Small World Nursery

Small World Nursery was started in August 1996 by Kings Church who own the nursery.
Children with special or additional needs are welcome and we will do all we can to fully include children with disabilities.
Staff are trained and experienced in recognising children and families with additional needs and will offer both the child and family the support needed to access further support if required.
Small World Nursery values the child as central to their own learning, not simply an empty vessel waiting to be filled with knowledge.
We recognise that all children have different experiences and our approach allows children to be curious, pursue their own interests and revisit and build upon ideas at their own pace.
Our approach starts from the premise that all children are individual and use many different ways, or learning languages, to express their wonderings, their creativity, their needs and their ideas.
At Small World Nursery we respect the childrens voices as they guide their own learning.
Small World Nursery is inspired by an eclectic mix of worldwide approaches, bringing aspects of Steiner, Montessori, Reggio and Te Whariki approaches to our nursery curriculum.
Our approach empowers children to develop a sense of ownership over the direction of their own learning from a young age.
Practitioners are encouraged to observe children rather than to direct them.
The main role of the practitioner is to listen and observe the children identifying opportunities for further exploration of the childrens interests.
We recognise and respect parents as a childs primary teacher and our practitioners are honoured and ideally placed to work collaboratively to establish ongoing involvement and communication as we work towards a common goal of enriching childrens early learning experiences.
We recognise the importance of connecting with the child through their parents and family support.
This enables our practitioners to develop appropriate learning experiences and acknowledges the childs home life and cultural background.
Practitioners, in addition to guiding childrens play are responsible for documenting the childrens learning within the nursery in their individual Learning Journey.
Practitioners take photos and videos of the children to better understand the children and assist parents in becoming more aware of how their children are developing.
At the end of each term, the nursery practitioners gather together to discuss all of the childrens progress to ensure that all children are making progress and this is shared with parents via our Learning Journey system Eylog.
Whilst the children are in our toddler room, the practitioners will write a Two Year Progress Summary that can be shared with the familys health visitor at the Two Year Health Check.