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NURTURING
A warm yet stimulating environment, A home away from home.
The importance of making your child feel welcome and cared for in a safe and loving environment. Our well trained and approachable staff ensure children and parents are valued and welcomed into our nursery settings. We ensure that effective communication is paramount so that parents and their children feel comfortable talking to and asking for information from our staff.
Children depend on us to provide them with the most nurturing physical and emotional environments possible therefore it is important to create warm, loving, sensory rich settings where their physical, emotional and spiritual needs are recognised and honoured.
Our commitment to Kids First Group parents and children is to provide them with knowledge that they will receive the best possible care and early years education available. Every child is made to feel valued and ‘special’, this is vital for their physical, social and emotional health and well being. Being acknowledged by important people in their lives helps children gain confidence and helps them to build strong and secure attachments.
Relationships within the nursery settings are vital to ensure the well being of every child’s basic needs.
A nurturing environment is one that gives children opportunities to discover themselves and the world around them.
Practitioners at Kids First Group settings are carefully chosen for not only their academic qualifications but also for their sensitivity and diversity in dealing with parents and children from all cultures and backgrounds.
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Environment
The learning environment needs to reflect the needs of each individual child and to support a wide range of learning capabilities.
A rich and varied environment supports children’s learning and development.
At Kids First Group each setting provides a challenging yet safe and secure environment in which to grow and learn. Our early years centre’s provide stimulating outside play-scapes designed to enhance children’s outdoor learning experiences. We believe that the outside should be an extension of the inside setting. Being outdoors has been proven to have a positive impact on children’s sense of well-being and development. We promote “natural” play and incorporate lots of environmentally friendly areas such as sustainable wooden equipment and water features. Encouraging children to explore nature and enjoy the freedom to use their senses as well as promoting physical activity. Children love to be in and around water. Filling containers, washing play cars or dolls can keep them contented and engrossed whilst fulfilling a learning objective. In the garden our children become part of nature and are encouraged to touch the earth and watch how seedlings grow. We encourage a love of living things and create a thirst for knowledge about the world around them. All Kids First Group Nurseries and Pre-schools have carefully designed learning areas or classrooms. Our team of educators and practitioners carefully plan and set out their learning areas to enhance the learning journey for every child. Each area is planned to emulate the home situation and are set up with equipment and resources appropriate to each age group. Children must feel comfortable and confident in their environment and as adults we must support their emotions. Each learning area is filled with a wide variety of toys and equipment that enhances children’s desire to learn. Each classroom is created to offer a dynamic and enabling environment offering children a wide variety of learning experiences and opportunities to explore and investigate.
