New Parent Induction Presentation
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Hello Parents/ Carers & Children, We are delighted that you have chosen Bordesley Green East Nursery School for your child's early years provision, we have a dedicated team of teaching staff & early years support staff ready to welcome your children into nursery & begin their early years' learning journey with us. Below you can see an example of our learning areas that your children will have the opportunity to access during their time here with us, there are seperate classrooms for the 2-3 year olds - Explorers & our older 3 - 4 year old group, three indoor teaching areas in total. Additional to that we have our 3 outdoor environments urban, physical & adventure, giving your child a wide range of learning experiences & opportunities. Starting Nursery Once you have been offered a nursery place, we will then arrange to come & visit you & your child at home prior to their start date (this may change due to COVID restrictions) this will give you an opportunity to meet with staff, share any information regarding your child & receive the nursery pack (contact details/ medical information) please ensure that you have your child's red book available too, the pack must be completed & returned to staff on your child's first day. Induction Day - This will be a one hour session with one parent or carer to meet with staff & familiarise yourselves with the setting, staff will then discuss with you the hours for the following days depending on how your child settles & their individual needs, increasing the session to their full entitlement, adults must wear a face covering whilst in nursery. Attendance It is important for you to ensure that your child has good attendance in nursery, this has an impact on your child's development & wellbeing, try to avoid holidays in term time, any requests for absences must be made to David McCallin Head Teacher on our request form availalble in reception. Absences If your child is going to be absent for any reason please call nursery 0121 675 7410 or email enquiry@bgens.bham.sch.uk, as part of our safeguarding practices if we do not hear from you we will contact you. Clothing - Please ensure that your child is wearing appropriate clothing & footwear for the weather, we are outside in all weathers, exploring, messy play, so please do not send them in their best clothes, give them the opportunity to learn freely without restrictons, we also have our forest school wellies & clothing for our Forest School sessions for small groups of children. Ensure that all clothing is clearly labelled, as you can imagine lots of children will have similair clothing & without it being labelled we are unable to identify whose is whose. No jewellery where possible, anything valuable or jewellery than can catch or cause harm should not be worn. Nursery Hours 15 hour entitlement - Morning sessions 8:30am - 11:30am Afternoon sessions 12:30pm - 3:30pm 2.5days either Monday/ Tuesday 8:30am - 3:30pm & Wednesday 8:30am - 11:30am OR Wednesday 12:30pm - 3:30pm Thursday & Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm Free school meals are available for eligible parents if your child is staying the full day, (proof of eligibilty is required) if you are not eligible you will need to provide your child with a packed lunch, following our Packed Lunch Policy - please see staff for further information. 3 year old 30 hour nursery places are availabe for eligible parents, this can be applied for by following the process at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk, once you have your 11 digit code please give it in to the nursery for you child to access 30hours the term after they turn 3, please speak to reception for further information. Additional chargeable sessions are available if required & if there are spaces - £18 per 3 hour session £5 one hour lunch session, please speak to staff if additional hours are required. Curriculum The curriculum embraces the best influences of international perspectives on outstanding Early Years practice, including Reggio Emilia, International Baccalaureate, Montessori and Early Years Foundation Stage. These form a structure for how our environments are laid out and the pedagogy behind how we work with children. We create learning opportunities based on children's interests and thorough ongoing assessment of children by the children's key workers. We are enthusiastic about developing the whole child, focussing on both children's academic potential and their interpersonal and independence skills to enable them to flourish in school and become valuable contributors to the community. Strong relationships with parents and your child inform how interests are developed and are supplemented by off site visits, visiting artists, animal handlers, local professionals from the community and parent workshops to encourage home learning opportunities. Safeguarding Accidents or incidents - You will be informed of any accidents/ incidents that your child may have in nursery that staff witness or your child informs staff of, please inform staff of any accidents or incidents that may be had at home too, as part of our safeguarding procedures we will discuss with you any concerns that your child shares with staff. Mobile Phones Mobile phones must not be used on nursery site at all, please wait until you are offsite Supporting your child Toilet Training - support your child with potty/ toilet training at home when you can , keep us informed if you need any support or advice & we can work with you whilst your child is here in nursery, please do not use pull ups they confuse the children, a bag with nappies/ wipes & spare clothes & lots of time & praise. Try to avoid dummies & bottles as your child gets older, this can impact on speech & their teeth also , advice & support is available from nursery staff, please talk to us. Get walking more on short journeys, reduce your child's time in a pushchair, this can delay their physical development. Allergies & dietary needs - please share any needs or any new identified allergies/ dietary requirements as they arise. If you have any concerns to your childs development or speech please speak to David McCallin (Head Teacher) or Raj Lotay (Deputy/Senco) Parent Engagement Parent Consulatations - each term we will invite you to meet with your child's keyworker to discuss your child's progress in nursery, you will need to book a time slot once dates have been set. Parents Forum - join our Parents Forum, play a key part in your child's learning development & nursery life, being part of the planning group, share ideas, concerns, experiences & be part of planning, fund raising, trips & celebrations during the nursery year, there maybe opportunities to become a volunteer or parent governor too. Support for Parents - please speak to nursery staff or seek advice via our local children's centre - Fox Hollies Children's Centre - 0121 702 2700 Please click here to acccess our most recent induction presentation. Any questions do not hesitate to contact nursery on 0121 675 7410 or email enquiry@bgens.bham.sch.uk
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