JUNIOR WORLD NEWS

Feb/March 2017

THIS IS THE LINK FOR THE BLOG

https://www.careandlearn

ingalliance.co.uk/cala-blog/

Please take the time to access the Blog, search for Junior World and comment and share on our posts. We will continue to add power points and newsletters for all the rooms in order that you can easily access information about the centre and the

FEBRUAURY BREAK :Local schools are closed 20th, 21st and 22nd Feb. We will be open for Out of School Care all 3 days from 8am to 6pm. If you need child care for any of these days please book them in now to ensure a space. THANKYOU. Easter holiday booking forms will be available shortly. The centre will be closed Good Friday 14th April, Easter Monday 17th April and May Day Bank Holiday 1st May

ENROLEMENT FOR SESSION FOR 2017-2018

Week Commencing 13th Feb is enrolment week for 3/4yrs. We are happy to accept enrolments throughout the year but would advise you to enrol now to ensure your child’s space. Further information can be found on displayed posters and if you have any queries just ask a member of staff. JW also offer funded sessions for 2yr olds who meet the criteria.

POLICY REVIEW OF THE MONTH; Behaviour Policy

In order that the children are involved and participate in this policy review we are asking the children to contribute to the rules and guidelines for behaviour. In OSC staff are working alongside the children to complete a Mind Map to identify positive rules. ELC and Daycare will be involving the children in learning about Room Rules and these will be added to the policy.

A warm welcome to Sian Robertson. JW are hosting a student placement for Sian. She will

be working in Day Care on Wednesdays in order to help her learn more about the development,

planning and care required. Sian may take observations and photos (with faces masked) of

your children for her college portfolio, please sign permission form.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Reid our Modern Apprentice. She has completed her Foundation of Childhood Practice and is now

undergoing her SVQ. Elizabeth has already become a very valuable

member of JW team and never fails to brings smiles and happiness to the

centre.

FUNDRAISING

Following recent fundraising we have recently purchased a number of resources for Junior World. Re-chargeable torches for the OSC have already been a massive hit and have provided much entertainment both indoors and out. Day Care have enjoyed exploring a number of natural materials and also been developing their fine motor skills with our ‘wooden’ threading trees. In ELC there have been increased opportunities for the children to develop their fine motor skills with the purchase of a number of different sized tweezers and a large selection of small die cars. In the following weeks we will be developing a ‘wish list’ display for everyone to be involved in identifying other resources they feel would benefit the centre. Please feel free to offer your ideas !!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK

At the end of the year we asked you to complete a Have Your Say about ‘Sharing Information’. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey, your feedback is valued

and will help keep us informed of development. Below are some of the responses we received along with update on how we plan to forward your suggestions.

SO NOW WHAT…………. We are ensuring that newsletters are being distributed monthly and staff team are sharing these with all parent/carers, these are also shared on the CALA BLOG. In order that we encourage more of you to access the Blog we will continue to produce power points on the children’s activities and learning, promoting further access and parent’s participation. All the staff actively develop wall displays and notice boards and we now need to ensure that we spent time sharing these with parent/carers. The ELC team held an open Parent’s Evening at the end of the year, this was well attended and the team received many positive comments. We will continue to arrange Open Parent’s Evenings throughout the year for all parent/carers to attend. This will be further opportunity for you to offer feedback for us to reflect on the service we provide.

Do you feel that you receive enough information about your child’s class?

You all replied Yes ……….

Enjoy the slips about her day to try to encourage discussions

I would like info on how we could help with current learning at home

Love the daily boards

Did you receive copies of Newsletters?

You all replied yes

Did you find the information useful?

You all replied yes

Would you like any other information added to the news?

No comments were left

Are you aware of the parent information wall display?

Only 1 respondent replied no, everyone else replied yes

Do you think we need to include anything else?

No comments were left

Are you aware of your child’s current interest or ‘focus’ of our learning?

Yes, ladies always give information about activities

Not aware of focus as not usual person to drop off so don’t see board

Not completely No x 2

Are there aspects of the service that you feel we could improve upon?

Is there a facebook page/private groups for updates?

Only first week but at the moment I am happy with everything

Happy with all aspects of the nursery

Would you be interested in attending an information meeting about the ELC curriculum and how it is delivered?

66% of you replied yes 33% of you replied no Overall evenings were the preferred option

for attendance.