Education and Care

WE OFFER YOUR CHILD

A curriculum following the approved Foundation Stage Guidance. Our purpose built Nursery also has the benefit of working alongside the school, and we are able to use the school hall, kitchen area and playground. This experience is invaluable to the children moving on to Chalfont St. Peter Infant School*, as the school becomes familiar territory and the learning process is not hampered by having to adapt to new surroundings.

Individual care and attention, made possible by a high ratio of adults to children. Each child has a dedicated keyworker assigned to them. The adult to child ratio is 1:6 (Legal requirement 1:8). We can take a maximum of 24 children in each group.

Fun and friendship with children and other adults. We offer each individual child, quality education and care within a warm and friendly environment that encourages them to learn and develop at their own pace as they interact and play.

* Please note that attendance at the Lovel End Nursery does not guarantee entrance to the Chalfont St Peter

Infant School.

CURRICULUM

All children are supported in developing their potential at their own pace. By means of developmentally appropriate play activities and a high level of adult input, we offer a curriculum, which leads to nationally approved early learning goals. These six areas of development prepares children to progress with confidence to the National Curriculum at the end of Reception/first year of school.

STRUCTURE OF THE DAY

Click here to see a sample timetable of a week in the nursery.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Our setting welcomes families and children of all abilities and encourages access to all activities of the Foundation Stage. Parents of children with Special (Educational) Needs will be able to work with the Nursery SEN Co-ordinator (SENCO) and outside agencies to enhance their child's learning.

BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

We believe that children and adults flourish best in an ordered environment in which everyone knows what is expected of them and children are free to develop their play and learning without fear of being hurt or hindered by anyone else. We aim to work towards a situation in which children can develop self-discipline in an atmosphere of mutual respect and encouragement.

OFSTED:

Education and Care Standards Inspections

During 2006 we are proud to acknowledge that the Ofsted inspection report recognised the Nursery as being "outstanding"/"good" in covering all areas of education and care.

This report can be found and printed from the Ofsted website at www.ofsted.gov.uk (Ofsted Certificate No: EY241036) search on "Lovel End Nursery".