About Us
Our Session Times…
One typical full day includes:-
The old, original logo of The Learning Mill when the nursery was established.
Full day 7.30 - 18.00: includes Breakfast (8.00-9.00), mid morning snack (10.30), lunch (12.15-13.15), mid afternoon snack (15.00) and afternoon tea (16.00-17.00).
School Day 09.00 - 15.00: (includes snack, lunch, snack)
Introduction
Our setting strives to provide children with a warm, safe, friendly atmosphere that feels very much home from home. Our approach is relaxed as we follow the children's lead and respect parent's wishes.
“Every practitioner knows every child and strives to make their early years the best ever.”
Our key worker approach develops self-confidence and self awareness & we help children to form relationships with each other and all adults in our setting. Every practitioner knows every child and strives to make their early years the best ever. Children are taught to manage feelings and behaviour through valuing each other and learning to live alongside others caring and sharing. Adults promote this by being role models and teaching through the Early Years Outcomes. The three prime areas are paramount to a child's development and observatiions and next steps are used to plan and bring the children forward. Everything practitioners do is set to enhance children's experience in early years. Areas set out in each of our rooms enhance all 7 areas of learning and within those areas meet the Early Years outcomes, however basic.
Our Setting
The Learning Mill operates 5 days a week, 7:30 until 18:00, 51 weeks of the year with 12 ground floor (Baby Owls) spaces available with 3 members of staff, middle floor (Foxes) 16 spaces available with 4 members of staff, top floor (Gruffalo Pre-School) 24 spaces available with 3 members of staff operating term time only.
The management team working at our setting consist of owner/director Amanda Cook NVQ Level 3 Early Years Childcare & Level 5 NVQ Leadership & Management, manager Emma Bates Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Education Level 5, Level 5 Leadership & Management Diploma. Deputy managers Molly Cook Level 3 in Early Years Childcare and Holly Latham Level 3 in Early Years Childcare & Team Leading Level 2. There are 6 practitioners with Level 3 Childcare & Education and 1 apprentice. Every member of staff has safeguarding and first aid training.
Our Meals & Supplies
We aim to provide a high quality nutritious menu that appeals to small children adhering to healthy eating guidelines. Cultural and religious beliefs and dietary requirements will be met.
“The focus is to provide healthy and exciting options to encourage children to eat varied healthy and nutritious meals whilst supporting their development and ability to learn.”
Our cook, Laura Moss has Level 2 Food Hygiene, certificate in Allergy Awareness and a vast knowledge of dietary and nutritional requirements for children. The focus is to provide healthy and exciting options to encourage children to eat varied healthy and nutritious meals whilst supporting their development and ability to learn. Homemade fresh menus are created that provide cultural, vegan and vegetarian dishes that meet dietary requirements when needed. Our cook believes that educating children in healthy eating from an early age will help develop habits that they can carry with them through life.
Supplies for 0-3 years will include:
Nappies, wipes, bibs, bedding, food and snacks. (Baby milk must be provided by parents).
All laundry and food preparation/cooking will be done on site.
Fees
The fees are payable 1 month in advance. Fees must still be paid if children are absent for a short period of time. If your child has to be absent over a long period of time, talk to Amanda Cook - Proprietor. Special arrangements for fees can be made.
For your child to keep her/his place at the setting, you must pay the fees. We are in receipt of nursery education funding for three and four year olds; where funding is not received, then fees apply.
We always hope that children are collected on time for their own emotional well being. If children remain uncollected for an hour then in accordance with our policy 1.6 ‘Uncollected Child ‘ in our Safeguarding policy we will contact First Response and follow their advice. If you would like a copy of this policy please ask any member of Staff. A copy is also available on site for you to view.