All our children have many opportunities from free-flow play, child-led and adult-led activities to learn through their play.
Their ongoing development is further enhanced as we follow the guidelines set down by the governments Early Years Foundation Stage commonly referred to as the EYFS. These guidelines are mandatory and were updated in January 2024.
Busikids Nursery Manager, Charlotte Angel, ensures that all updates are understood and implemented by our professional team of nursery practitioners and that they also attend regular training sessions and staff meetings. This then ensures continuous provision for all the children.
Each room has its own way of planning, incorporating observations for all the children to help understand the progress each child is making, enabling the team to plan for their future learning experiences. Working this way ensures that all children are given tailored opportunities to aid their further development in all areas of learning.
The children's interests and home life are incorporated into the curriculum wherever possible. We teach this through the materials and resources we use and also invite a variety of professionals to come in and talk to the children, as well as going out and about on walks, ensuring our activites reflect a variety of religions and cultures, local communities and the much wider world.
We use a system called EYMan, and EY App for parents, to keep parents informed of their child's daily activities and progress, with 'moments' and photographs, sent throughout the day, this can be a record of achievements showing a child's progress through the various areas of development.
Every child attending Busikids is allocated a key worker. While all staff will participate in the care of your child, the named key worker has a special bond and responsibility towards your child.
The key person works alongside parents and carers to ensure that there is continuity of care for the child thus supporting the child’s emotional well-being. The key person will want you to share information about your child - the more you can tell them the better the relationship they will be able to form with your child and plan how to meet their needs.
The key person role is important. Research and evidence show that children thrive when their needs are met by special people that they know, trust and respect. Familiarity, pattern and predictability support children’s personal development and helps them understand who they are and what they can do. Children can concentrate and learn more effectively if they're not under stress or pressure, so having a key person who is attentive and knows the child well will support children in their personal, social and emotional development.
The key person is someone you can talk to about any concerns, they will know your child well and will be able to provide advice and support with all aspects of learning and development. You will be offered regular times to talk to your child’s key person and discuss your child’s learning and progress.
In addition to sharing daily information with you, key workers are also responsible for maintaining a confidential record of your child’s development this is called their Learning Journal.
We also operate a ‘buddy’ system, so if your key worker is away you still have a ‘go to’ person
