Browick Road Nursery Information for Parents 2020 2021 - Browick Road Primary and Nursery School

Browick Road Nursery
Information for Parents 2020 – 2021

     Browick Road Primary and Nursery School
                   Browick Road
                    Wymondham
                Norfolk NR18 0QW
                 Tel: 01953 603061
    Email: busybeeswymondham@btconnect .com

Welcome from Mrs Adams
Dear Parents and Carers,

I would like to welcome you and your child to Browick Road Nursery.
Our Nursery Class is called Busy Bees. I am the morning session
teacher and I work alongside Tara (HLTA), Rachel (TA) and Pam
(TA).
In the afternoon session we are joined by Lizzie (TA) and Amelia.
All the Nursery staff are committed to providing a safe, secure and
happy environment, encouraging children to learn through play, using
the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS).

We believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life
and is entitled to the support that enables them to fulfil their potential.
The development of your child should be the result of a shared
partnership, a partnership between you, the parent, and us, the
Nursery. I invite you to join us in this partnership, to share in the work
of the Nursery and to support and encourage your child at home.
I hope this booklet provides you with the essential information you
need about our Nursery. More information is available on the school’s
website, www.browickroadprimary.co.uk. However, if you still have
any questions, please do contact the Nursery.

Leila Adams
Nursery Teacher
                                      Vision Statement:
                                     Achieving Success
                                          Together

Nursery Session Times

 The Nursery runs every day
 from Monday to Friday during
 term time only.
 For children starting school the
 following September (Rising
 4s), sessions are available
 every morning .
 Afternoon       sessions     are
 available for 2-3 year olds.
 Morning sessions run from
 8.50am to 12pm.
 Our afternoon sessions run
 from 12pm to 3pm.
 Our Rising 4s may choose to
 stay all day (8.50am-3pm)

Once your child is 4 years old they can attend:
Breakfast Club
From 7.45am – including breakfast. Your child will then be brought
to Nursery.
After School Club
From 3.15pm to 6pm – with an emphasis on fun and games. A hot
snack is included.

Admissions

                           It is the Nursery’s intention to make the
                           setting accessible to all, from all sectors of
                           the local community. We aim to do this by
                           operating a waiting list system.
                           A child can be added to our waiting list at
                           any time by contacting the Nursery via
                           email or by calling the school office. We
                           will need your child’s full name, date of
                           birth, your address and contact details.
                            Your child will be added to our list, and
once they reach the age required, and we have a space available, a
member of the Nursery team will contact you for further information
and to arrange a visit to the setting.
For any child who is not in receipt of government funding, an admin
fee of £30 is required to cover costs at registration. During your initial
visit you will be required to complete the registration paperwork and
provide your child’s birth certificate.
We require every child to attend a minimum of two sessions. For the
Rising 4s this would mean two mornings.
Four weeks’ notice must be given for any changes to the agreed
contracted sessions.

For further information about Admissions please see our Policy. This
can be found on the school website or a copy can be obtained from
the School office or the Nursery.

Funding

The cost of a three hour session is £14.00 and invoices are sent
to you termly. The session price is reviewed annually, in
September.
We are able to accept 2 year and 3-4 year old funding as
agreed by the Early Education and Child Care Statutory
Guidance.
You may also use your tax free childcare/vouchers to pay for
sessions.

Payment plans can be arranged should this be required.

 For further information about Funding please see our Policy. This
 can be found on the school website or a copy can be obtained
 from the School office or the Nursery.

Things your child will need
                                        As the children are able to access both
                                        the indoor and outdoor provision we
                                        ask that they come in a pair of sturdy,
                                        waterproof, outdoor shoes, preferably
                                        wellington boots, and bring a named
                                        pair of black plimsolls to Nursery all
                                        year round.
                                      A Nursery uniform is not compulsory.
                                      We are happy for the children to wear
their own clothes which must be suitable for physical, messy play. We will
provide aprons and wet weather suits but these will not always keep your child
clean!
If you would like to purchase a Browick Road Primary and Nursery School
jumper or cardigan, these are available from www.gooddies.co.uk.
All children are required to wear clothing that is suitable for the time of year -
we will be outside whatever the weather!
Your child will require a backpack to enable us to send home letters and
pictures etc. Every child keep an entire change of clothes in their bag at all
times, and nappies, wipes etc should be sent in each day as required.
Milk and water is provided during the morning and afternoon sessions. During
morning sessions the children are entitled to free fruit provided by the Nursery.
If your child comes in the afternoon, please send in a healthy fresh fruit or
vegetable snack, in accordance with the School’s healthy eating guidance.
Please provide your child with a packed lunch and a drink if they are staying all
day. Children who join the session at 12pm are able to bring lunch if they wish,
although this is not essential - some children prefer to eat at home before they
come in.
Please do not send any form of nuts in lunches or snacks as we are a nut free
setting. Please also refrain from sending sweets or fizzy drinks.

Please ensure EVERYTHING is named so that it can be returned to you if
it gets misplaced.
If your child has allergies or requires medication please discuss this with a
member of staff.

Key Person
We believe that children settle best when they have a Key-
Person to relate to, who knows them and their parents well and
can meet their individual needs.
We want children to feel safe, stimulated and happy at Nursery
and feel secure and comfortable with staff.
The Key Person role is set out in the EYFS Statutory Require-
ments.
The Nursery will assign a Key Person and buddy to each child to
help develop a bond and close relationship with the child and
family. The Key person will be responsible for their child’s inti-
mate care, observations and assessments. They will be your first
port of call.
For all Rising 4 children the Key-Person will be the Nursery
teacher. The TAs will be assigned to each child as a second Key
Person.

EYFS Curriculum
The Nursery promotes                      The 3 Prime areas of the Curriculum
teaching and learning                     are:
opportunities that develop                     Personal, Social and Emotional
knowledge and skills in all                     Development.
areas of the curriculum.                       Communication and Language
Learning takes place                           Physical Development.
through ‘play’ and this is                The 4 specific areas are:
essential for children’s
                                               Mathematics
development.
                                               Literacy
Children are encouraged to                     Expressive Arts and Design
explore, think about
                                               Understanding the World.
problems and relate to
others. This helps build their            More information on this can be
                                          found at:
confidence.
                                          https://www.gov.uk/early-years-foundation-stage

  In the Nursery, children learn through play and exploration, both inside and
  outside. This may be through independent, child-led activities, adult-led, or
  adult-directed tasks. The activities planned may be based on children’s
  experience and interests. They will cover all areas of learning and will build
  upon their existing knowledge and skills.
  Observations will inform future activities and development. Every child’s
  learning journey will be recorded on ‘Tapestry’ and shared with parents.
  Parents are encouraged to add to their child’s learning journey on Tapestry
  too.

Parent Partnership

Parents’ Forum             Volunteers
                           We welcome volunteers in
Our Governors hold a       school to support the
Parents’ Forum every       children with their learning
term to which all          and to help with activities,
parents are invited.       including school trips. If
The purpose of this is     you are interested in
to share views of the
School and Nursery, as     volunteering on a regular
well as to keep parents    basis you will need to
informed of develop-
ments      within    the   undertake a DBS check.
school. The time of the
forum is varied to allow
working parents to         Friends
attend.                    Our Parent Teacher
                           Association      is     called
Parent Meetings            ‘Friends’. The PTA meet
                           regularly to plan events
Parents and carers are     and activities to raise
invited into Nursery for   money for the school.
an introduction session
and to discuss your        Please feel free to come
child’s     development    along to any meetings and
and progress with your     help where you can.
child’s Key Person.
                           The PTA can be contacted
                           at
                           www.facebook.com/
                           BrowickFriends

Other Information
                                       Sickness Absence
                                       If your child is not well enough
                                       to attend Nursery, please let us
                                       know via email or by calling the
                                       School on their first day of
                                       absence.

Medicines
                                       Holidays
If it is essential for your child to
have medication during the             Parents are reminded that
school day please speak to a           regular   attendance      helps
member of our staff.                   improve your child’s success at
                                       Nursery.    Requests to take
                                       holidays during term-time will
Injury or illness                      not be authorised except in
If your child is hurt or becomes       exceptional circumstances; this
unwell at Nursery, we will             must be with prior agreement.
administer first aid and, if
necessary, seek further medical
assistance.
We will always contact you if
such injury or illness is cause
for concern and, if we are
unable to contact you, we will
act on the advice of the doctor
or other health professionals
attending your child. Clearly, it
is most important that we have
your up-to-date address and
telephone numbers at all times.

Valuables and Jewellery
                                  Valuables should not be brought
Complaints                        to Nursery and we cannot
We recognise that complaints      accept liability for any loss of or
may sometimes occur and we        damage to such valuables.
take them seriously if they do.   The only jewellery pupils are
If you have a complaint then      permitted to wear is small stud
please contact the School         earrings.
office and they will guide you
to the most appropriate           Comfort Toys
action.                           We encourage children to leave
If you wish to take the matter    their toys at home but if a
further, please ask for details   comforter is required to help
of the school’s Complaints        your child settle in they may
                                  bring them in initially. The toy
Procedure or download this
                                  will be put into your child’s bag
from our website.                 once they are settled.
                                   We ask that all other toys
                                  remain at home. We have lots
                                  of nice things for the children to
                                  play with within the Nursery
                                  setting.

Communication
Letters home
Our aim is to be a ‘paperless’,
school.           All   Nursery
communication comes via
email or Parent Mail, unless we
require the completion of a
reply slip. Please ensure you
sign up to this once your child
starts Nursery. It is important
the Nursery is informed of any
changes to e-mail addresses
and phone numbers so that
you do not miss out on any
essential information.

Data Collection
Each year we will ask you to
confirm that the information we
hold about you and your family
is accurate and up to date.
Please let us know if anything
changes. It is essential that we
have up to date contact details
for you in case we need to         Website
contact you during the school      Our website is a really useful
day.                               source of information about our
                                   school,     containing      essential
Newsletters                        information     regarding     pupils,
                                   parents, and our curriculum, and a
Our       regular     monthly      list of useful dates. It is regularly
newsletters will keep you          updated so please do use it to
informed about what has been       check for any information you may
happening        in    school,     be looking for.
forthcoming events and dates
for your diaries. This is sent www.browickroadprimary.co.uk
out to parents via e-mail. A
copy of the newsletter will be
displayed on the Nursery
noticeboard.

Health, Safety and Welfare
Safeguarding the             Sunny Weather
children                     We are all aware that too
                             much exposure to UV
Every member of staff        radiation from the sun causes
and all governors            sunburn, skin damage and
undertake safeguarding       increases the risk of
training.                    cancer.
Additionally, three of our   We encourage children to
staff are trained and in     wear clothes that provide
place as                     good sun protection and ask
Designated                   that you send your child into
Safeguarding Leads           school with a hat which can
(DSL). Our staff are able    protect their face, ears and
to                           back of their neck.
recognise the signs and      Please also apply sunscreen
symptoms of significant      (minimum SPF 40, 4 star
harm and are aware of        UVA)
the school’s                 before coming to Nursery, and
Safeguarding Policy and      supply a bottle of the same
procedures.                  for
If we see signs or           reapplication if they are at
symptoms which               Nursery all day.
suggest significant
harm, we will follow the
Norfolk Local
Safeguarding Board
procedures.

Closures and Contacts
School Closure
The school rarely closes because of bad weather, but if we
experience extreme weather (for example, heavy snowfalls) please
check the school closures daily by way of:
   Local radio - BBC Radio Norfolk 95.1FM & 104.4FM
   Norfolk Council’s website - www.schoolclosures.norfolk.gov.uk
   The School’s website - www.browickroadprimary.co.uk

Contacts
Chair of Governors                   Mr Jeremy Wiggin
Headteacher                          Mrs Pauline McMullan
Deputy Headteacher                   Mrs Corrina Peachment
Finance Officer                      Miss Julie Clarke
School Secretary                     Miss Paula Bilverstone

School website: www.browickroadprimary.co.uk
School e-mail: office@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Chair of Governor’s e-mail: chairofgov@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Finance Officer’s e-mail: finance@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Main Telephone: 01953 603061

                               Address:
                      Browick Road Primary School
                             Browick Road
    @BrowickRoad
                              Wymondham
                          Norfolk NR18 0QW