Very young children between the ages 0-2 begin their Fledgelings journey in our spacious baby room.

The room has integrated facilities, including an eating area with low chairs. An adjoining quiet sleeping area, ensure your child 

can sleep peacefully throughout the day and not be disturbed by those who are awake. We also follow the weaning process to complement what you are doing with your child at home. 

All the equipment and resources in the baby room have been specially chosen to help your baby’s stages of development. At this stage the emphasis is very much on play, but learning experiences are introduced subtlety to allow your child to flourish during the vital years of discovery. 

We only use natural materials and the room is set out to be a sensory adventure for the children, including soft toys, furnishings and different textures. 

When your child starts in the baby room, with your help we create a learning journey book for them. At this stage the book allows us to get to know your baby’s likes and dislikes, any special dietary requirements, allergies and any other information that will help us to make your child’s transition to nursery as comfortable as possible.

At the end of each day, when you come to pick your child up, a member of our baby room team will provide a verbal report.  When your child is ready to progress – we will decide this with you once they are physically and emotionally ready – they move into the adjoining ‘rising 2s’ room. This room is accessible from the baby room, so your child will have become used to seeing what the ‘bigger’ children do in the room. 

Whilst play is still the focus of the day, more learning experiences are introduced at this stage. Activities are designed to offer the opportunity for your child to explore large movements, vision and manipulative skills, hearing and speech and social and spontaneous play.​

There is a quiet area within the room for your child to sleep and this is generally done as a group to ensure everyone gets the rest

they still need at this stage in their life. Children eat their meals together and begin to learn how to use cutlery and display appropriate table manners.

Staff continue to fill in your child’s learning journey and note any observations related to their development. At the end of each day

as well as being given a verbal summary of your child’s day by a member of staff, you will also receive an electronic report,  delivered by an app to your mobile telephone, tablet or computer. This report includes pictures, audio and even video.

When your child is ready to progress to our Toddler room a moving rooms form is completed and the room leaders undertake a detailed handover prior to this move. Your child’s key person will also visit the room with them to enable them to have a smooth transition.

Children between the ages 2-3 move continue their Fledgelings journey in our lovely toddler room.

This caters for children who are maturing and at this stage of their nursery life we are able to introduce more educational-based activities, with the emphasis still being very much about having fun.

The children begin learning some very important lessons, such as imaginative play, and a wide range of themed activities are designed to aid their development and prepare them for their final move with the nursery – to pre-school.

We want to give your child the very best possible start to their education so detailed planning goes into ensuring that the learning environment meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

By this stage your child’s learning journey is starting to become very comprehensive, with various observations being carried out to ensure your child’s development continues apace. At the end of each day as well as being given a verbal summary of your child’s day by a member of staff, you will also receive an electronic report, delivered by an app to your mobile telephone, tablet or computer. This report includes pictures, audio and even 

video.

When your child is getting ready to enter our pre-school room they will initially have transition periods, with the support of their key person, to introduce them to the room and the older children, so by the time the day comes for the final move, they are more than ready to take their final steps within the nursery.

Children between the ages 3-4 complete their Fledgelings journey in our large pre-school room.

Our highly qualified Early Years Foundation Stage Practitioners have an important role to play in ensuring your child follows a carefully planned curriculum that will allow them to develop their skills in the key areas of learning and development, which are:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Physical Development

Communication and Language

Literacy

Mathematics

Understanding the World

Expressive Arts and Design

Ongoing formative assessment is at the heart of early years best practice and our staff observe children as they act and interact in their play and everyday activities. By analysing these observations it can help us to plan experiences and opportunities for the children.

Your child’s learning journey is by now almost full and prior to them leaving the nursery this will be shared with the school you have chosen. You will continue to receive daily verbal summaries of your child’s day along with an electronic report, delivered by an app to your mobile telephone, tablet or computer. This report includes pictures, audio and even video.​

We also encourage teachers to come to the nursery to discuss school with the children, as well as organising visits to schools so the children can experience it for themselves.

We recognise the move from nursery to school is a big step, but with the detailed planning and implementation involved in all aspects of your child’s life at Fledgelings Day Nursery, we know we are giving them the best possible start.