April Newsletter 2025
14 Apr 2025
| Fledglings News | April 2025 | |||
| We are closed all Bank Holidays 18th & 21st April, 5th & 26th May, 25th August and we close for Christmas this year on Tuesday 23rd December and re-open on Monday 5th January 2026. | ||||
| Stay and Play – Dates will all be added to the calendar on Famly and invitations sent to all depending on which day they attend. The stay and play sessions are so popular with children and parents and we are delighted to be able to continue these. If, like last year, we have lots of people wanting to come, we will split the session into shorter times. Please also note that older and younger siblings will not be able to attend the stay and play sessions due to the amount of people in the building at any time being capped by our insurers. Also, we love that then you are able to devote your whole attention to your little Fledgling! Please remember that no devices enabled to take photographs are permitted in the nursery rooms. Please leave phones/cameras etc. at home. If any devices are brought to nursery, we will ask that they be left in the corridor until it is time to go. Many thanks for your understanding. | Parents Meetings – If you would like a parents meeting with your child’s key person, please reply to their message which will be sent via Famly over the next few months – beginning with preschool leavers. | |||
| Preschool leavers – You should be finding out about school places soon – please let us know which school your child will be attending once you find out. We will start talking about schools with the children. Don’t be surprised if they suddenly start getting ‘twitchy’ about coming into nursery or overly upset about some things that they wouldn’t normally. Some children next term also stop eating lunches that they have previously (for years) enjoyed. They know something is happening and if they have an older sibling might know what ‘big school’ is, but if they haven’t, they may be feeling a little bit anxious. There are of course lots of resources available online to help with their school readiness and it is a natural progression for them to leave our nest – however, some are more reluctant than others. | Voluntary charges – it has recently been in the news about a change around charges that nurseries can make for funded places. Once our local authority has finalised their guidance, we will inform you of the options available. Nurseries need to be fully compliant by January 2026. |
A couple of reminders if we may… · Young children are welcome to bring comforters to nursery if they are required when they are sleeping. However, please do not allow children to bring other toys/dolls/jewellery/teddies/etc etc to nursery as they get very upset if they get mislaid. Some smaller objects also pose a choking hazard to other children. If they have recently had their birthday and wish to show their new book or similar, please send a photo on Famly and we will happily share it with their friends. · Now that the weather seems to be improving, please remember to apply suncream to your children before nursery and ensure to let the staff on the door know at drop off time that they have had it on. Suncream will be reapplied in the afternoon if required. |
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Our ‘policy of the month’ this month is ‘Whistleblowing’ At Fledglings, we are committed to delivering a high quality service. In line with that commitment, we encourage employees and volunteers with serious concerns about any aspect of the nursery’s practice to come forward and voice those concerns. This policy provides individuals with protection from victimisation or punishment should they raise a genuine concern about misconduct or malpractice within the setting. This policy is not a substitution or alternative to the nursery’s Grievance Procedure or Complaints Policy. It is intended to encourage individuals to be open and honest within the setting and feel that it is safe and acceptable to raise any concerns. These concerns may be about something that is: · A criminal offence e.g. theft, fraud, false claims etc. · A failure to comply with legal standards and regulations · Concerns regarding staff practice or behaviour during and outside working hours · A miscarriage of justice · A health and safety risk · A deliberate concealment of information about any of the above An employee or volunteer who, acting in good faith, wishes to raise a concern should report the matter to Bhavani Mehta who will advise the employee or volunteer of the action she will take. Concerns should be investigated and resolved as quickly as possible. Confidentiality will be maintained wherever possible and the employee or volunteer will not suffer any personal detriment as a result of raising any genuine concern about misconduct or malpractice within the Nursery. |
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| We hope you have a lovely long weekend if you’ve got time off work… Any queries, feedback or suggestions, please feel free to message the management team. | ||||