Paradykes Family Learning Centre Welcome Pack
Welcome to Paradykes Nursery! We aim to provide a positive and enjoyable experience for your child's development. Check out essential information, meet the team, understand our ethos, and know what your child needs to bring to nursery. Our focus is on creating a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment to nurture your child's potential.
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Paradykes Family Learning Centre Welcome Pack We warmly welcome you and your child to Paradykes Nursery, we hope that the time you spend with us will be an enjoyable, positive experience that is hugely beneficial to your child s all-round development. We are privileged to be part of their early learning journey and look forward to working in partnership with you, helping your child to reach their full potential. This welcome pack gives you a brief insight, with basic information we think may be useful for you. Contactdetails Address Mayburn Avenue Loanhead EH20 9HB Telephone 0131 271 4650 Email Paradykes_ps@midlothian.gov.uk Website -Paradykes.mgfl.net Please check for New COVID-19 Guidelines and updates School App download from Apple and Google playstores. Search for PSA or PSA primaryschool app. Passcode is 4650. Opening Hours Full time - Mon-Thur 8.30am-3.00pm (children are collected from 2.40pm) Fri 8.30am-12.30pm(collect from 12.00) We are open term time only in-line with school holidays
MeettheTeam Head TeacherDeputeHeadteacher Principle TeacherSnr EYP Ms Reid Mrs Reed Mrs Sommerville Mrs Todd Early Years Practioners Mrs Curran Early Years Practioners Modern Apprentice Mrs Paris Miss Robertson Mrs Johnston Mrs Pitkethly Mrs Holligan Miss Wilson Mrs Watson Mrs Colquhoun Mr Finlayson Mrs Montgomery
Right from the start Nursery experience is often a child s first venture alone into the larger world outside the family and the home. What children experience and learn in nursery can create strong and lasting foundations on which to build on in later life, so we believe it is essential that these first experiences are of the highest quality. We endeavour to create a warm, interesting environment, where learning through play is valued, success is recognised and a positive attitude to learning is nurtured. Our Aims To make all parents/carers and children feel welcome To provide a safe, secure and inclusive environment for all To create a rich, stimulating learning environment that fosters children s holistic development. Promoting achievement, attainment and creativity. To support, facilitate and enable children to fulfil his or her own potential Foster partnership with parents, carers and other professionals to support all aspects of learning and development. . High Expectations Respect Enjoyment Paradykes is a learning community where everybody matters and where laughter is heard. We aspire to deliver learning experiences of the highest quality, inspiring confidence, respect, resilience, responsibility and achievement for all. Nurture Community
Our Ethos To help guide us in all that we do here at Paradykes, these values describe what is really important to us Parents and families are respected and valued We respect children as competent, capable individuals with enormous potential Warm, positive relationships between children and adults are vital Relationships with the community and children s wider environment are very important The quality of the learning environment has a significant impact on children Having daily access to outdoor play and being close to nature is crucial What do they need to bring to nursery? Full change of clothes; tops, bottoms, underwear Indoor shoes Wellies Outdoor coat, hat, gloves in winter months Suncream and sun hat in summer months Please dress your children in play clothes that you don t mind getting messy or dirty. It is important that they access the full nursery curriculum, so comfortable clothing that washes easily is highly recommended.
Play Based Curriculum At Paradykes we aim to implement a child-centred approach to early learning. A high quality nursery education is about much more than colours, shapes, numbers and letters. It s about learning to be confident, enthusiastic and curious. It s about developing children s natural joy and wonder at the world they live in and fostering an enquiring mind, that is eager to learn and explore. It s about having a positive attitude, forming relationships and believing in yourself. Young children learn from everything around them, the people, the environment, the atmosphere, the routine and the opportunities. They are active learners who learn best by doing things for themselves, by exploring and investigating, watching and listening, talking and discussing, creating. We deliver a variety of experiences and opportunities through the 8 areas of A Curriculum for Excellence: Health & Wellbeing Literacy & English Numeracy & Mathematics Expressive Arts Religious & Moral Education Sciences Social Studies Technologies A Curriculum for Excellence encourages the children to become Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens. We have what we call continuous provision which is always available (i.e. sand, water, crafts, paints, story corner, house corner, blocks/construction, ICT, snack & outdoors) these areas are then enhanced through Seasonal Forward Planning (adult led-learning intentions) and Responsive Planning, which is child-led, based on children s interests or developmental needs.
Settling In In the best interests of your child and to help ensure a smooth transition, we ask that all children follow our settling in procedure. Day 1- with support from their grown up the child will have an hour and a half visit to meet the staff, familiarise themselves with the nursery building, garden, routines etc Day 2- the second visit is for a few hours with the grown up possibly spending some time out of the playroom Day 3- all being well the child may be left for a short period on their own for the morning and join us for lunch (8.30am-12.30am) Day 4 subject to previous days experiences day 4 start at 8.30am and end at 2.00pm Day 5 Full time We tailor our settling in procedure to the individual needs of the child, your key worker will discuss and agree when it is appropriate for the child to officially start. Arriving & Leaving Nursery We have a soft start approach to the start of each session-please arrive anytime between the first half-hour. The children should be brought to and collected from nursery by a responsible adult (over age 16). If someone different is going to collect your child, please inform a member of staff and we will agree a password for the adult collecting. If you need to bring or collect your child out with normal times please inform staff.
Toys Whilst we recognise lots of children have special toys/comforters we ask that you encourage your child to leave other toys at home. We cannot look after individual items and it can be very upsetting for everyone if a special toy becomes lost or broken. Snack The children are provided with a healthy daily snack and milk and water is offered. Snack is open for over an hour and a half of the nursery session and children are free to come at a time of their choosing. They must wash their hands and are encouraged to post their name to indicate that they have had their snack. Children are encouraged to be independent and to plan their time. Many important skills are learned as they pour from a jug, talk to others around the table, help one another, read the menu and count how many pieces they can take! We ask for a small contribution of 2 a week to help cover the costs, this can be paid weekly, monthly or termly through our on-line parentpay system. Your Key Worker will give you details of how to set this up. Birthdays A birthday is a special day for young children. We will help celebrate their special day by making and decorating a birthday cake, singing happy birthday and making them a special card. Outings/Trips During the course of the year we may wish to take groups of children out with the nursery grounds to visit a place of interest. We will always ask for your written permission to do this and provide details regarding the nature of the outing. From time to time we may need volunteers to help. If you would be interested, please let us know. We adhere to very comprehensive Health & Safety Guidelines provided by Midlothian Council.
Health If your child is unwell they will be much happier at home. Please telephone us to inform us of any absence-you will receive a text if your child has not appeared for nursery when expected. Sickness & Diarrhoea In the case of tummy upsets it is vital that children stay at home for at least 48 hours after the last incidence of sickness and diarrhoea to prevent it spreading to others. If your child receives regular medication for any medical condition such as asthma, eczema or allergies etc .please let us know and we will discuss their needs and get you to complete an Individual Care Plan for your child. Additional Support At Paradykes we strongly believe in equal opportunities for all children, and we follow the Additional Support for Learning Act 2006 enabling us to support the inclusion of children with additional needs. We work closely together as an integrated team with other professionals/support services to help ensure we meet your child s needs. Child Protection This nursery is committed to working in partnership with parents. As well as placing high importance on the safety and protection of children. We have strict Child Protection Guidelines which all staff must follow where there are concerns about a child. If you are having difficulties with looking after your child or are worried about the care, welfare, or safety of any child please speak to a member of staff. Complaints Procedure Please speak openly to our Senior Child Development Workers should you have any issues or complaints, or alternatively you can ask to speak to Mrs Darryl Wilson (Depute Head Teacher) who has direct responsibility for the management of the nursery. We would like in the first instance, the opportunity to discuss whatever is concerning you and to be able to work together to reach a solution.
