Roots
Roots is for children aged 12 months to 2 years and is based in a purpose built garden room with free flow to the carefully designed outside space as part of a residential property on Cubbington Road in Leamington Spa.
The setting is small with 8–9 children per session with three experienced members of staff leading and supporting them throughout the day.
Our day
We think carefully about how each session is planned and how we spend our time. Throughout the course of the morning your child will participate in the following:
Welcome
Children are welcomed into our calm and peaceful nursery where relaxing music is played and a light breakfast is on offer. Children are supported in leaving their carer and to access the activities on offer in our classroom and greet their friends. After breakfast we begin the morning with a short circle time, an opportunity for children to connect with us and each other.
Explore & learn
Children are able to freely explore activities and resources on offer. These will match children’s level of development and aim to extend and enhance their thinking and learning. We believe in using a wide variety of open-ended resources to help spark imagination and stimulate thinking. During this child-led play time, the children are supported by experienced teachers and Early Years educators who help guide and challenge their play where appropriate.
Teacher led time
Throughout the morning we have a number of times when we come together as a group for a short time for stories, singing and music and movement.
Meal times
We start the day with healthy breakfast cereal and have fruit on offer for snack time part way through the session with a choice of a drink of milk or water. For lunch we ask that families provide a lunch box with a healthy lunch for their child to enjoy.
We offer a balanced meal at lunchtime and see this as an important part of our day in terms of nutrition but also as an opportunity to develop important social and life skills. All meals are home cooked and prepared with fresh foods. Examples of lunches include “Ploughman’s Lunch” with crusty bread, cheese, apple, ham and salad, spaghetti bolognese with salad and jacket potatoes with a range of fillings.
The outdoors
The outdoor environment is an extension of our indoor environment. We spend lots of time outside everyday no matter what the weather. We take advantage of the fact that space can help develop children’s gross motor skills in addition to offering them lots of open-ended activities that challenge their thinking.
Home time
Home time is a key transition point for everyone involved: you, your child and our team. Before you arrive we will send you a handover for the day which will include what your child has eaten, toileting and any other significant detail from the session. When you arrive, we will bring your child out so as not to unsettle the other children. When we handover, please feel free to ask any questions you have about your child’s day or arrange another time to chat to us in greater depth about a concern you have or your child’s development.
Ages
The Nurture Room is primarily a nursery for children aged 12 months to 2 years. At around 2 years old we will support children progress to our Shoots group based at The Nurture Room Preschool.
Opening times
Our sessions run from 8.30am–1:00pm. The sessions will run Monday to Friday during term time following the Warwickshire Schools calendar. We will be closed for 5 INSET days across the year which we will use for team training.
Fees
The cost is £58 for the 8.30am–1:00pm session.
Funding
Where children are eligible for funding The Nurture Room will claim for 4.5 hours of Government funding with the remaining ½ hour charged at £13.50. This also covers the following:
- All nappies and wipes used during the session
- Breakfast and snack
- All externally run sessions as part of the curriculum at the nursery
- All trips and outings
- All external experts brought into work with the children, for example, speech and language therapists
- Extended meetings with your child’s key worker three times per year
- Information evenings about the Early Years led by internal and external experts
Please note where the voluntary charge is not paid, all food, drink, nappies and wipes will need to be provided for the session.
Government childcare tax free scheme
We accept childcare vouchers and the tax free childcare scheme meaning that the government will provide 20% of the childcare cost up to £2,000 per year per child if you are eligible and choose to pay via this method.
Universal credit
If you claim universal credit you may be eligible to claim up to 85% of your childcare costs.
