Settling In...

Little Elms Childcare Centre recognises that all children are unique and the amount of time that a child takes to settle into the nursery can vary enormously. Therefore , children will be given time to settle in at their own pace, so as to make them feel welcome, safe, secure and confident in their new environment.

In practice we will:
  • Work in partnership with parents/carers to decide on the best ways to introduce and support their child's settling in to ensure that the individual needs of the child are being met.
  • Invite a child (along with their parent/carer) to attend short play sessions in the weeks prior to their start date, where possible we will invite parents/carers to bring their child to as many play session visits as they wish to enable their child's settling in prior to their start.
  • Plan with parents/carers a settling in box and book bag which can flow between home and nursery and will contain photos of parents and siblings, keyworkers, a couple of favourite toys and a book, etc, with the aim to build comfortable/secure relationships from the start.

Arrivals & Departures...

On arrival, parents/carers are responsible for recording their child's attendance in the daily register, including the time of registration. Children will then be supported to self register by placing their name card on the 'interactive register' board.
If a child is to be collected by someone other than the parent/carer, this must be indicated to a member of staf  and recorded at the start of the session. The adult nominated to collect a child must be one of those named on the child's Booking Form and Registration Form. Only adults - aged 18 years and over - and with suitable identification, will be authorised to collect children.


In an emergency situation a child may leave with another adult if:
  • The parent/carer telephones and speaks to the Manager and gives a name, description and contact number of the adult to collect the child.
  • The 'collector' is given a password to use on arrival at the nursery, to enable them to collect the child.

Uniform...

Children attending the nursery will receive a Little Elms T-Shirt which we request your child wears each session. This T-Shirt is included in the initial registration fee.

YELLOW T-Shirts and jumpers are for children aged 2 years old.
BLUE T-Shirts and jumpers are for children aged 3 years and over.