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We want your child to feel safe and happy in the absence of their parents. We also want parents to feel welcome and involved from the beginning. We understand that choosing a nursery is one of the first important milestones in your child’s life and we are here to support you on this exciting journey. We are always eager to provide a happy, smooth and memorable transition into nursery for every child when they start with us. Your child's key person will work together in partnership with you so that your journey with The Playhouse Nursery is positive from the start. During your settling in sessions, we aim to understand everything about your child such as their current routine, how they like to be comforted, if they have a special comforter, a favourite story or activity they enjoy. Throughout your child’s time at nursery, their key person will always take into account their needs and interests and provide activities that promote learning through play. After the initial visit, we encourage you to talk to your child about coming to the setting. Your child will have a peg where they can hang their coats and belongings, and this will make them feel they have a place at the nursery. A photo of themselves on the wall above their coats will make them feel valued. Children cannot play or learn successfully if they are anxious and unhappy. Our settling in procedures aim to help parents and children feel comfortable in the nursery, and help to ensure that the child has the opportunity to benefit from their time at nursery, confident in the knowledge that their parents will return to collect them at the end of the session. We aim to ensure your child’s introduction to our setting is as stress free as possible. Children develop in individual ways and at varying rates and that is why at The Playhouse Nursery we offer a settling in procedure that is flexible to meet those needs. Therefore the nature and personality of the child will dictate how many settling sessions are needed.
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The term following a child’s 3rd birthday is when a child qualifies for government funding. All children aged 3 and 4 years are eligible for 15 hours of government funded childcare for 38 weeks of the year (570 hours). Some children qualify for 30 hours of funding! Children of a single parent who work, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum wage or national living wage and does not earn more than £100,000 per year. Children of a couple, BOTH of whom work, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum wage or national living wage minimum of 16 hours a week with neither independently earning more than £100,000 each. The government have launched a website where parents will be required to register and enter their personal details, they will then receive confirmation of eligibility. All eligible parents will then receive an 11-digit code that they must share with their chosen childcare provider along with their national insurance number and the child’s birth certificate. The funding can be used at up to TWO different settings. How to apply and find out more? The government website https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/ Does this affect other childcare benefits? Yes, this website will help you chose the best option https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ How will The Playhouse Nursery will be delivering the funded hours? To provide flexibility and to help parents take full advantage of the funded hours throughout the whole year and NOT only term time, we split the funding over 52 weeks. Please speak to us and we will explain this to you in more detail.
