Sessions & Fees
Nursery
Full time (Weekly rate) £265
8am – 6pm (5 days)
Half-days (Weekly rate) £185.00
8am – 1pm or 1pm – 6pm (5 days)
School hours (Weekly Rate) £240
8.45am – 3.30pm (5 days)
Hourly Rate £12
This is an additional charge per hour to extend a set session
Food & Consumables
Food and Consumables are charged at £7 per half day (£1.40 an hour)
They include the following:
Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and tea all provided by our in house cook. We cater for all dietary needs and we have a five star food hygiene rating.
Sun cream, Sudacrem cream, spare nappies for when parents have not replenished them, nappy sacks, waste removal, cotton wool, wet wipes and tissues.
Additional activities including music lessons, animal person and bouncy castle.
The use of the outdoor learning area including daily forest school activities.
Special celebrations/occasions are marked and children are sent home with gifts for them and their families. This includes a graduation day gift when they leave for school.
The use of Tapestry (our online learning journey) within the nursery including its administration and a memory stick for all children when they leave.
Staff to child ratios above the government stated minimum requirement and highly qualified staff, ensuring we can provide high-quality childcare to all. This includes staff that are trained to work with experienced professionals and fully understand the processes when additional support is required.
All our staff are involved in our training program, which includes Food Hygiene, Food Allergy, Safeguarding, First Aid, Manual Handling and continuous Webinars relating to childcare. The government require minimal staff to be training in these areas but Acorn feel it is extremely important to have all staff trained and up to date at all times.
Degree led management team who encourage all staff to update their knowledge with continual professional development.
We support parents with their child’s transitions, parent’s evenings, out of hours support and advice. Our website includes a parent library and we provide home bags to the families that would benefit from them.
We provide all families with a home visit on sign up which includes their pack of information and free settling in sessions.
With regards to finances/sessions our Business Manager is available via email, phone or in person to answer queries and signpost if necessary.
We have the Portage Stamp of Approval for inclusion within our Early Years settling.
We are members of the NDNA (National Day Nurseries Association) and the Early Years Alliance to enhance our facilities, practice and ethos.
Before & After School Provision
Playscheme
Our Values
Communication
We encourage children to feel at greater comfort in social environment, enabling conversations with their peers and form new friendships. Through these relationships, they will also hone their listening skills as well as their ability to empathise and interpret non-verbal communication cues.
Resilience
Resilience is the ability to "bounce back" after challenges and tough times, developed when children experience new situations and learn to deal with them positively. At Acorn children learn skills and develop their resilience in a secure, supportive setting.
Awareness
Being aware of their surroundings, emotions and of others, children can develop empathy, perspective and articulate them. It also helps them regulate their own emotions and make thoughtful decisions, leading to healthier relationships and happier children.