Day Nursery

Our Lady’s Day Nursery welcomes children from 3 months of age on a full or part time basis and operates from 8am until 6pm 51 weeks of the year. We provide a caring, well structured, safe, happy and supportive environment which enables children to develop to their full potential.

The Day Nursery is housed within the main school allowing total integration and participation with the school, its activities and facilities. The rooms have been specifically designed to be bright, spacious and stimulating, with one dedicated to soft play.

Each child, whatever their age, is assigned a key worker who will care for the child’s individual needs and is responsible for keeping records on each of their key children to track their development. In addition there is always a minimum of two staff caring for each group of children and our staff to child ratios are in line with Ofsted requirements.

Our staff are chosen, not only on their experience and qualifications but also on their friendly and caring disposition which our children enjoy and parents appreciate. Babies 3 to 12 months Staff to child ratio 1:3 The youngest children are cared for in a light and comfortable ‘home from home’ environment.

The room’s carpeted area has a soft book corner along with plenty of toys and activity mats for the children to enjoy. The other part of the room, with a washable floor, is where both feeding and messy play activities take place.

We also have a delightful cot room where babies can sleep soundly with no interruptions, and where they feel safe and secure.

Each baby in our care receives freshly prepared meals according to their own stage of weaning, introducing new tastes whilst working in partnership with parents.

This age group are cared for in an area comprising of several rooms which the children are free to move between during most of the day.

There is a large bright and colourful room containing a role play area, book corner and various toys, games and puzzles.

Linking onto this room is a craft and messy play room which always has a variety of activities for the children to take part in including painting, cooking, sticking, play dough, sand and water play.

The third room is carpeted and is used as a second play area for quieter activities such as heuristic/problem solving play, story time and music and movement. The enclosed play area and school playing field is used daily, weather permitting, where the toddlers can enjoy safe and supervised play whilst keeping active.

Languages, French, Spanish and Mandarin are introduced at this age, in addition to pottery classes and music and movement.

The 2 -3 year olds are cared for in an area comprising of several rooms which the children are free to move between during most of the day. There is a large room containing a book corner and tables set up with various toys. Linking onto this there is a craft and messy play room which always has a variety of activities for the children to take part in including painting, sticking, play dough, sand and water play.

The third room this room is used as a role play room. In addition to this there is another room with is used for eating tea and for cooking, playing simple board games and other quiet activities.

The area for this age group is equipped with both children’s toilets and a nappy change area so we can assist parents with toilet training at their own pace.

The enclosed play area and school playing field is used daily, weather permitting, where the toddlers can enjoy safe and supervised play whilst keeping active.