Shoots

Shoots is our group for children aged 2–3. Shoots are based in our smaller classroom in the old building of Cubbington C of E primary school and has free flow access to a garden space for sole use by the shoots children.

Children will be led and supported by a team of experienced and well qualified staff with a ratio of 1 adult to around 4 children with a maximum of 8 children per day. This ratio a group size supports the team tp get to know the children as individuals and have high quality and meaningful interactions throughout the day.

Our day

Sessions will run from 8.45 am to 3.15pm Monday to Friday. We think carefully about how each day is planned and how we spend our time. Throughout the course of the session your child will participate in the following:

Welcome

Children are welcomed into the nursery and supported to follow a morning routine to develop their independence including hanging up their bag and coat and self-registration. We begin the morning with circle time, an opportunity for children to connect with the team and each other, followed by a short communication and language game or singing.

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 and ideas where appropriate.

Teacher led time

Throughout the session we have a number of times that we come together. These include story time, singing and dance and movement.

Meal times

Meal times are an important time to refuel our bodies but also a time to develop important social and life skills. For lunch, families have the choice to purchase a meal provided by the school (provided by Educaterers) at a cost of £2.85 per day, or provide a packed lunch. Dietary and cultural requirements can be catered for, please talk to us about your child’s needs.

We also offer breakfast and morning and afternoon snack as part of our day. This is included in the cost.

During the week we may also cook things together which are offered to the children such as smoothies, ice lollies, fruit salad and healthy cookies as part of learning about healthy eating. We also run Taste Ed as part of circle times, a programme encouraging children to taste and eat a wide range of fruit and vegetables.

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. We have dedicated Forest School sessions as part of the curriculum where we spend time in the Forest School in Cubbington Primary school led by a qualified forest school leader. This develops children’s knowledge and appreciation for nature and the outdoors as well as many other skills as part of the EYFS curriculum.

Ages

Shoots is for children aged 2–3.

Opening times

Our sessions run from 8.45am–3.15pm. 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 for a daily session is £60 per child.

Where children are eligible for early years funding, The Nurture Room will apply this to 6 hours of the day with the remaining ½ hour charged at £13.50. This charge covers the lunch time slot, as well as additional costs associated with the high quality provision including snacks and consumable resources, all trips and outings and external specialist teachers.

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.