Our School is a happy and safe community where everyone shares a love of learning.
We take strength and direction from Isaiah 40 : 31
“They will soar on wings like eagles,
They will run and not grow weary,
They will walk and not be faint”.
Our Christian Core Values of Respect, Responsibility, Perseverance, Trust, Courage, and Compassion underpin all we say and do.
Fledglings at Salhouse School
Salhouse Primary School is a community based school which incorporates Fledglings Nursery along with Fledglings Breakfast and After School Club. The setting provides a safe, secure, and stimulating environment in which your child will develop to their full potential by learning through play. Please contact a member of the Fledglings team on 01603 720402 (option 3) or fledglings@salhouse.norfolk.sch.uk for any information or to book.
This week at Fledglings we have been completing activities to celebrate our Room Lead Beth, as she is flying the ‘Fledglings Nest’ and going travelling! We made a role play airport, our very own aeroplane and read Handa’s Surprise, along with using the story sack and trying different fruits from the story for snack!
To start the school year we focused on the topic ‘all about me’. The children were encouraged to bring in photos to create family trees; we painted life size self-portraits, as well as concentrating on our own characteristics. The children enjoyed measuring themselves, recording this by sticking masking tape to the window. We then introduced interlocking cubes for the children to stack them to their height. The average height was around 30 cubes tall!
During this half term, we have also been spending a lot of time discussing our emotions and feelings. To support this, we have completed various activities on The Colour Monster story, where the children have been identifying, naming and understanding emotions. This is something we will continue to focus on throughout the year.
As we near the end of the half term, we are now starting to learn all about autumn. The children have been exploring pumpkins and learning different facts about them. The children have used some wonderful describing words whilst talking about the pumpkins – “sticky”, “gooey”, and “super slimey”. We have also been observing the changes in their environment, with trips up to the school field to find items such as conkers, acorns, brown/orange leaves. The children have enjoyed mark making and leaf rubbing with the different sized leaves.
Fledglings Staff
| Office and Administration Manager | Mrs Tracy Chambers |
| Education, Learning and Development Manager | Miss Sophie Middleton |
| Room Lead | Miss Beth West |
| Nursery Assistants | Mrs Simone Bell, Miss Abbie Clarke and Miss Chloe Robson |
Tracy Chambers - Office and Administration Manager
Level 3 Diploma Early Learning and Childcare Pathway
Sophie Middleton - Education, Learning and Development Manager
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies
Simone Bell - Nursery Assistant
Level 3 NVQ Childrens Care, Learning and Development
Abbie Clarke - Nursery Assistant
Level 3 Health and Social Care
Beth West - Nursery Assistant
Working towards FdA Early Years
Miss Chloe Robson - Nursery Assistant
Level 2 Health and Social Care
Opening Times
Fledglings provides an early years provision Monday to Friday from 7.45am to 6pm, term time. Children from 2 years of age are able to attend our Nursery with funding available for 3 year olds, please see Tracy or Sophie for more details. Parents and carers are most welcome to stay for the settling in period to ensure their child feels happy, safe and secure in their new environment. Some children may settle very quickly, others taking more time and needing a more gradual integration.
How and when you pay
Payment can be made by:
- Cheque
- Direct Payment – details:
Barclays Bank
Account name: NCC Salhouse VC Primary School
Account number: 60691224
Sort code: 20-62-61 - Work place child care vouchers are accepted
- We provide 2 year and 3-4 year old funded places
We are not able to take credit card payments. Families faced with financial hardship should consult with Tracy who will be able to offer advice.
Fees
| Nursery 9am to 12pm or 12pm to 3pm | £15.00 |
| Breakfast Club | £4.00 |
| After School Club 3pm to 4.30pm | £6.00 |
| After School Club 3pm to 6pm | £10.00 |
| Extending from half session to full session in After School Club. | £5.00 |
All pre-booked sessions are payable, any amendments to these sessions will require 4 weeks written notice or you will continue to be charged.
Fledglings Clubs
To book a child into the Breakfast Club, or After School Club please ring the Fledglings on 01603 720402 Option 3 or email fledglings@salhouse.norfolk.sch.uk
In emergencies we can take children into the clubs at the last minute but please contact the school with details.
Primary/First School Links
Fledglings is located at and part of Salhouse V.C C of E Primary School we have a close partnership with the school. Being sited within the school grounds has a beneficial effect on the children as they grow and reach school age. The transition between Nursery tends to be smooth as the children are already familiar with their surroundings and the older pupils and the staff.
Our Aims and Objectives
Our Aim is:
- To provide a safe, secure, and stimulating environment in which your child will develop to their full potential by learning through play.
- To deliver effectively a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum.
- To develop self-motivation, confidence, self-discipline and respect.
- To work closely in partnership with parents, to the benefit of your child.
- To prepare your child/children for the opportunities and experience of Primary/First School.
Fledglings provide the opportunity for your child/children to:
- Learn through play.
- Share and enjoy the company of other children.
- Be in a group which values everyone, where there is freedom of opportunity for personal growth and development regardless of gender, colour, ethnicity, religion or social background.
- Develop at his or her own pace with the support of trained staff.
- Grow in self-confidence by being part of a positive environment and learning to choose from a range of activities and materials, by trying new skills and receiving praise for achievement.
- Take forward their learning and development by building upon what they know and what interests them.
- Gain independence.
Policy Statements
Fledglings Nursery has a range of documented policies and procedures to protect, safeguard and promote wellbeing of children. All documents are available on the Salhouse School Website, under ‘Key Information’ for parents and carers to view. These policies serve as a constant reminder of what we are aiming to do and demonstrate the high standards we aim to achieve. Any comments and suggestions from parents/carers are always welcome.
Key Person Approach
At Fledglings Nursery we operate a Key-Person approach. Each child is assigned a Key-Person. Their role is to build a strong attachment with each of their key children. They will ensure that the learning and care is tailored to meet each child’s needs. They also are a point of contact for parents and carers, allowing for information sharing and offering support and guidance where and when is needed. A child who has a secure attachment with their Key-Person feels safe, secure and valued within the Nursery. We feel that children who feel safe and secure develop the confidence to explore their physical environment and become confident and competent learners.
Early Years Foundation Stage (0 - 5 years)
Here at Fledglings we work within the frame work of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) encompassing the three prime areas of learning:
- Communication and Language (CL)
- Physical Development (PD)
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
The EYFS sets the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five. The EYFS framework recognises the fact that “every child deserves the best possible start in life and support to fulfil their potential”
Children are individuals who progress at their own individual pace. Through careful observation, planning and evaluation, we aim to support learning and development through play-based activities, beginning with what a child already knows or has an interest in and then by adding enhancements. They are stretched and can continue to have fun and enjoy learning.
Health and Safety - Group Responsibility
‘Every child has the right to be protected and it is everyone’s responsibility to protect children’.
Fledglings has a duty and responsibility under the 1989 and 2004 Children Acts to report any concerns regarding your child to Norfolk County Council Children’s Services who have procedures to follow. Fledglings Pre-School is obliged to disclose any confidential information which is relevant to the safety of a child to the Norfolk County Councils Children’s Services who will in turn make confidential enquiries which they deem necessary from other agencies.
For more information regarding safeguarding please read our safeguarding policy or speak to the Safeguarding Lead Practitioner (SLP) Mrs Tracy Chambers or Julie Church Head Teacher (Designated Safeguarding Lead).
SENDCo: Mrs Tracy Chambers and Miss Sophie Middleton
Salhouse Primary School SENDCo: Ms Choo Chean Laband
If you would like to have a private chat with Mrs Chambers, please make an appointment via email: fledglings@salhouse.norfolk.sch.uk or call 01603 720402 (option 3).
Cameras and Mobile Phones
Personal cameras are not permitted in Fledglings, this is to ensure the security of the children in our care. We politely request that if parents or carers bring a mobile phone onto the premises that it is kept in a pocket or in a bag. We appreciate that you may need to take a call, if this situation arises could you explain to a member of staff then go outside, away from children.
If you require any further information regarding this, please talk to Tracy or Sophie.
The following links may be useful:
- Childcare Finder: www.childcarefinder.direct.gov.uk
- Childminding Matters: www.childmindingmatters.org.uk
- Active Norfolk: www.activenorfolk.org
- Broadland School Holiday Schemes: www.broadland.gov.uk/t2t
- North Norfolk Community and Wellbeing: www.northnorfolk.org/community/4754.asp
- Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage (publishing.service.gov.uk)
