Your child will have a special person to link with when they come to nursery called a key person.

This member of staff will work very closely with you and your child to make sure your child settles well and that we meet their needs.

They will plan carefully for your child’s development and learning and will communicate with you as much as possible.

Your child’s learning will be shared via the Tapestry interactive learning diary, which you can access online and add your own photos and comments.

Things you need to bring every day:

• A complete change of clothes, including socks (we do use aprons whenever possible)
• Shoes that are comfortable and that your child can safely run and jump around in are important
• On hot days, please bring a sun hat, a top that covers shoulders and put sun lotion on before your child comes to nursery
• A piece of fruit to add to our fruit bowl for sharing
• A water bottle
• Nappies and wipes if your child uses them (and nappy cream when needed)
• A coat suitable for playing outdoors in all weather
• Wellies (these can be left at the nursery)

Please put your child’s name on their belongings.

A voluntary contribution of £1.00 per week towards art resources

A termly donation of a box of tissues or a pack of wet wipes

Please don’t send your child to nursery if they are unwell with a high temperature, unexplained rash, vomiting or diarrhoea.

If they have vomited or had diarrhoea they must stay home at least 48 hours after the last occurrence.

For more information about school and common childhood illnesses, please see this link.

Please ring us if your child is ill and not able to attend nursery as this helps us manage any infections in the nursery.

Please tell us about any prescribed medicines, drugs, health, diet or allergies that your child may have.

We can only give medicines to children if they are prescribed.

All children will have snack time in their key group, during which they will be offered fruit and milk or water. We ask parents to bring in fresh fruit or vegetables such as cucumbers, carrots, or peppers to share at snack time.

When your child is here for a whole day , please provide a suitable packed lunch:

• Please make sure that your child’s lunch is in a bag or box clearly labelled with their name.
• Please do not include any nuts or nut products – including peanut butter or chocolate hazelnut spreads such as Nutella.
• Please do not include chocolate bars or sweets.
• Please do not include fruit juice, squash or fizzy drinks. We provide a choice of water or milk to drink at lunchtime and snack time. Children can bring their own water bottle if they wish.
• No cutlery is needed as we have cutlery available for children to use e.g. spoons for yoghurt.
• Popcorn can be a choke hazard for children under 5, please do not include it.
• Foods such as grapes and cherry tomatoes must be cut lengthways to reduce risk of choking.
• Sorry but we are not able to reheat any foods for children.