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Bolitho Nursery
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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
E-mail
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
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
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
Opening times
DayOpening timeClosing 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
Inspection History
Inspection DateInspection typeInspection Outcome
14/03/2019Inspection (Early Years Register)Good

Inclusion details

Saint Piran's Flag
SENCo name
Kate Mudd

Early Years Local Offer response

Learning and development

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.

Welfare

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.

Access

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.

Last updated: 09/10/2023

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