Information from A to Z

Here you can find out about how we run things at Little Hands Pre-School Nursery. We need your help to keep this organisation running as smoothly as possible!

If you would like a place for your child at our nursery, please make an appointment and we'll gladly take the time to explain everything you need to know. You can make an appointment by phone or by using our contact form. We look forward to meeting you!

Phone

+44 1376 511194

It's unavoidable that small children catch all kinds of minor infections. For a speedy recovery and to prevent the other children from falling ill, children who are unwell must stay at home. Only when the fever has subsided for a whole day should you return your child to the nursery. If the disease is infectious, we'll need a doctor's note confirming that your child is no longer contagious.

Little Hands would like to welcome you to our Learning through play approach. play helps young children to learn and develop through doing and talking, which research has shown to be the means by which young children learn to think.

Our setting uses the practice guidance Early Years Foundation Stage to plan and provide a range of play activities which help children to make progress in each of the areas of learning and development. In some of these activities children decide how they will use the activity and, in others, an adult takes the lead in helping the children to take part in the activity. In all activities information from practice guidance to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) has been used to decide what equipment to provide and how to provide it.

Assessment

We assess how young children are learning and developing by observing them frequently. We use information that we gain from observations, as well as from photographs or videos of the children, to document their progress and where this may be leading them. We believe that parents know their children best and we ask them to contribute to assessment by sharing infoformation about what their children like to do at home and how they as parents are supporting development.

We make periodic assessment summaries of children's achievements based on our ongoing development records which are now uploaded onto Tapestry our online journals. These form part of the children's Learning Journals. We undertake these assessments summaries at regular intervals as well as times of transition, such as when a child moves into a different group or when they go on to school.

Learning Journals

The setting keeps a record of achievement (Learning Journals) for each child. Staff and parents working together on their children's learning journals are online on Tapestry, this is one of the ways in which the key person and parent's work in partnership. Your child's learning journal helps us to celebrate together her/his achievements and work together to provide what your child needs for her/his well-being and to make progress.

You and the key people will then decide on how to help your child to move onto the next stage.

Local Offer

The purpose of the local offer is to improve choice for families by providing information about service available for young children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

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

Little Hands Pre-School Nursery is a community based setting that offer childcare and education for children from the age of 2 to 5 year olds. We are a fully inclusive practice and promote equality and diversity for all the children and have a fully accessible building with parking outside.

We are trained and experienced special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCO). We use Makaton and visual supports daily, and have a possitive approach to supporting bahaviour.

We have completed the Inclusion Development Programme and use Good Beginings Early Years Autism programme.

We have two named Equality Named Coordinator (ENCO)

We have ELDP training to support early language development, and have a wide experience of supporting children with physical disabilities, medical conditions and allergies.

Our staff have Safeguarding  and first aid training and are committed to working in partnership with parents/carers. we follow the principles of Early Support.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION PAYMENT.

In order that wecan maintain our higher staffing ratios we are asking parents/carers of funded children for a weekly/half termly charge of £3.00 per session. You can support us by bringing in photocopy paper, felt tips and craft activities.

Autumn Term 2025

Monday 8th September - Friday 24th  October 2025

Half Term - Monday 27th - 31st October 2025

Monday 1st November - Thursday 16th December 2021

Sping Term 2026

Monday 5th January - Friday 13th  February 2026

Half Term - Monday 16th February - 20th February

Monday 23dr February - Friday 27th March 2026

Summer Term 2026

Monday 13th  April- Friday 22nd May 2026

Half Term - Monday 25th May - 29th May 2026

CLOSED ON 4th May -  May Day & Thursday 7th May -Elections 

Monday 1st June - Friday 17th July 2026

Leavers Concert & Graduation

Leavers Sports Day

All Children back to Nursery

Monday 5th  January 2026

Closed for Local Elections

Monday 4th  May 2026 MayDay

Thursday 7th May - local elections

Autumn Half Term

Monday 26th October - Friday 30th October

Christmas Party

Friday 11th December 2026 from 10:30 until 1:00 pm

Nativity

Thursday 10th December 2026 at 2:40pm

Christmas Break

Thursday 17th December -Friday 8th January 2027

Children Back to Nursery

Monday 11th January 2027

Non-Pupil Day

To be agreed