The Nurture Room
The Nurture Room is a small setting for 18 months to 3 year olds based in a purpose built building as part of a residential property on Cubbington Road in Leamington Spa.
The setting is small with a maximum of 9 children per day with three experienced members of staff leading and supporting them throughout the day.
The setting has a free flow into the purposely designed outside space.
Our day
Sessions at The Nurture Room run from 8.30am–1:30pm with the option for 8.30am–12:30pm for children under 2. The sessions run Monday to Friday during term time. We think carefully about how each session is planned and how we spend our time. Throughout the course of the morning your child will participate in the following:
Welcome
Children are welcomed into our calm and peaceful nursery where relaxing music is played and a light breakfast is on offer. Children are supported in leaving their carer and to access the activities on offer in our classroom and greet their friends. After breakfast we begin the morning with circle time, an opportunity for children to connect with us and each other.
Explore & learn
Children are able to freely explore activities and resources on offer. These will match children’s level of development and aim to extend and enhance their thinking and learning. We believe in using a wide variety of open-ended resources to help spark imagination and stimulate thinking. During this child-led play time, the children are supported by experienced teachers and Early Years educators who help guide and challenge their play where appropriate.
Teacher led time
Throughout the morning we have a number of times that we come together as a group. These include circle time and story time when we introduce key ideas and new vocabulary which can then be built on and consolidated through play.
Meal times
At The Nurture Room we believe that food fuels not only the body but also the mind. To aid children to thrive in their learning and development we ensure that they are offered a balanced and comforting diet. We have fruit on offer for snack time part way through the session with a choice of a drink of milk or water.
We offer a balanced meal at lunchtime and see this as an important part of our day in terms of nutrition but also as an opportunity to develop important social and life skills. All meals are home cooked and prepared with fresh foods. Examples of lunches include “Ploughman’s Lunch” with crusty bread, cheese, apple, ham and salad, spaghetti bolognese with salad and jacket potatoes with a range of fillings.
During the week we will also cook or make things together which are offered to the children such as smoothies, ice lollies, healthy cookies or crumble. We aim to cater for all dietary and cultural requirements. Please talk to us about your child’s needs.
The outdoors
The outdoor environment is an extension of our indoor environment. We spend lots of time outside everyday no matter what the weather. We take advantage of the fact that space can help develop children’s gross motor skills in addition to offering them lots of open-ended activities that challenge their thinking. We have a monthly trip to a Forest School where we spend the session with a qualified forest school leader at the Forest School in Cubbington Primary school.
Home time
Home time is a key transition point for everyone involved: you, your child and our team. Before you arrive we will send you a handover for the day which will include what your child has eaten, toileting and any other significant detail from the session. When you arrive, we will bring your child out so as not to unsettle the other children. When we handover, please feel free to ask any questions you have about your child’s day or arrange another time to chat to us in greater depth about a concern you have or your child’s development.
Ages
The Nurture Room is primarily a nursery for children aged 18 months to 3 years. At around 3 years old we will support children progress to The Nurture Room Preschool, continuing to follow our curriculum and ethos through to them starting school.
Opening times
Our sessions run from 8.30am–1:30pm with a shorter option for children under 2 years finishing at 12:30pm. The sessions will run Monday to Friday during term time following the Warwickshire Schools calendar. We will be closed for 5 INSET days across the year which we will use for team training.
Fees
The cost for a session is £51 for the 8.30am–1:30pm session or £49 for the 8.30am–12:30pm session. Children need to be registered for a minimum of two sessions per week.
Where children are eligible for funding, The Nurture Room will apply this in the following ways.
8:30am–1:30pm session (2–3 year olds)
The Nurture Room will claim for 4.5 hours of Government funding with the remaining ½ hour charged at £9.50 and then a voluntary £5.00 charge per session to cover the following:
- All nappies and wipes used during the session
- All food and drinks included in the session
- All externally run sessions as part of the curriculum at the nursery
- All trips and outings
- All external experts brought into work with the children, for example, speech and language therapists
Please note where the voluntary charge is not paid, all food, drink, nappies and wipes will need to be provided for the session.
8:30pm–12:30pm (18 months – 2 year olds)
The Nurture Room will claim for 3.5 hours of Government funding with the remaining ½ hour charged at £9.50 and then a voluntary £3.50 charge per session to cover the following:
- All nappies and wipes used during the session
- All food and drinks included in the session
- All externally run sessions as part of the curriculum at the nursery
- All trips and outings
- All external experts brought into work with the children, for example, speech and language therapists
Please note where the voluntary charge is not paid, all food, drink, nappies and wipes will need to be provided for the session.
Government childcare tax free scheme
We accept childcare vouchers and the tax free childcare scheme meaning that the government will provide 20% of the childcare cost up to £2,000 per year per child if you are eligible and choose to pay via this method.
Universal credit
If you claim universal credit you may be eligible to claim up to 85% of your childcare costs.
