We want all children to be valued and respected equally!

Ravensthorpe Community Childcare aims to provide a high standard of individual and group care. Children are supported in various ways; by good role modeling, interaction, scaffolding, observation and assessment. We focus on meaningful activities to support children’s learning development. The setting is registered with OFSTED and the Pre-School Learning Alliance

A warm and welcoming atmosphere awaits your child.

The nursery aims to:

• Provide activities that are appropriate to ensure that children acquire the necessary skills, concepts and attitudes that form part of the Early Years Foundation Stage (link to curriculum page).
• Reflect on children’s needs and interests and ensure that activities meet their individual needs.
• Create an atmosphere where every child feels secure, valued and confident.
• Acknowledge parents in their role as children’s prime educators and seeks to promote a partnership with them that develops a shared understanding with mutual respect and dialogue.
• Pay high regard to health and safety to meet the needs of young children with appropriate space, facilities and equipment.
• Monitor, assess and keep records of skills and progression.
• Develop a positive learning environment by providing good resources/materials.
• Ensure no child is excluded or disadvantaged because of his or her race, culture or religion, home language, family background, special educational needs, disability, gender or ability. Our policy is that all children should feel included, secure and valued.

Helping children develop and learn
What is it?
EYFS seeks to ensure that whichever nursery parents choose, they can be confident that their child will receive a quality experience that supports their development and learning.
The EYFS principles that guide the work of all practitioners are grouped as follows:

A Unique Child
Recognises that every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured. The commitments are focused around development; inclusion; safety; and health and well-being.

Positive Relationships
Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person. The commitments are focused around respect; partnership with parents; supporting learning; and the role of the key person.

Enabling Environments
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning. The commitments are focused around observations, assessment and planning; support for every child; the learning environment; and the wider context - transitions, continuity, and multi-agency working.

Learning and Development
Recognises that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates, and that all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected.

This approach ensures that the EYFS meets the overarching aim of improving outcomes and reflects that it is every child's right to grow up safe; healthy; enjoying and achieving; making a position contribution; and with economic well-being.

To read more about the Early Years framework, follow this link:
http://www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/eyfs/resources/downloads/statutory-framework.pdf

To achieve the EYFS it is paramount that parents are involved at all stages of their child's development at the nursery.

It is a two-way dialogue to promote children's well-being. Please help us to establish this relationship by contributing and getting involved as much as possible with our topics and activities.

Nursery Opening Times - We operates from Monday to Friday

8.45 to 11.45

12.30 to 15.30

We are term time only
The nursery will be closed on the following dates during 2011-2012

England and Wales	2011	2012
New Year's Day	3 Jan	2 Jan
Good Friday	22 Apr	6 Apr
Easter Monday	25 Apr	9 Apr
Early May Bank Holiday	2 May	7 May
Spring Bank Holiday	30 May	4 Jun
Queen's Diamond Jubilee	-	5 Jun
Summer Bank Holiday	29 Aug	27 Aug
Christmas Day	27 Dec	25 Dec
Boxing Day	26 Dec	26 Dec