Quality Childcare From Birth to School Age

Please contact us for more information on 01305 257756 or email office@summertimenursery.co.uk

 

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We are a small nursery and pride ourselves on our family feel.

We are happy to show potential parents around the nursery to meet with the staff and offer them a place or add them to our waiting list.

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We are Located at: 

Summertime Nursery & Preschool

C/o Thomas Hardye School

Queens Avenue

Dorchester

Dorset

DT1 2ET

(near 1610 leisure centre)

Please contact us on

Tel 01305 257756

Email

office@summertimenursery.co.uk

 

Opening Hours

we are open all year except for a week over Christmas.

Monday - Thursday

07:30     - 18:00

Friday 

07:30     - 17:00

 

Free Funded Places

Subject to availability we offer funded places for all children between 7:30 - 17:00. The funded hours must be spread over the year and not term time only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All about Summertime

 

The Organisation. Summertime is a 35-place nursery which opened in 2007. We take a maximum of 9 babies age 0-2 years in the baby room and up to 26 children aged between 2 and 5 years in the preschool room. This makes us a small nursery with a family atmosphere ensuring everyone knows your child and that we provide a warm, nurturing environment.

 

We are registered with Ofsted and comply with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. All our Staff are DBS checked before recruitment and are fully Pediatric First Aid trained.

 

We are a committee run registered Charity which gives you the opportunity to be as involved in the daily running of the nursery as you wish and have time for.

 

We are an Equal Opportunities nursery and ensure that children are treated fairly and have the same access to all nursery facilities and equipment. We want to be an inclusive setting and want to learn sign language

 

Ethos. As a parent or carer we understand that choosing the right care for your child is a massive decision. We are a small nursery but able to offer a wide range of experiences from birth to school age most importantly we want to be part of your extended family. We know every child's name in the setting and their personalities, we want to know and care about your child, their lives and their families. It is our aim to provide a home from home that will gently prepare your child for school. We understand that good communication is important and value what each child says - we   'listen' and recognise children thrive best when they feel comfortable, safe, supported and valued.

 

Essentials.  We offer a series of short complimentary settling in sessions before your child’s care with us commences. This helps to gradually build up your child’s confidence, as well as familiarity with their new surroundings, and adapting to the absence of parents. We feel that the settling in period is important to help your child to feel comfortable in joining us.

 

We ask all parents to supply their own child’s nappies and wipes which we keep at the setting.

 

Parents are asked to provide lunch boxes. We do not prepare and cook our own hot meals but are happy to re-heat meals you supply.

We Supply fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, milk and water for your child at snack time.

 

The main entrance is controlled by a security system and all the boundaries are secured by metal railings.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Local Offer

Support for children and young people with SEN and disabilities

Some children will join the nursery with an unrecognised and undiagnosed special educational need, we will work together with parents to ensure these needs are identified and that each child is provided with support by the appropriate specialist agencies. We are often the first people to have close contact with a child besides the family, and we will listen and support parents through their child’s special educational learning. We welcome children with special educational needs and disabilities. Your child will be supported and encouraged by the nursery and where necessary outside agencies such as speech therapists, portage or occupational health. Summertime Nursery provides an inclusive environment and uses differentiation so that all children can learn and develop at their own pace. We value each child’s unique strengths and challenge them to fulfil their learning potential through tailored activities.--------------------------------------------------

Baby Room birth up to 2 years old

Most of all Babies need to feel safe, secure and cared for. We understand babies have very individual needs with regards to their food, sleep, daily routines and general comfort. Our small room and friendly staff care, creating a family atmosphere. A baby can only develop into a healthy, strong and confident young toddler if all their basic needs are met which is our main aim in baby room. They enjoy outside play,  nursery rhymes with actions and props and sensory play. 

Duckling group age 2 +.

In the Ducklings the toddlers are becoming more independent developing their autonomy quickly.  They begin to sit together in a small group for registration, stories, and songs. Their speech which is developing quickly is actively encouraged, they are supported with their emotional regulation, and we work closely with parents towards toilet training.  

They are offered  outside play every day - walking, climbing, jumping, running and bustling with energy.

They are becoming more aw are of their peers and starting to use imagination in their play. At around midday they will sit together for lunch and will probably still have a nap

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Ducks Group 3 years to starting school

In the ducks group the children’s curiosity about the world around them is exploding. They start asking a lot of “why” and “how” questions and soak in everything there is to know about how the world works, and their place in it. The staff encourage the children to gradually become ‘school ready’, knowing how to go to the toilet, pulling up and down their own clothes and washing their hands etc. During circle time the children begin to recognise their own written name and listen to its initial sound. They may begin to appear grown up but still need lots of support and tender encouragement to feel confident in their world.

 

 

To find our Nursery is not difficult however the postal postcode is misleading. Instead use these instructions, drive/walk up Coburg Road

 DT1 2HR following signs to the 'Sports Centre' (1610 leisure Centre). Walk down the sloping road keeping the Astro turf on your right and you will see the nursery infront of you. Come through the gate and ring the bell you have arrived! Open PDF for image

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