Acorn Childcare Centre
Malcolm Sargent Primary School
Empingham Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2SR
Newsletter dated 2 May 2017
We hope you all had a lovely Easter and it is lovely to hear the nursery full again with the children’s play and chatter. A huge thank you to everyone who donated prizes and attended our fete, we raised a massive £370. We are using the monies to buy resources for the garden area ready for our gardening day on Saturday 13th May, the staff have decided they want to paint the fences, make a larger construction area and plant some more vegetables, sensory herbs and flowers.
During the past couple of months, we have said goodbye to Vicky Clarke and welcomed Lisa Stafford to the team. Also, Mitchell Brewin has joined Gemma Ford in undertaking their level 3 apprenticeships.
Training
The staff have quite a few courses booked for the next few months and this includes an Autism Education awareness training evening and Paediatric first aid training, all members of the Acorn team hold a valid paediatric first aid certificate. The whole team has been refreshing their safeguarding training taking into account the current Ofsted requirements.
Parents evening
Thank you to everyone who attended the parents evening and we hope you found the time beneficial. As is our usual open door practice, if you do have any concerns please feel free to chat to your child’s key person.
Thank you to the 36 parent/carers who took the time to complete our feedback form, we appreciate all of the feedback. 35 responses indicated that you feel well informed with what is happening at nursery and that they like to receive information updates via their child’s tapestry. Wewill use any suggestions made as a reflection tool to improve our current practice across the whole nursery.
Signing in/out
When dropping/collecting your child from nursery please ensure that you sign your child into the register along with the time that you are placing the child into our care or taking them back into your care.
Eye funded term dates
24 April 2017 – 26th May 2017
5 June 2017 – 21 July 2017
The last day of stretched funding is 17th August 2017
Dates for your diary
9 May 2017 – Muddy puddle walk 10.00am.
11 May 2017 - Photographer attending the setting from 9.30am.
24 May 2017 – Forestry school play and stay 10 -11.00am
15 June 2017 – Father’s Day play session 10- 11.00am.
19 June 2017 – Sports day at 2.00pm.
14 July 2017 – Leavers graduation at 10.00am.
20 July 2017 – Leavers picnic 11.00am – 1.00pm.
Collection times
Could we please remind all parents that in order for the setting to maintain our correct legal ratios a prompt collection at the end of your child’s session is paramount especially if your child finishes their session at 12.45pm or 3.00pm. We would appreciate your support in this matter however we may have to enforce the late collection fee for repeat offenders.
Lunch boxes
Could we please ask that if you provide your child with a lunch box that you place an ice pack inside it, especially if you are providing food that requires reheating or dairy food items. Also, could you please ensure that your child’s name is on the exterior of the lunch box.
Mobile phones
Within the nursery rooms we operate a no mobile phone policy, could we please ask that whilst you are dropping/collecting your children in their rooms or attending our organised play sessions that you do not use your mobile phone to make phone calls, text or take photos/videos.
Policy
The Arrivals and Departures Policy has been attached to this newsletter for your information.
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From the Acorn team
Little acorns to mighty oaks