KEY INFORMATION
All information regarding Reddish Vale Nursery School can be found in our Nursery Prospectus. CLICK HERE to read a copy.
Settling into Nursery
Click here to read further information in our Settling in Booklet. We trust that you are confident that you have made the right choice of nursery placement. Try to pass on this confidence to your child by being relaxed and at ease. Some children settle in quite easily, but others may be more shy and clinging, both reactions are equally natural. Please feel free to ask the staff any questions or queries you may have. If they cannot answer them they will pass you on to the relevant person that can.
Your child's information
Please ensure that you keep us information of any changes of address, telephone number, medical or other circumstances relating to your child.
School Fund
Under the Educational Reform Act we are not permitted to make a direct charge on parents for extra curricular provision.
We are therefore grateful for your voluntary contributions to subsidise these events and activities (Such things as the provision of a Birthday, Christmas and Leaving present for every child in the nursery).
It would be helpful if you could bring your contribution to the first session that your child attends.
Toys
We realise that it sometimes helps children to settle if they bring a favourite toy from
home, we would ask you to discourage this practice as soon as you can. Toys can get lost or broken and this can be very upsetting for your child.
Use of Mobile Phones and Cameras
In order to promote the safety of all our children we ask that you do not use mobile phones, cameras or any recording devices whilst you are in the building.
Car Park
Reddish Vale Road and Abingdon Road are extremely busy with traffic at the times you may be dropping off or picking up your child. If you travel to Nursery by car please help us to ensure safety when parking and give consideration to the residents of Reddish Vale Road and Abingdon Road. The Startwell car park is only for families visiting their centre.
Please note that the school car park is for STAFF only. If you are a blue badge holder and need to make arrangements for dropping off and picking up, please let us know.
PLEASE KEEP THE NURSERY GATES AND THE APPROACH TO THEM CLEAR. DO NOT PARK OR STOP ON THE ZIG-ZAG YELLOW LINES.
Frequently Asked Questions
The staff work to create a warm emotional climate where children are treated as individuals.
- We start this process by placing a high priority on routines which allow time to share ideas, thoughts and feelings with children.
- Our behaviour policy focuses on positive relationships and reinforcing desired behaviours. The staff create a calm and purposeful atmosphere and use quiet voices to reinforce this.
- We do not accept any behaviour which is harmful or upsetting to others.
- If a child acts in an unacceptable manner the staff will discuss the behaviour with them and if necessary remove them from the situation, so they understand there is a consequence for their actions.
- We support the children to develop the necessary skills to cooperate and negotiate with others.
- You know and understand your child better than anyone, and we are keen to share strategies which work for you at home and discuss the approaches we use at nursery so we are supporting your child in a consistent way.
- We work closely with you to provide the best opportunities and experiences for your child.
- Please let us know if your child is ill on their first day of illness by 9.30am in the morning.
- We obviously want to minimize the spread of infection and the time which all of the children have off nursery.
- If your child is taking antibiotics, we ask for them to have been taking them for 48 hours and appear well before they return to nursery.
- The children have snack time with their key worker group during the nursery session where we offer a selection of fruit or vegetables and milk or water to drink.
- The children also have access to a water cooler throughout the day which we encourage them to use independently.
- Please let us know about any food allergies your child may have.
- The children bring in a healthy lunchbox which they sit and eat with their key worker group (please see our healthy lunchbox guidelines)
We hope that both you and your child are looking forward to coming to our Nursery. We believe that the process of transition to nursery begins before your child actually starts.
We start the transition process with an information evening which is just for parents. This will provide you with general information about Nursery and with a chance to meet your key worker. We then offer you the opportunity to have a home visit, where your key worker will come and visit you and your child at home. Your child’s family group leader will invite you to discuss your child’s background – medical history, fears, likes and dislikes etc.
When your child starts Nursery, due to the high numbers of children starting at nursery we generally ‘stagger’ the actual starting dates for the children. This process, which we call ‘baseline profiling’ is intended to help us settle your child into the nursery as quickly and happily as possible.