Our Nursery Rooms

2 year old –                       Bumble Bees

2 and 3 year old -            Butterflies

3 & 4 year old  -                       Ladybirds  

The Staff Ratio

Staff ratio for our 3 - 4 year olds is set at a minimum of 1 member of staff to 8 children and a qualified teacher.

For our 2 year olds it is set at a minimum of 1 member of staff to 4 children 

In the Moment Planning

We follow an 'in the moment learning' ethos, we believe that this is good practice and excellent for the children’s learning.

 Our reason for following this practice is we believe children are the centre of all their learning rather than practitioners deciding what children will be learning ahead of time.  We engage with the children at activities they have chosen and teach the children 'in the moment', this allows the children to choose where their learning takes place.

The role of the teacher/practitioner is to observe what the children are doing, what they need to do/know/learn next and teach in that moment.  

This means that next steps for individual children are not something that are to be delivered at a point in the future, but right there 'in the moment’.

 By using ‘In the Moment’, the teacher/practitioner will always be ready to respond to each child's needs by using appropriate strategies at the right moment to support children’s learning.

We believe that children will benefit greatly from this experience going forward in their school journey and become confident, curious, and self-motivated to learn.

Curiosity Approach 

Our provision will follow the curiosity approach, our rooms will be calm and neutral encouraging us to create the 'thinkers & doers' of the future.

Part of that is making sure that our learning environment is full of meaningful and mindful spaces that put the child at the centre of every activity.  

Clothing - Messy Play 

Play can be a messy business - Children often throw themselves wholeheartedly into the business of exploring the world around them, with little concern for grass stains on their clothes and paint in their hair and clothes and at Westrop Nursery we feel that is exactly how it should be! We will have a mud kitchen, an outdoor sand pit (which is generally a bit sludgy thanks to the lovely British weather), we dig in the dirt, we paint, we use felt tips and help ourselves to paint, we roll around on the grass and we play in the water.

Sometimes we can come home looking like we have done all these things in one
day – try to remember it will all wash out. The most important thing to remember is - Messy play is important and key skills are developed as children engage in these experiences.

We would ask that the children also bring a pair of Welly Boots, these will stay in Nursery, they will be sent home if we feel that they no longer fit.  

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Testimonies

Communication about how our child has been during nursery time is always great and staff always take time to listen.

"The staff know the children extremely well and appreciate their individuality."

The children are offered a huge variety of play opportunities and experiences.

"The emphasis on emotional literacy is wonderful."

My child is happy and well cared for.

"A lovely Nursery, very informative teachers and very friendly."

My daughter was very shy when she started at Westrop Nursery and now she is so independent and confident and loves coming to school.  A big thanks to her teachers and all of the staff in Ladybird and Bumble Bee class, it is an excellent nursery.