Individual Rooms
We have three rooms baby 6mths to 2 years, toddler 2 years to 3years and Pre-school 3 to 4
years, each room has their own individual aims.
Little Cubs (Babies)
Ratio 3:1 Staff
By two years children will:
Sensory exploration Beginning to join in simple songs
Walk confidently
Communicating and understanding / using 2-word sentences
Begin to fill and empty
Build a tower of 3 blocks
Feed self-using hands and spoons
Drink using an open cup
Express feelings
Little Dinosaurs (Toddlers)
Ratio 5:1 Staff
By three years children will:
Begin to clean own face and hands
Begin to climb, run and roll
Begin to put coat on
Sing songs independently
Use 3-4-word sentences
Understand and follow basic instructions
Listen to simple story and make appropriate comments
Understand and follow basic instructions
Toilet trained
Wash hands independently
Feed self-using 2 pieces of cutlery
Accurate filling and emptying
Start to name feelings
The Young Explorers
Ratio 8:1 Staff
By four years children will:
Climb confidently and balance
Use toilet independently
Put on coat and shoes independently
Use full sentences, ask, and answer questions
Follow 2 instructions
Feed self-confidently using knife and fork
Uses tools and objects precisely
Begin to show understanding of others feelings.
The Team
Elm Lane Day Nursery aims to offer safe and secure child care at all times. Our team are
carefully chosen and committed to providing exceptional, high quality and supportive childcare
for children’s
individual needs and positive self-esteem.
Close personal attention to each child is essential to providing a quality experience for all
children; therefore, appropriately qualified and trained staff will be hired to ensure each
child has the essential supervision when in our care.
Elm Lane Day Nursery employs qualified staff that holds all the relevant childcare
qualifications and experience, from Level 2 in Learning and Development to Degree Level in Early
Childhood and in Education.
All staff are First Aid qualified and DBS checked.
Our staff are carefully selected and monitored to ensure that they can create a warm and caring
atmosphere and help to develop your Childs individual needs and positive self-esteem.
Individual progress is monitored through our key person system.
Our Deputy Manager holds a level 3 in early year Childcare and she is the pre-School room
leader. All room leaders are qualified to Level 3 in childcare, therefore able to offer a
Learning environment far above many of our competitors.
We also employed a qualified teacher to support pre-school children.
Our staff ratios are according to the OFSTED requirements:
- 0-2’s =1:3
- 2’s-3’s =1:4
- 3’s-5’s =1-8
New Staff/Recruitment
We are always on the lookout for good qualified staff to join our team.
We offer good rates and benefits.
Call and ask or fill in the
application
form
and return it to us via email or post to the above address.
Fees and Deposits
A registration fee of £45 is required to secure a place at Our Nursery.
This is non-refundable. You are required to pay a deposit of ONE month's fee in advance.
This will be used for your last month's fee, provided we have received one month’s written
notice.
The deposit is non-refundable if you fail to give one month's written notice or if you
cancel your booking.
Full time or Part-time deposit will be one month's fees in advance.
You will be asked to sign a contract of agreement. Please take the time to read it carefully.
Please keep all receipts of payments made for your own record.
Late pick-up/collection charges are payable at a rate of £10.00 for every five minutes after
6:00pm and after 12:00pm for the morning session.
Our Fee
Our fees are competitive to the area and to other providers in close proximity offering the same
service. We aim to offer a service which is affordable to all, where not only parents who are
high earners but people with low income are able to access good quality childcare.
Fees must be paid monthly in advance. Full fees must be paid when the week is shortened by
holiday or non-attendance for whatever reason. There are no negotiations or reductions. Please
see the Manager for the current fees. These fees are subject to review and can be changed at any
time at management’s discretion.
The 3-5 years' rate applies from the term following your child’s third birthday.
Prices are calculated on a termly basis. (For school holidays the normal fee rate
applies).
Funding
All funding places are for TIME ONLY.
We offer 15 hours working parents 9mths-2 years for parents who are eligible and have a valid
code.
We also offer 15 hours Free Early Education Funding for Children aged 2 years who are eligible.
This is often taken as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year.
For 3-4 years funding we offer 15 hours and 30 hours (30 must have a valid code)
We also offer top up sessions for parents who require extra spaces either on a morning or
afternoon basis with an additional charge.
For 3-4 years funding children their will be an additional charge for meals of a cost of £2.50 a
day or alternatively you can bring in snack and pack lunch for your child.
We offer flexibility; for example, a parent may wish to access their allocated hours over a period of 3 days, at 5 hours per day or 5 days at 3 hours per day.
Sessions
| Session |
Time |
| Full day care |
8am-6pm |
| Half day- Morning |
8am-12pm |
| Half day- Afternoon |
1.00pm - 6.00pm |
Holiday club
For Children who are term time only we offer a holiday club during all school holidays this will be charged at the normal fee rate.
Additional information
If parent has agreed days and times with us, if you want to change the agreed days and times, we must have one month notice.
If parents added another extra hours with the nursery and another hours are contracted with us- even during holidays parents still have to pay.