the nature garden
Healthy eating
I believe that healthy eating is the key to an excellent start for every child. I offer lunches and breakfasts for early starters. Every child may have a free snack each morning and afternoon and milk and water are readily available. I also offer teatime meals for those children attending till 5:30pm.
Please ask to see the menus at my setting.
Food business establishment registration number: NELC269678918
Come and learn a new language!
I am a fully qualified Primary Modern Foreign Languages Coordinator and Teacher and have taught interactive Spanish language learning sessions for a number of years. I offer an opportunity for children aged between 1 and 8 to learn Spanish during twice weekly sessions from 3:30pm till 5:30pm. The children will learn valuable skills in the five language learning areas specified by the Government´s Framework for Languages.
Children will learn listening and speaking skills by participating in songs and rhymes. They will learn reading skills by listening to authentic and interactive stories in Spanish and writing skills as they learn to write down their opinions and responses to them. I believe that the teaching of intercultural understanding skills is key to promoting a life-long interest in the way that others live which helps children to reflect on their own family traditions and what is important to them. Children will enjoy cooking Spanish dishes and creating their own Spanish artwork while learning about the lives of important people in the Spanish speaking world.
Come and be creative!
Throughout my career I have created award winning classroom displays which have showcased children´s artwork. I offer an opportunity for children aged between 1 and 8 to participate in a number of indoor and outdoor arts and craft club three times a week from 3:30pm till 5:30pm. During these exciting sessions the children will learn new skills while painting, printing, weaving and sculpting using different materials.
Come and help us to look after our wildlife!
Children will enjoy helping to look after our pets. We have three guinea pigs and two bunny rabbits outdoors. There is also a pond which is teeming with wildlife including frogs and dragonflies in the Spring. The pond is protected by an Ofsted approved covering for saftey. We also have a small fish tank indoors with a large goldfish and a number of house plants. I am an active member of the Woodland Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and adhere to the charities´ advice on providing the best care for the wildlife in the setting. We live in a conservation area and take great care of our visiting squirrels and birds.
Come and help us to grow fruit and vegetables in our allotment!
Children will enjoy helping to tend to our allotment where we grow fruit and vegetables. The produce is tended by the children from the Spring through to the Autumn. Children will help to choose what is grown, prepare the soil, sow the seeds in our greenhouse, plant them out, watch them grow, harvest the produce and then eat it!I am a keen gardener and believe that by involving children in the growing process they may develop an interest in caring for our environment and become healthy eaters.
Keeping our children safe.
Children who attend my setting will be protected from abuse and harm and all concerns of abuse will be responded to in a timely and professional manner. I endeavour to resolve any issues which you may be concerned about within the setting promptly and successfully. Information on safeguarding and the complaints procedure may be found on the parents information shelf at my setting.
Forest school
While managing a large nursery in an inner-city primary school in London, I turned a new outdoor area into a successful forest school. I have found it to be true that by spending time with nature, children become engaged, connected and inspired.
I offer the opportunity for children aged from 1 to 8 to participate in forest school activities on Saturdays from 9:00am till 12:00pm. The children will participate in skill building outdoor activities whatever the weather including participating in energetic games, creating land art, planting and foraging and sitting round an open fire.
I also offer the opportunity for children aged 1 to 8 to participate in daily forest school activity sessions during the school holidays. Please contact me for more information.