Early Learning Options 2019

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Newbury Weekly News

Newbury Gardens Day Nursery and Pre-School

Burghclere Pre-school

BURGHCLERE Pre-school is a long-established Ofsted Good- rated pre-school located in the lovely village of Burghclere, conveniently located between the A339 and A34, and just five miles fromNewbury. The pre-school runs termly, Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm, with half or full days available depending on your preference. The pre-school also offers an early drop-off. The pre-school is based in the Portal Hall, in the centre of the village, which gives a fantastic open space to work in. There is also a secure outdoor play area, complete with mud kitchen. Children are lucky to be adjacent to the village playground, which they make full use of. They are also surrounded by beautiful countryside, so often go on nature trails to see what can be found, learning as they go. Inside, there are learning zones for the children to explore, ensuring they cover all areas of learning as directed in the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. The pre-school’s focus is to work in a partnership with parents, families and the local community, who all contribute to each child’s early years learning experience. Staff want to ensure that learning does not take place in isolation, but that it is a fusion of experiences and interactions that happen daily, at home, at pre- school and in the wider community. The pre-school is proud to be part of the Burghclere community and to be making a difference to

SITUATED in Newbury town centre with excellent transport links, Newbury Gardens Day Nursery, rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, offers affordable and flexible childcare options for children from three months to five years old. Children are able to explore daily in the extensive outdoor areas, including the mud kitchen and woodland areas, with large play equipment for the children to practise their gross motor skills. Children are able to follow their interests in the well-resourced environments, supported by highly qualified and experienced staff who plan in the moment to help children reach their full potential. There are now free fully-funded sessions in the brand new Pre- School for two-, three- and four- year-olds, who are eligible for 15 or 30 hours funding and Newbury Gardens is open term- time only, 8.45am-2.45pm. They hope to offer a holiday club for school-aged children in the next few months. Newbury Gardens uses online Learning Journeys to share with parents their child’s development and learning at nursery and parents can also add their home experiences to this. Parents are welcome to come along to the regular stay-and- play sessions to observe and engage with their child in the

children as they guide them on their educational journey. The qualified, dedicated staff ensure that the pre-school offers a safe, loving and stimulating environment with high standards of care. Children are always creating, baking or planting, but equally there are quiet zones for reading and relaxing. The pre-school has up-to-to date educational equipment as well as providing the individual attention and stimulus each child needs to feel happy and confident. Staff use Tapestry, an interactive online learning journal, which enables them to record, track, share and celebrate children’s progress in early years’ education with their parents. The pre-school has a new summer house, which is to be used on a daily basis as an outside classroom and will enhance the children’s outside learning. Staff have a passion for providing the best in care and education for young children.

Their purpose is to partner with parents to support their child’s healthy development and early learning. Each child has a dedicated member of staff as their key person, who will work closely with parents to keep them fully- informed of their child’s progress. The team also produces a monthly newsletter to keep parents up-to- date on pre-school activities, plans for coming months and any future developments. Staff proactively seek parental feedback as this is vital in order to continually improve the setting, and the pre-school is also commit- ted to the continual professional development of its staff. Burghclere Pre-school welcomes visitors and would be delighted to show any prospective parents and children around to discuss its day- to-day activities. To arrange a visit please call 07749 316 968 or email admin@burghclere.org.uk preschool or you can visit www.burghclere preschool.co.uk

nursery environment. There is a large onsite kitchen, and the cook Sally provides wholesome, healthy meals and snacks for the children, with

drinking water and milk available at all times. If you would like to visit Newbury Gardens Day Nursery please call (01635) 580980.

Spaces Available

Burghclere Preschool Ofsted say we are ‘GOOD’! (2017 &2013) Providing a fun and stimulating education for children to bloom.

Caring for children from 3 months to 5 years

Outdoor play area and garden Full and half day sessions Open 5 days a week, term time 2 year funding accepted 15 & 30 hour funding accepted Village setting

• Located five minutes walk from Newbury train station • Open 8am-6pm Monday-Friday, 52 weeks of the year • Full, part-time and flexible spaces available • Beautiful woodland garden and large play area

• We aim to provide a ‘home from home’ environment for your child • Fresh vegetables and home-made meals prepared on site everyday by our Cook Sally • Weekly music and movement sessions provided by Wiggle Waggle • Weekly sports sessions with In2sport • Funding accepted for children aged 2 - 4 yrs

Come and see what we have to offer

“Children benefit from an exceptional wide range of interesting resources indoors and outdoors” (Ofsted, 2017)

Portal Hall, Church Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire. RG20 9HX Telephone: 07749 316968 E-mail: admin@burghclerepreschool.org.uk www.burghclerepreschool.co.uk

Greenham House, Greenham Rd, Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 7HS Phone: 01635 580980 email: info@ngdn.co.uk www.newburygardensdaynursery.co.uk