Ludlow Babies,

Ludlow Mascall Centre,

Lower Galdeford,

Ludlow,

Shropshire,

SY8 1RZ

TEL: 07854076851

Email: juliaboddeymjc@gmail.com

Web: www.ludlowbabies.weebly.com

Your baby will flourish in our small, home from home environment.

With nurture being at the heart of the Baby Room, your little one is

sure to feel comfortable and confident to play and explore.

Ludlow Babies

All year round Child Care Centre for Children aged 0-2 Years

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Ludlow Babies

Starting nursery can be a daunting prospect and a time of very mixed emotions.

But at Ludlow Babies, you’ll find qualified, specialist staff and first-class baby

unit facilities geared to caring for your little one. There’s also lots of support

and settling-in expertise for children as well as anxious parents and carers.

With just 6 babies in the unit, your child’s individual routines for sleeping and

feeding can be followed, maintaining consistency with patterns at home.

Your baby’s daily progress and any significant events are all carefully noted in

Daily diaries. With an individual key person allocated to your baby, you’ll always

have a special point of contact to discuss your child’s care and development at

the start and end of their stay with us.

Our self-contained baby unit on the top floor of the building has an extremely

relaxed and happy atmosphere and includes:

a quiet, comfortable rest area for sleeping and relaxing

a fully-equipped play area

clean, hygienic changing area

a dedicated team of staff

Your Baby Will Receive

Lots of opportunities to play, explore and learn

Full eye contact from staff when feeding and talking

Lots of smiles, hugs, praise and reassurance

One to one interaction time with staff

Action songs and rhymes

Frequent checks during sleep times

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Older Babies Will Enjoy

Delicious, healthy choice of finger foods and practice time with spoons,

cups and beakers when weaning time arrives

Age-appropriate toys and exciting play experiences and fun activities in

line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework

Worried About Saying Goodbye? Most babies from eight months on take time to adjust to their new

surroundings. Separation wobbles are completely normal. However, your child

will have lots of time to settle in at Ludlow Babies and, with their own friendly

key person, handover time will soon become familiar and easier. We can help you

develop a “goodbye” routine and even create a special box full of your child’s

favourite things, from toys and books to comforters to ease any separation

concerns.

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Meet the Staff

OWNER/MANAGER

Level 5 in leadership for Health and Social Care and children and young people services

Level 4 Management

Level 3 Child care and Education

Paediatric First Aid

Child Protection & Safeguarding

SENCO

Health and Safety

Equal Opportunities

Food hygiene

FGM

DEPUTY MANAGER

BA HONOURS In Childhood and Youth Studies

Level 4 in Early Years Practice

Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education

Paediatric First Aid

Health and Safety

Food Hygiene

Child Protection & Safeguarding

Sign Language

Understanding Babies

The Prevent Duty

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The Baby Room (0-2 Years)

The Baby Room is a spacious environment where young

children are nurtured and provided with a safe, calm and

responsive atmosphere to develop positive attachments

and form their first relationships with other adults and

peers.

Our babies are provided with a wide variety of sensory

activities to stimulate them and encourage their

curiosity and exploratory impulses. We take the babies

outdoors to enjoy the fresh air and to introduce them

to the world around them, and we go on short outings to

the park to look at the natural environment, which feeds their inquisitive minds.

We provide messy and textured play activities to

introduce our babies to new experiences which use

all their senses. This could include; play dough,

shaving foam, jelly, dry rice, wet pasta, gloop, paint,

sand and water play. We offer simple problem

solving and schematic activities to encourage babies

to explore and learn through repetition and positive

experiences. Our babies are encouraged to learn

through lots of praise, and the activities provided

allow for this to happen at all times.

The physical area is made up of soft play cushions, a

tent, tunnels and a mirror triangle for the babies to

develop their gross motor skills. They have the

opportunity to play simple games such as pee-po and

make early connections with cause and effect, as

well as beginning to form early friendships with

peers.

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The babies follow their home routines as much as

possible in this room and have allocated bedding

which is stored in named, zip lock pockets for when

they need to sleep. We have cots for the very young

babies to sleep in, the older babies have beds made

up in the cosy area for them to rest or sleep, as and

when they need to. They also have personal baskets

which contain some of their belongings that they

can access throughout the day with the support of

the staff members in the room.

Regular snacks and drinks are provided for the babies during the morning and

afternoon sessions, as well as individual children having their bottles as per

their home routine. Care giving routines such as nappy changes and bottle

feeding are carried out by the child’s key worker. This develops key

attachments which are vital for personal, social and emotional development.

Simple activities are planned for individual

development, as well as for the group as a whole.

An individual learning journal is maintained for

each child by their key worker, and their

individual targets and progress will be recorded

through this. All of the babies in this room are

provided with well planned activities that are

tailored to their abilities and individual needs,

which enables them to grow in confidence and feel

secure in the environment.

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What you need to bring when your child starts Nursery

Your child will sometimes get paint, food or glue on their clothes, so please send

them in practical clothes, NOT best clothes.

We ask if you could provide the following:

1. A spare set of clothes because we play with water, paint, etc

2. Nappies, Nappy Cream and Wipes

3. A coat – we will be going for walks out in the environment

4. Comforter – Teddy, dummy etc.

5. Beaker/Bottle

6. Milk powder/formula

7. In warm weather a sun hat and sun cream.

If your child happens to borrow some of our clothing, please ensure it is

returned to the setting promptly

Your Child’s Health

Children who are ill cannot attend nursery. Please do not bring your child if

they are suffering from any infectious diseases, for example:

* Sickness/Diarrhoea

* Conjunctivitis

* Chickenpox

* Measles

* Scabies

* Tonsillitis

Your doctor will advise when your child is no longer infectious. If you have any

doubts whatsoever about whether your child should come to nursery, please ring

us before you leave home so that our staff can advise you.

If your child is on prescribed antibiotics

We always ask you to keep your child off nursery for the first 48 hours of the

antibiotic course, after that we will be more than happy to administer the

medicine with written consent from you.

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If your child has had sickness or diarrhoea

We always ask that you wait 48 hours since the last bout of sickness or

diarrhoea before you bring your child back to nursery.

If your child becomes ill at nursery

We will contact you as soon as possible and ask you to come and pick them up.

If we cannot get hold of you, we will contact another emergency number that

you have given us permission to contact.

Medication

If your child has been prescribed medicine by the doctor that needs to be

taken during the nursery day, you will be asked to sign a medicine form. This

form authorises staff to administer medicine and states the dosage and time

given. All medicine will be stored in accordance with instructions of the

prescribed medicine. At all times, it will be kept out of reach of the children.

Accidents or injuries

Unfortunately, accidents and injuries do sometimes occur at home and at

nursery. All accidents and injuries are recorded on the appropriate form and

signed by two nursery workers and the parent/carer. We record the date, time,

what happened, what injury occurred and what first aid treatment was needed

if any. If an injury causes concern, then the child will be taken to hospital and

parent/carer contacted. The child’s personal details will be taken with them.

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Snack and Meal times

We believe healthy eating is extremely important in the development of young

children. We recognise that children should be able to enjoy food as well as

learn good behaviour for the future. We aim to provide nutritious snacks which

are both appealing and appetising to all of the children.

For bottle fed children you will need to provide ready to use cartons or a box of

formula, clearly labelled with your child’s name, which we will prepare with

boiled water when required. Weaning takes place alongside parent’s wishes and

current recommendations.

We are able to offer hot lunches from St.Laurence’s School during term time

for no cost to you. You are able to bring your own meals if you prefer. We will

have a box for each child in the fridge to place their items in. Meals and milk

are able to be heated in our microwave

Hot Lunch Menu Example

Week 1

M Pork & Carrot Meatballs with Tomato

Sauce, Pasta and Sweetcorn

Yoghurt

T Selection of Fish, Jacket Wedges, Baked

Beans

Chocolate & Vanilla

Shortbread

W Linda McCartney Sausages in Yorkshire

Pudding, Roast and creamed potato,

Cauliflower/Peas

Fruit Salad

TH Cheesy Pasta Bake, Fresh Bread, Broccoli Selection of Cookies

F Cottage Pie and gravy, Chips and Carrots Apple and Oat Brownie

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Week 2

M Beef Pie and Gravy, Creamed Potatoes and

Peas

Flapjack

T Sausages, Chips and Baked Beans Raspberry Fruit Ice

Cream

W Roast Chicken and Gravy, Roast and

Creamed Potatoes, Carrots and Cabbage

Yoghurt

TH Selection of Fish, Baby Potatoes and Peas Chocolate sponge with

Chocolate Sauce

F Pizza, Jacket Wedges and Sweetcorn Selection of Cookies

Week 3

M Beef Grill, Chips and Baked Beans Assorted Fruit Muffin

T Chicken Tikka Masala with Naan Bread,

Rice and peas

Iced Bun

W Roast Pork with Apple sauce and Gravy,

Potatoes, Cauliflower and Broccoli

Selection of Cookies

TH Crispy Chicken with Sweet and Sour sauce,

Noodles and Sweetcorn

Yoghurt

F Italian Pasta, Jacket Potato Slices and

Carrots

Fruit Jelly

*Vegetarian option can be requested

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Key person

You will often hear the phrase ‘key person’ in and around the nursery. Whilst the

children are cared for by all staff in the room, it is important that we meet the

individual needs of the children and that you have a specific person that you can

approach to share information with about your child. Your child will be assigned

a key person at your settling in sessions.They will share information with you

about your child and ensure that their individual needs are being met. They will

be responsible for planning activities for your child to help them achieve their

next steps. They will observe their key children, and make assessments on their

progress which you can view in their learning journal.

The role and purpose of the key person system is to:

Ensure that all children receive consistent and continual care in all

aspects of their development.

Provide an environment where children can feel safe and secure and also

gain confidence in themselves and others.

Use the early year’s outcomes guidance for support, taking into account

each child’s abilities and individual needs when planning for their

activities.

Ensure that the health and well-being of the child is considered with

upmost importance, and that individual caring and development needs are

met.

Ensure that parents are kept informed of all aspects of their child’s care

and development.

Early year’s foundation stage

The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to

support their healthy development.

Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are:

Communication and language;

Physical development; and

Personal, social and emotional development.

These prime areas are those most essential for your child’s healthy development

and future learning.

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Developing a positive partnership

Within our nursery, a good working relationship with parents is paramount to

the education and development of every child. We aim to make your child’s early

years experiences as positive as possible. In order to achieve this, it is

important that we communicate effectively with you and build positive

relationships between you and the nursery team. We welcome a parent’s

guidance and knowledge because they know their child best.

We would like parents to know they are always welcome in the nursery to

discuss any concerns they may have. Arrangements can be made for private

discussion at a mutually convenient time. If any member of staff has any

concerns about your child in our care they will always meet with the parent

privately to discuss any action that may need to be taken.

Policies and procedures

We believe a successful nursery is a combination of skilled and caring people

with efficient and effective policies in place. Our policies and procedures are

fundamental to ensuring we maintain the highest standard at all times. Our

policies and procedures is a robust, working document that govern the way we

operate our nursery and are openly available for parents and Ofsted to view.

Policies and procedures are in the heart of everything we do and for that reason

they are regularly reviewed, updated and maintained. If you wish to see the full

policies and procedures they are available to view or we can make you a copy

upon request.

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Important Information

Bank Holidays and other charges

When the nursery is closed for bank holidays you will not be charged. You will

still be required to pay the nursery fees if your child does not attend for any

reason, such as holiday or sickness’. We offer 1 week with no charge that can

be used when absent for holidays etc. We require 4 weeks’ notice in writing if

you wish to terminate your contract.

Closure Dates

Ludlow Babies will be open weekly, Monday to Friday, with the exceptions of

statutory bank holidays and Christmas.

Payment

You will be billed monthly and payment is preferred by online banking.

Bad Weather

In the event of a heavy snowfall Ludlow Babies will make a decision whether it

will be opened or closed. If it does close an announcement will be made on the

Ludlow Babies Face book page. If you are unsure please ring the nursery before

leaving your home to check.

Absences

A member of staff must be informed as soon as possible of any absences, so

please ring to inform us.

Collection of children

It is important that the staff know who is collecting your child from the

setting. If any person, other than the parent it’s to collect your child, then a

brief description of this person should be given to the manager. We will not

allow under any circumstances for your child to leave the nursery with any

unknown person and someone who is not named on the registration/contract

form.

Late collection

We appreciate unforeseen circumstances can make you late to pick up your child

from the setting. This we fully understand, all that we ask is that the

parent/career telephones the nursery as soon as possible to let us know, then

we can make comfortable arrangements for the child.