I Sarah Walker, am the owner and managing director of Halesowen Day Nursery. I am a Qualified Teacher with an advanced diploma in Child Psychotherapy and an extensive background in working with children. Emily Hobday is our Deputy Manager and Pre-school Room Leader. She has a degree in Early Childhood Studies and has over 10 years experience in childcare.
Melissa Farrell is our Nursery Development Officer. She works with our teachers on a 1-2-1 basis, supporting with planning, observations, personal development and interactions. In addition, she works with the management team on an organisational level to refine and implement the long term vision of Halesowen Day Nursery.
Melissa Farrell is our Nursery Development Officer. She works with our teachers on a 1-2-1 basis, supporting with planning, observations, personal development and interactions. In addition, she works with the management team on an organisational level to refine and implement the long term vision of Halesowen Day Nursery.
Services
The Environment
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Once a house, the nursery building has been renovated to create a homely environment for all children; four neutrally decorated playrooms, where the children and their valued creations are the real colour, have flexible arrangements to cater for under 2's and over 2's. Practitioner to child ratios are a key part of what we do.
Finance and Funding
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Parents can apply for Tax-Free Childcare through the digital childcare service. Working parents of children aged under 12 can use this, through their childcare service account, to pay for registered childcare. The Government will top-up the money that parents pay into the account. For every 8 parents pay in, the Government will add an extra 2. Parents can receive 2,000 per child per year, or 4,000 if your child has a disability.
Healthy Meals
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Here at Halesowen Day Nursery we provide a healthy balanced diet for all of our children. We have a standard menu and then there are separate menus for babies under the age of one and children with any allergy or cultural dietary requirements. Our nursery chef prepares and cooks all meals and snacks freshly, on-site, on a daily basis, and as a team, we maintain our Gold Healthy Eating Award and 5* Food Hygiene Rating.
Safeguarding & Security
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At Halesowen Day Nursery we have three Designated Safeguarding Leaders: Sarah Walker, Jenny Longden, Emily Hobday and Lisa Brookes.
Although these team members are responsible for taking the lead with safeguarding matters and undertake additional training to support their position, all practitioners have an awareness and an understanding, through mandatory training, of all matters related to safeguarding children and follow our related policies and procedures.
Although these team members are responsible for taking the lead with safeguarding matters and undertake additional training to support their position, all practitioners have an awareness and an understanding, through mandatory training, of all matters related to safeguarding children and follow our related policies and procedures.
Babies & Toddlers
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We have two younger playrooms catering for children under 2 years old - The Baby Playroom, which caters for younger babies and toddlers daily, and the bigger Toddler Playroom which caters for the older, more mobile and independent toddlers. Both rooms are managed by fully qualified Lead Practitioners.
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