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About Us
High Quality Daycare
- We are Ofsted registered and we provide excellent quality childcare within a caring and stimulating environment. We endeavour to work closely with all parents and carers to meet the individual needs of all of the children in our care.
- Our practice incorporates the principles of the “Reggio Emilia approach”. We believe that the child is a strong, capable protagonist in his or her own learning, and, importantly, as a subject of rights to ‘realise and expand their potential’.
- Our team of staff consists of qualified childcare professionals, some of whom have been with the Nursery since it opened its doors.
Babies
Toddlers
Pre-School
Discover our Daycare
At Twinnie Day Nursery we endeavour to provide a friendly, relaxed, safe and secure environment for babies and children. We offer a child centred approach where children are encouraged to develop their individuality, creativity, independence and self confidence led by caring staff. We support them to feel positive in all areas of their lives and learning.
Our Aims
- To provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment
- To value every child’s individuality and provide opportunities for communication and language, physical development and personal, social and emotional development in line with the ‘Prime Areas’ of Learning and Development in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- Within the EYFS structure we will focus on the ‘Specific Areas’ of literacy, mathematics, understanding of the world and expressive arts and design
- To promote every child’s self-esteem and encourage confidence to experiment and learn about the world around them.
- To provide every child with the social and emotional framework required as a foundation for formal school education
- To instil manners, promote and encourage caring social behaviours and respectful interaction with other children, staff and other adults
- To meet the needs of children with Specific Needs, including disability, varying cultures, religions and race
- To value and encourage parental contributions.
OUR ETHOS
- Choosing the right nursery to meet your requirements can be a difficult decision and an important one for both parents and child.
- As a parent/carer, you need to know that your child is happy, secure and being well cared for in a stimulating and friendly environment. We like to work closely with parents to provide the level of care you want and expect for your child.
- At Twinnie Day Nursery we endeavour to provide a friendly, relaxed, safe and secure environment for babies and children. We offer a child centred approach where children are encouraged to develop their individuality, creativity, independence and self confidence led by caring staff. We support them to feel positive in all areas of their lives and learning.
- We acknowledge the fact that very young children are extremely expressive, with an enormous capacity for sharing feelings and emotion, and that imagination plays a key role in the child’s search for knowledge and understanding. Therefore, while we are fully aware of the importance of developing all areas of learning and development; we also believe that arts play a central role in the children’s way of communicate and express themselves.
Our Services
About our Babies/Toddlers
Children under the age of two and babies have different needs to the older children and this is not only discussed with you, but entered on our nursery app, where you have private access to your child's routine for the day such as: how much milk was drunk and when….. what exactly your child ate and how much!... times of nappy changes and contents!...When your child was tired and needed a sleep. And the activities your child has been engaged in throughout the day. This app enables you to know about what your child chose to do during the day even before picking your child up at the end of the day and you won't have to waste time for feedback when picking up. Our app is also used for 2 way communication with parents, your child's developmental progress is also accessible to you anytime you log on the app.
About our Early Learners
As your child approaches school age, they are also encouraged to participate more fully in Early Learners. This group involves really concentrating in getting your child ready for school. Small groups of 3-5 children will spend time involved in activities that cover science, mathematics and literacy. The children are given Book Bags and encouraged to take a reading book to share with you at home. Communication and examples of completed work are sent home on a weekly basis with written notes on what has been covered, how you can extend this learning at home and how your child has done. At this age activities are provided which will help to get your child ready for school, and which will give your child confidence to look forward to a new phase in their life.
- We ensure all meals have the right balance of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, protein, fibre and carbohydrate, calcium and all other compounds to make children’s bodies grow and flourish as set out by the “Eatwell” plate see: www.food.gov.uk.
- All meals and snacks are prepared on the premises by our own catering staff. We believe in incorporating fresh fruit into the children’s daily meals and offer only water or milk to drink at mealtimes. All bread served to the children is either wholemeal or granary.
- The “Eatwell” plate from the FSA recommends that meals are provided in the following portions:
- 33% fruit and vegetables, 33% bread rice pasta and potato and other starchy food 12% meat fish eggs and beans and other non dairy sources of protein, 15% milk and dairy foods, 8% foods and drinks high in fat and/or sugar.
EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE
Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances.
