Bolitho Nursery
Services and organisations that have the Local Offer flash have filled out inclusion information, meaning that they meet the needs of people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Bolitho Nursery: A nurturing environment that enables children to thrive.
Our nursery is split into 3 rooms: Baby Room, Toddler Room and Pre school. Each room is designed with age and stage appropriate resources to engage and stimulate children to learn through their play and develop relationships whilst at nursery.
Who to contact
- Contact name
- Sam Curnow
- Contact position
- Manager
- Telephone
- 01736 332677
- info@bolithonursery.com
- Website
- https://www.bolithonursery.com
Where to go
- Name
- Bolitho Nursery
- Address
-
Polwithen Road
Penzance
Cornwall - Postcode
- TR18 4JR
- Notes
Our nursery welcomes children from the age of three months through to pre school age. Children are cared for across 3 rooms according to their age and developmental stage. The environment of each room is specifically designed to suit the individual needs and interests of the age group.
There are parts of each day when the children are integrated across the age groups to enrich both their socialising skills and the educative process. The rooms are light and airy with lively displays of the children’s work, showing the creative and educational content of their activities. Children are given the opportunity to participate in activities that offer real life experiences and offer an abundance of developmental opportunities.
The friendly, tranquil and caring atmosphere created by the dedicated staff gives both the children and their parents the confidence to enjoy the times they spend apart.
The nursery has a lovely enclosed garden area that enables all age ranges to enjoy ever changing outdoor activities which children have access to throughout the day. Pre School children have access to a free flow courtyard garden too.
Other details
Costs
- Details
- Session Prices available on our website or by contacting us directly
Inclusion within our setting
Wheelchair access
- Has provision
- No
- Details
- Fully accessible
Dietary needs
- Has provision
- Yes
- Experience with
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Vegetarian
Lactose free
Gluten free
Vegan
Egg intolerance
Diabetic
Nut allergy
Dairy free - Details
- Parents are asked to complete a registration form to give us these details and complete a setting healthcare plan, to ensure we support dietary requirements effectively.
Cultural provisions
- Experience with
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Yes would have an understanding
Multi cultural training
All children are welcome in our home. - Details
- Adapt activities etc to cater for individual beliefs. Food provided according to religion/culture. Do activities about other cultures. Teaching British Values as well as other cultures. Ask parents for guidance in their beliefs.
- Languages spoken
English
(Makaton and Elklan trained staff)
Pet provisions
- Are there any pets at the setting?
- No
Childcare information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- No
- Details
- We have a waiting list for each of our age ranges. Please contact to enquire about childcare.
- Date updated
- 15/03/2022
Funded places
- 3 & 4 year old funding
- Yes
- 2 year old funding
- Yes
Opening times & facilities
- Opening times
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Opening times Day Opening time Closing time Monday 08:00:00 17:00:00 Tuesday 08:00:00 17:00:00 Wednesday 08:00:00 17:00:00 Thursday 08:00:00 17:00:00 Friday 08:00:00 17:00:00
School pickups
- Offers pickups
- No
Ofsted information
- Ofsted URN
- EY541715
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 14/03/2019 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good
Inclusion details
- SENCo name
- Kate Mudd
Early Years Local Offer response
- Links we have to other agencies
We have links with the Local Early Years Inclusion Team including; Early Years Social Communication Worker, Local Area SENCO, Early Years Inclusion Worker. Speech and Language Therapists, Children Centre Teachers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Portage Workers, Social Workers, Family Support Workers and the local area Advisory Teacher of the Deaf.
- How we support children transferring to school
We plan transition meetings with reception class teachers from the local area and have established strong partnerships with many schools and their reception staff. We also meet with individual families and school SENCO's to pass on information.
We are developing transition bags for our most popular schools that we feed into that will include photographs of the teachers for children to become familiar with, samples of uniform for children to try on and social stories that show children photographs of the daily routine and parts of the school building.
Learning and development
- Specialist skills or training our staff have
Our Manager is a qualified Early Years Teacher (EYT)
Staff Quaifications are viewable on our website. All staff hold relevant paediatric first aid, food hygiene and appropriate safeguarding training. All staff have an awareness of Prevent and hold a certificate. We have makaton trained staff and regularly share signs with all members of the team. We also use skills gained from Elklan training to support children's communication development. Our SENCO and Supporting SENCO both hold a Level 3 SEN qualification and are experienced in providing SEND support.
- Support we offer regarding children's health and well-being
We have achieved all 6 stickers for the Healthy Under 5's programme that promotes health and well being for our children and families.
Parents are encouraged to provide a healthy packed lunch from home and we also offer a hot lunch that is provided by Willows Educare.We regularly share information with parents on how to keep their children safe on subjects including sun, road and online safety.
Our environment has been developed with thought and care to ensure its safe, stimulating and secure.
- Ways we inform parents about how their child is being supported
We use an online app called Footsteps to share children's next steps, interests and progress with families. Reports such as 'baseline assessments' and 'two year checks' are also completed via Footsteps for parents to read. At the end of each year a 'professional judgement' is uploaded for families sharing and celebrating their children's progress. We support children with SEN and their families, with the Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle, this includes review meetings every 6 weeks to discuss individual learning plan targets and achievements.
- Our complaints policy
All of our policies and procedures are updated regularly and available for parents to read.
Welfare
- Facilities we have for personal care
We have nappy changing areas and potties are available at all times.
- How we include all children in activities, such as trips
Trips are planned according to children's individual needs.
We are fortunate to have access to local facilities such as the library, play park, cafe's and gardens within walking distance.
Our supervision ratios are increased for trips in line with risk assessments.
Access
Last updated: 09/10/2023