{"id":691,"date":"2021-02-12T12:58:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T12:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowerdaynursery.c5775982.myzen.co.uk\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2023-01-18T08:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T08:24:34","slug":"what-we-offer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gowerdaynursery.co.uk\/?page_id=691","title":{"rendered":"What We Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>THE STAFF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We pride ourselves on our wonderful staff \u2013 all of whom are fully qualified and experienced. We have a qualified primary school teacher on our team and two Welsh speakers. All staff are DBS checked with enhanced disclosures and must have several references.\u00a0 We tend to have long-term staff members and are proud of their commitment and individual qualities as well as their teamwork skills.\u00a0 We have continual training rotas with courses such as Child Protection, Positive Behaviour, Creative Play etc. and we are all First Aid Trained including Baby Safe First Aid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>THE PREMISES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Our &#8216;Babies&#8217;, \u2018Tweenies\u2019, and \u2018Schoolies\u2019 areas are all open plan, but have dividing fences to allow different activities to be managed easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We have wheelchair access and disabled facilities and CCTV throughout the nursery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We are fully registered with CIW and are regularly inspected by Environmental Health. We were finalists in the Wales Children\u2019s Activities and Services Awards for Customer Service, achieved Healthy Snack Awards and we regularly send out questionnaires to our customers for feedback and evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We have colourful, stimulating friezes on the walls, which also help identify our different play areas, displaying the children\u2019s work and reinforcing curriculum activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We have a large, well-equipped and secure garden for lots of fresh air and outdoor activities.&nbsp; This is safety coated to cushion falls.&nbsp; We also have a safe, off-road car park and often take the over 3s on local walks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Many visitors have commented on the calm and happy atmosphere, and we encourage parents to <\/mark>book a viewing to come and see for themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>OUR ACTIVITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We encourage basic Welsh, and have Welsh speaking members of staff.\u00a0 We teach many skills through worksheets and workbooks as well as themed projects and activities and follow the Foundation Phase and Curriculum for Wales.\u00a0 In this planning, great emphasis is placed on developing your child&#8217;s communication skills and\u00a0also on using the outdoor environment as a resource for children&#8217;s learning. Our staff are fully trained for this and will assess each child\u2019s progress through observations and reports which are shared with parents on the child\u2019s portal. In accordance with all the latest findings, the emphasis is very much on learning through play at Gower Day Nursery.\u00a0 We also carefully plan our activities so children can work towards Early Learning Goals in a fun supportive atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Daily Activities will include:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Construction Toys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Song, Rhyme and Puppets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jigsaws and Puzzles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Story times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts and Craft<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sand and Water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Counting and Sorting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clay and Dough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cookery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outdoor Play<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Table Top Games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soft Play<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home Corner and Role Play<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Messy Play<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computer Skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical Play such as Music and Movement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tunnels, Slides and Climbing Frames<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We also offer occasional trips and outings.&nbsp; We provide a Holiday Club with specially tailored activities for the older children and we are visited every week by the ice-cream van in the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>SCHOOL PICK UP\/ DROP OFF SERVICE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We offer this service to\/from Llanrhidian, Penclawdd, and Gowerton Primary schools.&nbsp; We sometimes add other schools so please ask. We have a fully insured people carrier which is driven by a member of staff.&nbsp; All legal car seat regulations are strictly adhered to.&nbsp; We can drop off to breakfast clubs, pick up mid morning, drop off for 1 p.m and pick up at the end of the school day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><br><strong>VOUCHERS\/ HELP TOWARDS PAYMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">You may be able to get financial help to pay for childcare in a registered facility such as ours if you are in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We are registered for the 30 free hours childcare scheme for the over 3 year olds, please contact Family information service on 01792 635472.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">We accept all employment scheme childcare vouchers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE STAFF We pride ourselves on our wonderful staff \u2013 all of whom are fully qualified and experienced. 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