Archive
This is the time in the year with much change for us in Werneth Nursery.
This is the time in the year with much change for us in Royton.
Latest Updates
January 2012
Dear Parents,
I am sorry I have not been able to send a letter earlier, but as you already know there has been a new office area built and access to my computer has been impossible.
May I now wish you a belated Happy New Year and thank you for the kind wishes, gifts and cards sent to the staff over the Christmas period.
Once the office area is returned to normal I will send a Newsletter with upcoming events, for now I will briefly inform you on this letter.
 |
 |
| We are celebrating Chinese New Year on Monday 23rd January and it is the year of the dragon | We are celebrating Australia day on Thursday 26th January. |
We would like to welcome to our nursery
Hannah-Michelle, Jackson, Lily, Mason, Starr, Emily, Zach and Henry, we are sure that they will have a great time with us; and three new members of staff- Hannah, Natasha and Claire.
We have also said goodbye and good luck to two of our staff- Stacey and Laura; We wish them well for the future.
As the weather is very changeable please could we ask you to ensure that your child is dressed appropriately. Outdoor play is an important part of the curriculum whatever the weather. We would appreciate it if you could bring in spare clothes for your child as they may get wet.
For parents who have not yet bought family photographs into nursery, could you please do so as they are part of our daily discussions and encourage speech and interaction.
On Monday afternoon Mr Gary teaches pre-school children football skills. The cost of this session is £1.75 per week.
In November we held a sponsored walk for Children in Need, the staff and children dressed in pyjamas for this, and we raised almost £900 pounds. Thank you to everyone who took part and contributed to this cause.
For maximum security for our children could you please ensure that you do not allow any unknown person to enter the building. We are quite certain that new parents who are not yet registered on our fingerprint system would not be offended if they are asked to wait outside whilst a member of staff attends to them.
Healthy Eating Award
Channings Childcare Westlands Cottage and Channings Childcare Prospect House have been awarded the Healthy Eating Award. For promoting healthy eating in a child care setting.
August 2011 (Royton Nursery)
A big welcome to Gracie, Isla, Ava, Rhys and Harry who have recently joined us in the baby room, we are sure they will have a most enjoyable time with us.
As you may be aware the building work is nearing completion and work has commenced on the car park. It has taken longer than anticipated and we thank parents for their continued support.
We are sad to say it’s that time of year again when several of our pre-school children are leaving us. Some of our children who have older siblings have been part of our nursery for numerous years. And to those families we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for sharing your child’s most precious years with us.
All the staff would like to say what a pleasure it has been looking after your children over the years and wish you well for the future.
To celebrate we are having a leavers party with a Disney character theme on Thursday 25th August. Pre-school children who do not attend on this day are welcome to join us between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.
Goodbye and good luck - August 2011 (Newhey Nursery)
It is that time of the year again when we say “goodbye and good luck” to twenty three of our pre-school children. It goes without saying that we will miss them all very much!
We are having our annual fancy dress party on Thursday 25th August 2011 between 10 and 2pm. We hope all of our children will attend as we intend to give our leavers a great send off!
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our parents for the way they have supported us over the past twelve months, with fundraising events and everything else in between.
We have once again achieved “GOLD” for our Golden Grin award- this is the 5th year running.
Congratulations go to three of our mums who have recently had babies, and we look forward to welcoming these babies into nursery over the next few months. We have another three mums who are just about to give birth and we send them our love and best wishes. Congratulations also go to two of our staff- Kelly (Woodrup) who has recently got married, and Natalie (Wright) who is about to take the same step, lots of love to you both.
Thanks go to all our parents who attended to meet staff to discuss their children’s progress, and to the teachers who came in from various schools to meet those children who will join them in September.
Last but by no means least- a big thank you to our team of committed and dedicated staff, for attending college, passing exams and NVQ’s, and for attending all the courses that Denise volunteers them for. Of course we also thank them for looking after our children and keeping them safe, healthy and happy!
Extension built at Channings Childcare Royton
August 2010
We are currently in the process of having a two storey side extension built at Channings Childcare Royton. An extension and subsequent re-organisation of our existing space will give children some much needed play space, and improve our facilities.
Incorporated within the extension will be a second staircase and rear entrance hall which will allow the pre-school children direct access to our improved playground without needing to walk through the under 2 unit. The garden will be able to be ‘open’ all day and children will be able to choose to stay outdoors for longer. A new toilet, specifically for children who are playing outdoors, will mean that they do not even have to come back upstairs for this reason.
At first floor level the children’s play space will be extended and the bathroom will be made larger we will also install a hydraulic changing bed.
On the ground floor, three rooms and hallway will become one open unit. For years we have tried, unsuccessfully, to work out how to arrange these three rooms so that children are not constantly moving rooms. The open, large unit will operate as a tweenie/toddler unit. We will be able to leave out more activities as continuous provision, giving our younger children a wider range of activities which are available for a longer time. The new room will have a door giving direct access to the garden and two French windows giving access to two separate decking areas.
There will be a separate room for babies which will be extended to give them more space. This room links to the rear entrance hall and outside so that babies can be taken into the garden. A Juliet window will bring a little of the outside into the room.
A new bathroom will be shared by both these age groups. A larger, and better organised room, will give us more baby changing areas and room to help children who are potty training.
A larger office will be created next to the front door and a new disabled toilet will be created.
The proposed new office will allow parents, and visiting professionals, a room where they can comfortably, and privately, liaise with the nursery staff.
All building works will be completed to current building regulations and which adhere to all DDA requirements. The new rear entrance and the opening out of the ground floor will give total wheelchair access to this floor. A new disabled toilet is also planned for this floor.
We expect work to be completed by March 2011Easydentic
We are delighted to announce that we have now had Easydentic Fingerprint Door Entry Systems Fitted on all three of our nurseries. Fingerprint identification is the most secure form of access control and only Staff / Parents registered to use this system by the touch of their finger will be able to gain access.
Anyone who is not registered on our system will have to ring the bell and wait to be admitted. The door will only open if a match of a unique fingerprint detail is found on the computer.
This system, unlike a pin or card cannot be obtained from or given to another person, therefore it is important that each person to use the door registers their entry. This will ensure that all children are counted on arrival and departure, and we would ask that parents do not hold the door open for each other as this will not register your child in nursery.
This system will eventually become our main record of children and staff who are in the building and it is vital that each child is registered, even if you are collecting your child from the playground. We cannot stress the importance of using the system to register admission into the building.
Fingerprints are stored using a mathematical system, rather than a readable image, ensuring individual privacy is protected at all times.
For any new children who attend nursery it will be a condition of our admission procedure that their parents/guardians/grandparents (or anyone else who picks up a child regularly) will have their thumb print registered.
Newhey News
The children in the preschool class worked hard towards producing a Nativity play which was to be held as part of our Christmas Celebrations, however because of the bad weather the week before Christmas we actually ended up doing it twice!
The children also went to visit Newhey Manor to sing Christmas Carols to the elderly people who live there.
SureStart are continuing to hold weekly Rhythm and Rhyme sessions in nursery for our children this is designed to introduce children under the age of five to the joys of music-making and develop their skills and abilities through musical activity. The children really enjoy these sessions and look forward to the visit by Andrea.
You've never seen a nursery like this before-The nursery has recently taken delivery of a wormery!
Baby earthworms will hatch from real earthworm cocoons, the children will then be able to watch them dig and grow in the special multi-chambered greenhouse habitat. When they have grown we will release them safely into the field to continue their lifecycle.
We have now developed sensory areas throughout the nursery-
The areas are used by small groups of children and offer
a relaxing and calm environment where children can interact, control and explore through different experiences that stimulate the senses.
The younger children who are just in the process of becoming toilet trained are given a reward chart with stickers that enable them to record successful trips to the bathroom.
For the 4th year running we have received our Golden Grin (GOLD) award. This shows an ongoing commitment to healthy eating and oral health.