INFORMATION FOR PARENTS BROCHURE

Places are limited; for further details, please contact Mrs N Hutton on

0151 477 8120 or email: ParkViewAdmin@deantrustparkview.co.uk

Welcome to Park View Academy Nursery

Park View Academy Nursery provides children with an

outstanding level of care combined with a warm, secure

and stimulating environment. We pride ourselves on

delivering a fun and balanced curriculum for all our

pupils that develops their skills and confidence in

preparation for the transition in to Reception.

We work as an integrated team across Nursery and

Reception. The Nursery is staffed with 1 Nursery teacher,

1 Nursery teaching assistant and the EYFS lead with

responsibility for the whole unit. All of our nursery staff are

fully trained in paediatric first aid. Our nursery can

accommodate a maximum of 26 children between the

ages of 3 and 4 years. Our numbers are small so that all

children receive lots of individual attention from staff who

are experienced, dedicated and professional.

The children’s day starts at 8.30am for 15 hour (part-time)

children and at 9am for 30 hour (full-time) children.

We work closely with parents at all times. From the very

start you will find the nursery community a warm and

supportive environment. We work to ensure that you have

peace of mind that your child is happy, safe and learning.

As well as daily dialogue, we invite parents to a Parents’

Evening/Meetings where you are able to view your child’s

observations at regular intervals throughout the year.

Mrs R Lalley

Teaching Assistant

Miss L Fagan

Nursery Teacher

Mrs N Hutton

EYFS Lead Teacher

At Park View Academy Nursery we offer full and part time places.

Part-time sessions run in two sessions, 8.30am—11.30am or

12.20pm-3.20pm. Full time places are also available 9am—3pm

including lunch (subject to availability and eligibility). Additional

hours and services are available as in the table below:

N.B All children receive a piece of fruit and milk each day.

All children are entitled to three hours of free Nursery education (Core Offer)

However, for those not eligible for the additional 15 hours, the cost of any

additional provision will be chargeable at £3.90 per hour. Lunch can also be

provided at a fixed cost of £1.80 per day and will include sandwiches, biscuits,

fruit and a drink. However you are welcome to send your child in with a

packed lunch if you prefer.

30 Hour Eligibility Criteria: You must earn or expect to earn the equivalent to 16 hours at National Minimum or

Living Wage over the coming three months. This equates to £120 a week (or c.£6,000

a year) for each parent over 25 years old or £112.80 a week (or c.£5,800 a year) for

each parent between 21 and 24 years old. This applies whether you are in paid

employment, self-employed or on zero hours contract. You should be seeking the free

childcare to enable you to work.

If you are a non-EEA national, you must have recourse to public funds.

Playing and Learning..

Playing and learning inside and out is at the core of everything we do in Nursery. Prior to the children starting with us we have a comprehensive transition programme including setting visits and home visits to ensure that we are prepared to support and extend each child’s next steps in learning. Information collected during transition and from observations when the child starts nursery, informs each child’s baseline assessment, which allows us to plan next steps.

The Foundation Stage curriculum uses Development Matters statements and EEXAT criteria to support planning for learning in all areas of the curriculum. The curriculum is split into prime and specific areas with the youngest children focusing on the prime areas of learning first.

Prime Areas - Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Communication & Language. Specific Areas - Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive Art and Design.

THE CURRICULUM

HOW WE ASSESS THE CHILDREN We assess the children using ‘EEXAT’ across all

areas of learning. Each area of learning is split into six monthly milestones

from birth to 66 months to support planning for progression. This ensures

that each child is able to access appropriate activities, matched to their

needs.

Each child has their own learning journey book

where any significant new learning is recorded.

This can be done in a variety of ways using

photographs, notes, learning stories or

information collected on the computer programme

‘EEXAT’. Using this programme we record new learning in a variety of ways

which allows us to take photographs and write about the learning before

making links to all the milestones so that we can make the learning explicit.

Parents can access ‘EEXAT’ via any electronic device and upload their own

observations whilst also commenting on those added by the Nursery.

From these photographs (right) you can see children

developing skills in PSED and Communication and

Language, including:

Shows awareness of the feelings of others. PSED

Self Confidence and Self Awareness - 42 months

Is able to adapt behaviour to changes in routines.

PSED Managing feelings and behaviour-48 months

Is able to take turns, accept the needs of others and

is aware of the consequences of their actions. PSED

Managing feelings and behaviour -54 months

Able to tell their own short story or anecdote. C&L

Speaking -42 months

Can make plans and describe them to others. C&L

Speaking – 48 months

Use past, present and future tenses correctly. C&L

Speaking -54 months

We use our observations of the children to help plan

activities and experiences to enable children to meet

milestones in Physical Development including:

Attempts to self-dress. Health and Self Care -42

months

Is aware of their own safety and manages risk with

support. Health and Self Care – 48 months

Is dry and clean during the day and manages their

own hygiene. Health and Self Care -54 months

Uses cross lateral movement to move forwards and

negotiate space when moving through tunnels, dens

or when on made or created vehicles and able to

turn the pages in a book. Moving and Handling -48

months

Moves with confidence in a range of ways,

negotiating space and is able to use one handed

equipment. Moving and Handling -54 months

PRIME AREAS Personal, Social and Emotional Development,

Physical Development, Communication & Language.

Specific Areas - Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World,

Expressive Art and Design

SPECIFIC AREAS

We provide a wide range of

mathematical activities and resources

to enable children to meet milestones in

number, shape, space and measure

including:

Can count alongside actions in games,

rhymes and songs. Number – 42

months

Uses graphic representation to record

number explorations in pictures and

mark making. Number - 48 months

Recognises numerals of personal

significance. Number – 54 months

Uses the properties of shape to express

ideas, design and build. Shape, Space

and Measure - 48 months

We encourage a love of reading in the

nursery by providing a wide range of

story books for the children to share

with each other and read with adults.

This helps the children reach these

milestones:

Uses their own illustrations or props to

retell a story. Reading -42 months

Plays with rhyming words, sounds and

alliteration. Reading –48 months

Knows that print carries meaning and

knows how to handle books—54

months

We welcome parents/carers in to the Nursery at the

beginning of each session and offer other opportunities

for you to come into school to share in our learning

activities.

We use our half termly Newsletter and learning letters

to share with you what the children have been learning

in class each week and also ways that you can continue

this learning journey at home.

Parents/Carers are also invited to attend Parents’

Meetings/Evenings and Fun Days that are arranged

throughout the year.

Sharing the learning with our families...

PHONICS In Nursery the children take part in a variety of speaking and listening activities to help them develop their phonics skills.

Listen attentively

Enlarge their vocabulary

Speak confidently to adults & other children

Discriminate phonemes

Reproduce audibly the phonemes they hear, in order, all through the word

Use sound-talk to segment words into phonemes

During their time in Nursery they develop these skills through the following 7 aspects.

Environmental sounds

Instrumental sounds

Body percussion

Rhythm & rhyme

Alliteration

Voice sounds

Oral blending and segmenting

When the children are ready they are introduced to the Letters and Sounds Phonics Programme which is used throughout the school to help get children off to a flying start with their literacy. This is a method of learning based upon letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Reading opens the door to learning.

Sanction Systems

Each class uses the sun and cloud and rainbow system as a strategy to

highlight and sanction unacceptable behaviour and to highlight

exemplary behaviour.

The sun and clouds system encourages positive behaviour and

reinforces the classroom/school rules throughout the school day.

Each child starts the day on the sun and is only placed on the cloud for

misbehaviour or breaking classroom rules.

A child will be placed on the rainbow for

outstanding behaviour.

This system encourages the children who

misbehave to reflect on their behaviour whilst

providing them with the chance to redeem themselves and move back

to the sun.

Children go onto the grey cloud for a warning. If they continue they

move onto a black cloud and timeout. If a child has more than two

black clouds in a session they are sent to the learning Mentor. Black

clouds are recorded.

Fortunately at Park View Academy, the vast majority of our children

always follow the ‘Code of Conduct’. For the minority of children who

deviate from the code, after paying the sanctions, they are always

given the opportunity for a fresh start by all members of staff..

Behaviour Expectations

Rewards System

‘Smileys’

As well as the rewards listed below the school has designed and adopted a consistent approach for rewarding and encouraging good behaviour, effort and manners based on the collection of ‘smiley face’ stamps. Smiley faces may be awarded for any actions, deeds or attitudes which are deemed noteworthy and may include:-

Particularly good work effort

Displaying good manners

Displaying a good attitude towards others

Staying on task

It is very important that praise and reward should have great emphasis. Children will achieve more, be better motivated and behave better, when staff commend and reward their successes rather than focus on their failure.

Praise has a reinforcing and motivational role. It helps a child believe he/she is valued. Praise can be delivered in formal and informal ways, in public or in private; it can be awarded to individuals or to groups; it can be earned for the steady maintenance of good standards as well as for particular achievements.

Rewards

It is important that children are rewarded for good behaviour and learning. It is always our aim to encourage and promote positive behaviour and always reward children when appropriate. Here are just a few examples;

Positive verbal comments and Praise

Smileys

The sun and rainbow

Outstanding behaviour certificate

Outstanding work certificate

Bronze, silver and gold certificates

Stickers

Name and photo on golden wall of outstanding behaviour

Names on newsletter

Informing parents / carers

Golden/platinum time

Rewards System

How can you help your child at home?

Reading

Reading with your child is vital. Research shows that it’s

the single most important thing you can do to help your

child’s education. We will send library books home for you

to share throughout the year.

Think of ways to make reading fun – you want your child to

learn how pleasurable books can be. If you’re both

enjoying talking about the content of a particular page,

linger over it for as long as you like.

Schedule a regular time for reading – perhaps when you get

home from school or just before bed.

Look for books on topics that you know your child is

interested in – maybe dragons, insects, cookery or a certain

sport.

Make sure that your children’s books are easily accessible

in different rooms around your house.

Mathematics

Try to make maths as much fun as possible – games,

puzzles and jigsaws are a great way to start.

It is also important to show how we use maths skills in our

everyday lives and to involve your child in this.

Point out the different shapes to be found around your

home.

Take your child shopping and talk about the quantities of

anything you buy.

Let your child handle money and work out how much things

cost.

Look together for numbers on street signs and car

registration plates.