Services

Admissions

Our nursery provides 50 full time places offering childcare for children 6 weeks to four years, we will take 8
children within the 50 as term time only and if spaces are available we will look at extending this.

Allocations to the nursery will be on availability, but we will try our upmost to fit in with parents requirements.

Upon taking a place at Happy Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery we will ask for a £50 deposit to hold a place for
your child/children to be paid but this would be returned on your first invoice.

Following acceptance of your child’s place, you will be requested to bring his/her full birth certificate to the
Nursery.

Key Persons

On admission each child is assigned to a key person, a member of the nursery team who will take a special
interest in your child’s development and their time at Happy Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery special.

Key persons are responsible for keeping on going progress records for the children in their care, if you have a
concern about your child’s progress in Happy Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery, it is best to speak to your child’s

Curriculum

Our nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework, which has seven main areas of
development. Through developmentally appropriate play, including both adult and child initiated leaning, we
offer a variety of exciting experiences that will enable all children to develop the knowledge, skills and
understanding to progress in their learning.
The seven areas of the Early Years Foundation Stages are:
.Personal, social and emotional development
.Communication and language
.Physical development
.Mathematics
.Literacy
.Understanding the world
.Expressive arts and design
We aim to create an environment where the children will have space to play and explore and have a go at all the
activities, children will be encouraged to become active learners developing their own ideas, concentrate on
activities they are involved in, keep trying even if they encounter difficulties and enjoy achievements at the end
of the activities that are involved in.
All children from the day they start nursery will be observed and assessments of progress done throughout their
time at Happy Little Hedgehogs Nursery, we will send home next steps at least once in the term so parents can
see what we are working on with your child.