Education, Health and Wellbeing package

Ours is a teacher led setting of highly experienced staff, all with enhanced DBS clearance and paediatric first aid qualifications. We provide additional services to all our children and families, whether funded or fee paying.

This Education, Health and Wellbeing package includes:

• Bespoke curriculum embedded in nature and community

• Level 3 Forest School Leader - Chris

• Level 2 Outdoor Learning Leader - Carol

• Highly experienced SEND staff

• Makaton trained staff

• Employed professional support for families e.g. psychologist, counsellor etc

• Specialist support and advice with paperwork e.g. social care, SEND etc - Sarah

• Potty training advice and support

• Sustainability and environment teaching

• Mindfulness activities and self regulation taught

• Yoga sessions by external tutor Rachel

• Dance sessions by external tutor Katie

• Excellent links to the local community with visits organised e.g. Clophill Flower Club make flower posies with the children for Mother’s Day

• Songbird Survival Charity Ruby Robin Award

• RSPB Wild Challenge

• Royal Forestry Society Green Tree Badge

• Cookery sessions

• Allotment and gardening sessions

• Craft sessions including flower arranging and sewing

• Participation in our allotment shop

• Special events including Sports Day and Leavers’ Graduation Picnic

• Holiday Stay & Play sessions

• Opportunity for complimentary visits to Herrings Green farm

• Books and story sacks to borrow

• Book bags provided for all children

• Birthday cards and birthday celebrations

• Regular coffee mornings and parent gatherings

• Half termly parent newsletter

• Monthly children’s newsletter

• Facebook page to keep you up to date

• Keepsake Learning Journey

• Nutritious breakfast, morning snack and afternoon snack provided

• Milk and water provided

• The lending of wet bags when required

• Other consumables such as wet wipes, nappy sacks, sun cream, and more supplied free of charge

E, H & W fee are £7.50 per 3 hour session. The fee is invoiced each half term for all funded hours and is included in all non funded hours.

Included in all funded hours and non funded hours is what the government describes as ‘free, high quality, flexible childcare.’ Please see below for what we consider to be the elements of our preschool which provide this:

• Qualified Early Years staff with DBS and Paediatric First Aid training

• Planning and organisation of activities and group times to meet the needs of each individual child

• Individualised targeted next steps and support from your child’s key worker

• Written termly summaries about your child’s progress and development

• Termly parent/key worker catch-ups

• Information sharing between settings to ensure there is a shared understanding of your child and their needs

• The opportunity to chat with your child’s key worker at drop off and pick up

• A carefully designed and constructed bespoke outdoor area

• Support with transition to the step past preschool

• Healthy Movers program in operation

• Communications Champions program in operation

• Physical Activity and Nutrition Coordinator

• Early Help support in place for all

• Resource and teaching for activities to develop fine and gross motor skills, English and maths, personal, social and emotional development, literacy, understanding the world, creative arts and design.

Mar 25