The Key Information about Kinderland Day Nursery

Key Information

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The Key Information about Kinderland Day Nursery

Our Nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, and is closed at weekends and on bank holidays.

We are closed between 23rd December and the first working day after the 1st January.

We are open between the hours of 7.30am and 6.30pm, Monday - Friday.

Terms and Conditions

Policies and Procedures

Parents are our Partners

We believe that children benefit the most when parents and staff work together in partnership to ensure quality care and learning for the children. The nursery team welcomes parents as partners and this relationship needs to be built on trust and understanding. It is important that we, as carers, are able to support parents in an open and sensitive manner. A two way sharing of information is key.

We aim to:

Recognise and support parents as their child’s first and most important educators, and to welcome them into the life of the nursery!
Generate confidence and encourage parents to trust their own instincts and judgements regarding their own child.
Support parents in their own continuing education and personal development and inform them of relevant conferences, workshops and training.
Always share learning goals for each child which we refer to as their Next Step! This is shared through wall displays and the eylog app.
Offer regular parents meetings so they can catch up with the key person via Mircosoft teams or in person at their convivence.
Inform parents about nursery activities and events through the eylog app and social media.
Invite parents to informal parents evenings once a term to explore the nursery freely and get to know us better! It's also an opportunity for parents to meet other families within the Nursery.

Food and Nutrition

We are keen to give children a healthy balanced diet providing sociable mealtimes for the children to share food together. We strongly encourage all children to take part in eating a healthy cooked meal together; learning to lay tables, serve dishes and try delicious new flavours! We also provide the children with a nutritious mid-morning and afternoon snack.

All meals are prepared and cooked on site each day by our lovely in house chef. We do not use salt in our cooking and try to use sugar sparingly. All our menus contain a high proportion of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Vegetarian options are always available and we are happy to cater for any allergies or cultural and religious requirements. When it is time to wean your baby, we are here to follow your desires and our staff can also give you advice and support.

Security

We have a bio metric (fingerprint) entry and exit system which works by using a numeric code of staff finger prints, therefore the door will only open for a member of staff. We also have CCTV throughout the premises. Staff must keep all personal property in lockers and mobile phones are not permitted in the rooms. We also ask that parents refrain from using their mobile phones unless really necessary.

Safe Recruitment of Staff

Lots of our staff have been with us many years (some over 20 years!) but when we are recruiting for new team members we ensure to find the very best people! Prior to joining our team staff are required to successfully complete our recruitment process including obtaining an enhanced DBS and accredited references. Upon employment all new members of the staff team complete our Kinderland induction, sharing the value of our Kinderland ethos and our vision. The induction process also includes a rigorous training programme. We aim for our entire team to be certified Paediatric First Aiders.

Continuous professional development is paramount to our great practice and we provide ample opportunities for staff.

Useful Links

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

Family Corner | Features and tips about your child's development

Parents | HENRY

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/

https://www.pacey.org.uk/

www.icommunicatetherapy.com

https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people

https://www.croydon.gov.uk/

https://www.pacey.org.uk/working-in-childcare/spotlight-on/british-values/

https://hubofhope.co.uk