Green Room (Under 3s)

We understand that starting nursery can feel like a big step and that you may have some worries. Change can be challenging, especially for young children, but we’re here to support you and your child every step of the way. Please feel free to reach out with any questions!

 Key People and Family Groups

Your child will have a key person who will help to settle them and be their ‘special person’ during their time in our school, in addition to this your child will also have a Co Key Person who will support your child’s personal and intimate needs. Key Persons will work in partnerships with you planning to support and develop your child’s learning and thinking. We also pride ourselves on our relationships with parents – so we will be there for you too! We work closely together to support your child. (So, if your child’s Key Person is absent, their Co Key Person will be there to help to look after and support your child.)

Working In Partnership with Parents

As your child’s first and most important educator, your insights are invaluable to us. We encourage you to share any significant events or interests with your child’s key person so we can celebrate, build on, and include these in our daily plans. If your child’s key person is on an early shift and misses you at pick-up, they will leave a brief update about your child’s day on a feedback sheet.

Settling In

Children settle into nursery in different ways—some adjust confidently from the start, while others may feel nervous or anxious. Most children fall somewhere in between.

If your child has difficulty, please don’t worry; it’s natural for them to feel anxious or even upset about starting nursery. We understand that this can also be an emotional time for parents.

We’re here to support you and your child in whatever way works best. Please review the settling-in policy with your key person during group time so we can make this transition as smooth as possible.

Our Nursery Day

Mealtimes

Children’s food preferences and eating habits are formed early in life with consequences for a range of health and development outcomes later in life. Depending on the type of place your child has, we provide breakfast from 8:00-8:30am, lunch from 11:30-12:30am and tea at 4:00pm.

During the sessions children are provided with fruit, milk and water, which they are supported to access themselves, promoting their independence and self-care skills. The children are provided with a wide range of foods to develop healthy eating habits through a provision of well-balanced healthy meals, (menus can be requested from the reception).

Mealtimes are supported by familiar staff members with clear knowledge of the individual children’s needs, e.g. dietary requirements and allergies. Please inform your key worker of any changes to your child’s dietary needs to ensure the appropriate changes can be made. During meal times the adults encourage independence, such as feeding, pouring drinks, scraping plates and taking them to the trolley. Mealtimes are calm social times, providing children with opportunities to converse with others about their experiences as well as sharing their likes and dislikes about food.

You can view our meal day schedule on the Menus and Food page. It is also displayed on the wall next to the kitchen nursery.

Nappy Change

The nappy changing area is located alongside the children’s toilets. Please bring nappies, wipes and cream to keep in your child’s labelled bathroom box. We’re here to support you with toilet training and are happy to discuss and share experiences. Don’t worry about accidents—we’re experienced and sensitive to children’s and families' needs during this process.

Sleep time

Some of our children choose to have a sleep in the afternoon, however this is flexible depending on individual’s needs. The sleep time takes place in a calm room with sensitive adults to support the children. Each child has an information sheet which explains their individual sleep needs to support each child sensitively.