The Nursery will meet the child's social, physical, cultural, educational, emotional needs, through the play activities, language and environment offered to them, encouraging each child to develop to their full potential, building a positive self-image and confidence.

To make sure we are meeting a child's individual needs, we will hold regular review meetings between the key worker and parents/carers, where they can talk and plan for their child. We consider it important that a parent feels a part of the child's day, all staff in the Nursery will care for your child. You are welcome to visit and spend time at the Nursery.

For each child their personal experiences are the "norm" and at the Nursery we will create an environment which helps children develop an understanding of their multi-layered society. We will not tolerate discrimination of any kind be it race, gender, class, religion, culture or disability.

Our work is well planned with a suitable emphasis on role-play and exploratory activity. An important role for the Nursery as a whole is a successful partnership between the home and Nursery so that the children feel secure in their new circumstances and quickly learn to co-operate and respond positively to other children and adults. Parents play a crucial part in educating their own child and are the strongest influence on their child's development.

Our main emphasis is on the children's physical, emotional, social, cultural and intellectual development. Through play they are encouraged to experiment, explore their environment, and be imaginative and creative, to plan, implement and reflect upon their experiences. Children through play are given the ability to think, increase their understanding, improve their language, and be creative, build their confidence and assertiveness skills, all of which prepare them for school.

For each child we aim:

• To provide quality learning experiences for all the children. Learning which is structure, balanced, relevant to the child and related to the real world.
• To provide a curriculum, which takes account of, and responds to, the children's developmental needs and allows them to make progress related to their different abilities. .What the child can do. will be our starting point.
• To ensure the children have positive experiences of success at their own levels now, in order to give them confidence and motivation for learning in the future.
• To provide a curriculum which promotes the .Early Years Foundation Stage..
• To create a partnership with parents to support and enhance the development of the children.
• To meet OFSTED inspection requirements. Last inspection February 2006

Children start to learn about the world around them from the moment they are born. The care and education offered by our Nursery helps children to continue to do this by providing all of the children with interesting activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development.

At Fullers Hall Nursery we give regard to the "Early Years Foundation Stage"

Our Nursery recognises parents/carers as the first and most important educators of their children. All of the staff see themselves as partners with you in providing care and education for your child. There are many ways in which parents/carers take part in making the Nursery a welcoming and stimulating place for children and parents, such as;

• Exchanging knowledge about their children's needs, activities, interests and progress with the staff;
• Helping at the nursery.
• Sharing their own special interests with the children;
• Helping to provide, make and look after the equipment and materials used in the children's play activities.
• Being part of the management committee.

Our Nursery has a key worker system. This means that each member of staff has a group of children for whom she/he is particularly responsible. Your child's key worker will be the person who works with you to make sure that what we provide is right for your child's particular needs and interests. When your child first starts at the Nursery, she/he will help your child to settle.