, 2 year olds and 3 & 4 year olds. We stretch the entitlement over 51 weeks
For more information about funding follow this link ‘Best Start In Life’
We are open Monday – Friday, 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Closed on Bank Holidays and one week at Christmas. Full or half day sessions available (subject to availability).
7.30am – 1.00pm
7.30am – 6.00pm
My name is Sophie and I currently hold a level 3 in Childcare and level 3 in Special Educational Needs in Early Years.
I started my career in childcare over 12 years ago as an apprentice and have worked my way up to now Nursery Manager. I have also been a SENCO for many years.
I have a keen passion for learning and believe a home from home environment is good for children’s development. I strive on providing a safe and secure learning environment and take joy in watching little ones grow and flourish.
We have a lovely, friendly, well qualified team here at Park House who create a welcoming, safe and stimulating environment where the children learn and develop whilst also having fun.
Our baby rooms are led by caring, qualified and experienced practitioners who have a sound knowledge of child development and, in particular knowledge and experience related to children from birth to 2 years. A member of staff, designated as your baby’s ‘Key Person’, will get to know you and your child. A close relationship between the Key Person and you ensures that your baby’s individual needs are met, and their personal, social and emotional development and wellbeing are supported.
We ensure that we develop routines consistent with those that you have at home. We discuss with you your child’s personal care routines including nappy changing, feeding and sleeping to ensure that we understand and respect your preferences and to provide as much continuity of care as possible.
We give babies and young children the opportunity to use all their senses as they explore different activities and experiences including;
The activities that we plan and provide are designed to support the prime areas of learning; communication and language, physical development and personal social and emotional development. These three areas of learning are crucially important as they are the foundations for all future learning.
We will share information about the activities and experiences your child has at nursery with you regularly on ‘Famly’ and in informal conversations and in parents’ evenings. We will also discuss how your child is progressing with you regularly.
You will be confident and have peace of mind knowing that your baby is happy and well cared for in our baby room.
Our two Toddler Rooms are led by caring, qualified and experienced practitioners who understand that between the ages of two and three years there are major changes in development. Toddlers are developing an understanding of themselves as individuals, beginning to use language to communicate and for thinking and they have the physical ability to move independently with increasing control.
A member of staff, designated as your Toddler’s Key Person, will get to know you and your child. A close relationship between the key person and you ensures that your child’s individual needs are met, and their personal, social and emotional development and wellbeing is supported.
We ensure that the environment is rich in resources that invite experimentation as two-year olds are keen to ‘do it myself’. Children begin to form early friendships and develop social skills with support from the Key Person. Sharing, however, is a new concept and so we ensure that there are sufficient resources for everyone as well as equipment such as toddle boxes or a sand tray that we can use to encourage co-operation.
We give Toddlers the opportunity to use all their developing skills as they explore different activities and experiences including:
The activities that we plan and provide are designed to support the prime areas of learning;
and to introduce the specific areas of learning.
Activities also provide opportunities for children to engage with the characteristics of effective learning. These are the things that make children good at learning including actively learning through play and exploration and thinking critically and creatively about the things that they experience. These characteristics provide a good foundation to lifelong learning.
We differentiate our planning of activities and tailor it to meet your child’s individual needs. We take into account their age and stage of development. This means that children who are gifted and those who have special needs, those who are the younger or older children in a group are all supported and enabled to make good progress in their learning. We make regular assessments of your child’s learning, development and progress including a progress check at two years old required by the EYFS.
We will share information about the activities and experiences your child has at nursery with you regularly on ‘Famly’ and in informal conversations and in parents’ evenings. We will discuss how your child is progressing with you regularly.
You will be confident and have peace of mind knowing that your child is happy and actively engaged in our Toddler room.
Our Pre-School room is a welcoming and friendly place where your child can feel safe and secure as they explore our inspiring environment which is rich in opportunities for active learning and equipped with resources that motivate your child to investigate and explore. We structure the pre-school environment in a very particular way to allow children to become engrossed in their activities and to work collaboratively in small groups. Our environment is a place where children can feel energised, stimulated, relaxed, comfortable and keen to learn.
Our Pre-School Room is led by caring, qualified and experienced practitioners who have a good knowledge of child development and how young children learn as well as a thorough understanding of the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and teaching young children.
A member of staff, designated as your child’s Key Person, will get to know you and your child. A close relationship between the key person and you ensures that your child’s individual needs are met, and their personal, social and emotional wellbeing is supported.
We offer a curriculum which ensures that children are given meaningful, interesting, practical play experiences that are going to allow them to become confident competent learners, who enjoy learning because it is fun. We combine child-initiated activities with direct teaching and adult led activities. We give children the opportunity to learn in a cross-curricula way through play as they explore different activities and experiences including;
The activities that we plan and provide are designed to support all areas of learning;
We want children to be successful and effective in their learning. When we plan activities for children we, therefore, consider the different ways in which children learn and the characteristics that make them good at learning including actively learning through play and exploration and thinking critically and creatively about the things that they experience. These characteristics of effective learning provide a good foundation for learning throughout their lives.
We differentiate our planning of activities so that we tailor it to meet your child’s individual needs and take account of their age and stage of development. This means that children who are gifted and those who have special needs, those who are the younger or older children in a group are all supported and enabled to make good progress in their learning. We make regular assessments of your child’s learning, development and progress.
We share information about the activities and experiences your child has at nursery together with information about the progress they are making in their learning and development both face to face and through our ‘Famly’ App.
In order to support children to make the transition to the next phase of their education with enthusiasm and confidence we take an holistic view of school readiness. We develop children’s confidence and self-esteem, their social skills and independence, their self-care skills such as toileting and using cutlery, their communication skills, curiosity and their ability to learn.
You will have peace of mind knowing that your child is enjoying nursery and being well supported to make good progress in their learning and development. You will feel confident that when the time comes your child will be ready for school.
Our Garden with Space for Babies and Quiet Play
We are fortunate to have a large secure outdoor play area which the children use every day. We also have a separate outdoor area for babies and children who are not yet mobile and need a safe quieter area to enjoy the fresh air.
We have a large climbing frame for physical play and a pirate ship for imaginative play. There is a mud kitchen for making mud pies and mixing potions and a growing area where children like to grow flowers and vegetables.
We enhance our outdoor play opportunities by including crates and planks for building and making dens and equipment for mark making and imaginative play. We go on minibeast hunts to find insects and spiders and wildlife in the garden.
We make full use of the local area which has green spaces and the river close by. We sometimes take a picnic with us as well as paints, pens and pencils with paper to draw our surroundings.
We regularly go for walks to the park and to feed the ducks or see the cows and horses. We visit places of interest in the local area such as the local library. We go to look at the trains at the railway station and sometimes we go for a ride on the train to Marlow or Bourne End. The outdoor environment provides challenge and helps children to learn how to be safe and to be aware of others. We talk to children about road safety and staying safe near water.
The outdoor environment is a very important part of our early year’s environment as it offers significantly different opportunities for play and exploration from those we provide indoors.
We know that outdoors is a special place for young children. It allows them to have real contact with the elements, seasons and the natural world. It offers them more freedom to be active, interactive, noisy and messy and to use all their senses. They can work on a large scale and use their whole bodies to do activities such as running, rolling, climbing, digging or building. Many young children prefer to be outdoors and find it easier to engage when opportunities for learning are offered outdoors.
We will share your child’s learning outdoors with you through photographs and observations on the Famly app and in discussions with you.
The Famly App keeps parents fully connected with their child’s nursery life, sharing updates, photos, and progress in real time. It supports collaboration between parents and staff to enhance learning, wellbeing, and communication.
We are committed to creating a culture where children feel safe, valued, and part of the Countryside family.
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