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Parents and Carers,
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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: Equality and diversity 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 – Hannah’s group are looking at family and
people who are special to us while exploring the small world dolls
Tuesday – Charlotte’s group is building towers with
the soft blocks and cylinders encouraging co-ordination
Wednesday– Mel’s group will be playing alongside
friends while playing bubble games
Thursday – Charlotte’s group are investigating
media during cornflour gloop play
Friday – Hannah’s group will be moving and
dancing while listening to music
Charlotte is off Monday, Hannah is in all week, Mel
is off Tuesday and Nilem is off Monday
Bluebells
Monday – Donna’s group will be using the car garage
to encourage turn taking skills
Tuesday – Donna’s group are exploring the role play
equipment to promote imaginative play
Wednesday – Almu’s group will be singing nursery
rhymes to support listening skills
Thursday – Megan’s group is using a shape sorter to
develop sorting skills and shape recognition
Friday – Chloe’s group are reading favourite
stories encouraging their interest in stories
Donna is off Friday, 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: having a picnic with the
emotion dolls
The children will be talking about the different emotions
on the dolls, while having a pretend picnic. They will be having group
discussions about how they may feel throughout the day. The activity will be
extended and the children will be asked what actions could make their emotions
change.
The letter of the week is: S
The children will be:
Drawing pictures of the sun
Linking words to the letter S
Putting our shoes and socks on
Singing songs together
Writing the letter S
Playing shops
Setting up the easel with S stencils
Collecting sticks in the garden
Painting sunflowers
Leanne is off Wednesday, Hector is off Thursday and
Becci is on holiday all week
Equality and diversity policy
Aim
of policy
Castle
Daycare and Preschool’s equality and diversity policy recognises that all
people have a right to their distinctive and diverse identities and that all
people are different and must be treated as individuals.
Points
to consider
We
provide a supportive, open environment where all children and employees have
the opportunity to reach their full potential. Castle Daycare and
Preschool will manage the provision of and access to high quality affordable
childcare. We will promote equality and diversity through our relationships
with children, parents, families and carers.
Castle
Daycare and Preschool aim to achieve this by:
·
Ensuring
all children can be included.
·
Providing
children with activities and learning opportunities to acknowledge, promote and
respect diversity in local communities.
·
Providing
positive images and role models which illustrate non-stereotypical roles,
racial, cultural and religious diversity and disability in a way that has real
meaning to the children and their families.
·
Encouraging
an understanding of spiritual development by reflecting all faiths and
encouraging the tolerance of all faiths including the promotion and celebration
of religious festivals and their meaning. Each individual Castle Daycare
and Preschool will aim to enjoy and celebrate religious events
personal/relevant to the community they serve.
·
Having
in place policy and/or procedures to deal with inappropriate practices and
attitudes, action to be taken should discrimination occur.
·
Inviting
parents in the reviewing of our policies.
·
Ensuring
all our publicity will demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity.
·
Using
language which is easily understood.
·
Wherever
there is a widely shared specific need or where individuals have common needs,
Castle Daycare and Preschool will address these through a specific strategy.
·
Recognising
the need to monitor and review our policies and welcome challenges from, and
the involvement of, our employees and customers in this process.
·
Actively
consulting with different individuals and communities to ensure that the
services which are provided are responsive and reflect the diversity of needs.
·
Valuing
the diversity of all communities, and making our services, facilities and
resources accessible and useful to every individual.
·
Recognising
that our ability to meet these diverse needs is improved by having a diverse
workforce which generally reflects local populations and which has the skill
and understanding to achieve our service objectives.
·
Committing
to valuing diversity in our workforce and to developing and training our
employees to improve their ability to meet our goals; within an overall
framework of equality.
Castle
Daycare and Preschool:
·
Believe
that our employees have an important part to play in making this happen.
·
Require
every employee to recognise and discharge their own responsibility.
·
Undertake
to listen to our customers and to involve them in the development of services
which recognise and value their diversity.
To
ensure that we meet this policy at all times each nursery has dedicated
Equality Officers who support all members of staff by:
- Ensuring their team, room and
garden area are promoting equal opportunities in their practice and
environment.
- Ensuring cultures and festivals
are equally celebrated and promoted.
- Ensuring the team has a good
understanding of cultures and festivals and therefore can promote them
correctly.
- Attending training on equal
opportunities, promoting inclusion, and cascade this back to the rest of
the team.
- Working together with the other
Equality Officers and manager to create:
o
A
nursery that ensures every child is given the same opportunities regardless of
their abilities.
o
A
nursery that positively promotes equality through the genders and cultures.
o
A
nursery that gives every child an open and accepting knowledge of the world
around them.
The
Equality Officers for this nursery are:
Becci Stone, Hannah Griggs and Donna Sewell
Kind regards,
Jess
Smith
Manager, SENCO
