Dear Parents and Carers,
Pupil Premium
Have
you heard of Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)? It’s funding from the Government
that providers can use to do even more to support children aged 3 and 4 years
old. To find out if your child is eligible please see the attached document or
visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/eypp
Photographer
This
Thursday 1st October 2015
A reminder that the
nursery photographer will come in this Thursday to take photos of the children.
She can do family photos and siblings too so if you want to bring the whole
family you are more than welcome. They make great presents! The open session will
run from 3.45-4.45pm for children and families who aren’t in on Thursday, it
will be a first come first served basis.
Lost Clothes
The
baby room are missing a red muddy puddles nursery waterproof suit and a top
with a purse on and some navy blue leggings. If these have accidently gone home
with anyone please let us know.
Interactive Learning Diary
Don’t forget to check out all the
exciting things your child has done this week, on their ILD profile.
We aim to put at least one
observation up per week.
Policy of the week
We will be displaying a different
policy every week at the bottom of this newsletter.
If you would like to see this or any
of our policies please ask Jess.
Our Policy
this week is: Admissions and applications policy
Useful websites:
Here are the links for the Surrey
Family Information Service, Free Early Education (the 15 hours funding) and
Free Early Education for Two year olds.
Menus
There are no planned changes to this
week’s menu.
See attached document for the weekly
menu. If you would like to see a copy of our allergens menu at any time please
ask!
This week’s activities
Each key person will be responsible
for designing an activity based on their key children’s needs; however, all
children who are in on that day will have the opportunity to access the
activity too.
If the key person is on holiday or
off, another staff member will be able to lead the activity in their place so
that the children do not miss out.
For more information on the Early
Years Foundation stage, the guidance we use to support our planning and
practice, please visit:
This week’s planned activities are
also on the ILD’S.
Buttercups
Monday – Mel’s group are
investigating textures while using their feet and paint to make marks on paper
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group is
singing rhymes together encouraging listening and language skills
Wednesday– Hannah’s group will be
playing cooperatively together while playing ball games
Thursday – Mel’s group are playing on
the toddle boxes promoting stability and strength
Friday – Charlotte’s group will
be reading favourite stories supporting early literacy skills
Charlotte is off Wednesday, Hannah is
off Friday, Mel is off Tuesday and Nilem is off Monday
Bluebells
Monday – Megan’s group is playing
‘Simon Says’ with friends to promote listening and attention skills
Tuesday – Chloe’s group are using the
chalkboards and chalks supporting the children to distinguish between marks
they make
Wednesday – Donna’s group are using
the jungle animals to encourage the children to recognise the difference in
sizes
Thursday – Almu’s group will be
exploring marks they make while printing animal prints
Friday – Chloe’s group are building
their knowledge of occupations while colouring templates
Donna is off Monday and Tuesday,
Chloe is off Thursday, Almu is on holiday all week and Megan is in all week
Sunflowers
The Sunflowers have one detailed
weekly focused activity to ensure all the children have the opportunity to take
part in it.
This will work alongside their weekly
planned activity list which you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
This week’s activity is: completing
an obstacle course in the garden
The children will be taking part in an obstacle
course in the garden. They will be using the wooden blocks, hoops and balls.
The children will be supported to walk over the blocks to build their
confidence. They will be encouraged to balance, crawl and jump at times. All
children’s gross motor skills and stability will be promoted. Additionally, the
children will be supported to listen and respond to instructions throughout.
The letter of the week is: T
The children will be:
Playing ‘I Spy with my little eye
something beginning with T’
Linking words to the letter T
Finding animals starting with the
letter T
Finding words that begin with T from
our letter of the soup cans
Writing the letter T
Talking about the ‘triceratops’
dinosaur
Setting up the easel with T stencils
Thinking about names that begin with
T
Leanne is off Monday, Hector is off
Thursday and Becci is in all week
Admissions
and applications policy
Aim of policy
The aim of this policy is to clarify how we at Castle
Daycare and Preschool process new children in to our settings.
Points to consider
It is the policy of Castle Daycare and Preschool that we
provide a prioritised day care and education service for the children of
working families or those accessing further education/training. With our
commitment to families with these parent/carers we have the following criteria
in place to admit children into our programmes.
We encourage all families to have looked around our
setting before registering their child/ren with us.
Castle Daycare and Preschool aims to do this by:
- Applications received are
immediately dated and put directly onto the waiting list in order of
priority and receipt.
- Placing priority applications in
the following order:
Ø Working
parents/carers requiring full time care
Ø Siblings
of children already attending who require full time care
Ø Full
time placements
Ø Siblings
of children already attending part time
Ø Part
time full day places
Ø Session
care
Ø Free
Entitlement stand-alone sessions.
Government funded places
The first term after your child turns three:
parents/carers are entitled to up to 15 flexible hours per week of free
government education. This is dependent on sessions attended.
Fees for sessions at Castle Daycare and Preschool
nurseries are charged for periods outside of the government funded sessions,
including school holidays that are not funded by the government. Charges may
also be made for meals. Please see a current fee schedule for further
information of charges.
Some eligible families will be able to claim FEET funding
for their two year old. Eligible children will be able to claim up to 15 funded
hours per week.
For more information on funding or eligibility please see
the Surrey County Council’s current website:
This policy will be reviewed annually with Local
Authorities to ensure that any regulatory or policy changes are included.
Kind regards,
Jess
Smith
Manager, SENCO
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