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Open Day
Saturday 22nd September
10am - 12 noon3 Free sessions available for 3 & 4 year old receiving funding.
All welcome to come along and explore our resources and activities.
Friendly and helpful staff will be available to answer any questions you have on the day.
About Us
In these early years, children absorb and respond to information and eagerly search out new experiences. Over the years we have been operating, Highdale Day Nursery has developed a carefully considered curriculum of activities to ensure your child experiences the benefits of learning through play, whatever their age.Regular communication with parents and carers is a cornerstone of our philosophy, and you will speak to the staff who look after your child on a daily basis. Periodic reports are written, and we will also meet formally to discuss your child’s development. A daily progress record is also available, and newsletters and notice boards keep you in touch with nursery events.
Every child at Highdale Day Nursery will enjoy a day which is full of activities - some energetic, some quiet. All will be child-directed, to ensure that confidence and decision making is developed. Outside play is always included, weather permitting.
Highdale Day Nursery provide lunch and tea, with food freshly prepared in our own kitchens. Drinks and snacks are also provided between meal times. Please take some time to explore our website and learn for yourself why we were again rated so highly by OFSTED.
Structure of Day
Highdale Day Nursery is open Monday through to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 (early close Friday 5.30pm).
Each day is divided into sessions:
Morning Session
08:30 - 12:00 Hours Including: Mid morning milk & fruit
Afternoon Session
13:00 - 16:30 Hours Including: Afternoon milk & fruit
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00 Hours Including: Two course lunch
Tea-time
16:30 - 17:30 Hours Including: Hot meal/Cold buffet
Additional Times
08:00 - 08:30 Hours
17:30 - 18:00 Hours
Full Day
Session 1 08:30 - 16:30 Hours Including Lunch
Session 2 08:30 - 17:30 Hours Including Lunch & Tea-time
Session 3 18:00 - 18:00 Hours Including Lunch & Tea-time
We are closed all Bank Holidays and between Christmas & New Year. Dates will be advised.
Daily Timetable
8.00 - 10.25 Choosing time
10.25 - 10.35 Tidy up time
10.35 - 10.40 Registration time
10.40 - 11.10 Snack time/sharing time
11.10 - 11.45 Group time
11.45 - 12.00 Story time
12.00 - 1.00 dinner time
1.00 - 2.45 choosing time
2.45 - 2.55 Tidy up time
2.55 - 3.00 Registration time
3.00 - 3.30 Snack time/ sharing time
3.30 - 4.10 group time
4.10 - 4.30 Story time
4.30 - 5.30 Tea time
5.30 - 6.00 choosing time
Activities
Choosing Time - A range of activities are provided to encourage the children’s development in all areas of the foundation stage curriculum. Activities are carefully planned each day by staff members to reflect children’s interests and extend their learning. The Children are Encouraged to choose activities independently both indoors and outdoors.
Tidy up Time - Children are encouraged to help tidy away resources and materials.
Sharing Time / Snack Time - The children are split into two groups according to their age and stage of development.
Whilst one group of children has a snack of milk/ water and fruit in the dining area the other group remains in the main room for sharing time. The groups spend approximately fifteen minutes in each area before swapping over.
Sharing Time - Sharing time provides an opportunity for children to participate in group discussions, Show things that they have made in nursery, join in with songs and action rhymes and play group games.
Group Time - This is a short time when children are encouraged to participate in a planned adult led activity to encourage their development towards achieving the early learning goals.