Albert Village Nursery 3.05

We provide a play based early years foundation stage curriculum with a balance of adult led, adult initiated and child choice activities.

We seek to provide an environment in which we can help our children to gain a growing social understanding.

We work hard to ensure that we support the individual and specific needs of all of our children.

We seek to provide the variety of curriculum experience that is so important for children at this stage of their development.

We want the children to make very good progress in all seven areas of learning but we also value the other aspects of a broad differentiated curriculum. In particular the social and emotional aspect of learning along with communication and language, so that young children are able to express how they are feeling.

Our nursery community includes supportive parents and governors. Many parents and friends make a contribution to the day to day life of the nursery, for example in the past a parent who works as a dental nurse visited the children to show them how to brush their teeth correctly.

Our children are involved in activities with Reception class as we work within the foundation stage, such as a sponsored walk around the lake and an EYFS assembly. This helps with the transition from nursery to Reception.

The nursery is set in grounds that include a sports field and a developing environmental area. Children have the chance to play in safe play areas. The nursery garden is enclosed which allows for free flow indoor and outdoor activities and we are continuing to develop our environment to meet the changing needs of the children. Nursery children have access to the school hall and facilities.

The catchment area that the nursery serves includes a variety of home backgrounds. In nursery, we seek to value this diversity while building common values and aims.

Albert Village Nursery works alongside many other professionals including, our Inclusion Advisor, Improvement Advisor, Area SENCO, Speech & Language Therapist and School Nurse to name but a few.

Children who qualify for Early Years Pupil Premium also receive extra support and we pride ourselves on ensuring all children reach their full potential.