Nursery Ages 2 to 5

St Rose’s nursery offers an inclusive fully accessible, happy, nurturing, and safe environment for children aged between two and five years old, with and without special educational needs and disabilities. Following the overarching principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage we recognise that every child is a unique learner and that developing positive relationships with staff and children, in a flexible, needs led, accessible environment enables our children to thrive. This along with building close, strong, collaborative relationships with our families is at the heart of our practice and we have an open door policy, offering support and guidance to families, particularly for those on the Gloucestershire Graduated Pathway for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities who will need statutory assessment for an Education, Health and Care Plan for their children.

Our curriculum, underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage, provides child-centred, individualised learning experiences for all children to enable them to become successful learners and to have the best possible start in life. Our team of early years practitioners plan flexibly, responding to the needs of individual children, working in partnership with parents, carers, and other professionals such as therapists and advisory teachers. We have a high ratio of staff to children. Our skilled nursery team are trained in paediatric first aid, food hygiene and child protection. Our daily structure comes from our daily routines, such as snack, lunch and going outside and we use alternative approaches, equipment, and sensory experiences to allow all our children to have as many positive experiences as possible, learning through planned purposeful play at their own pace and most importantly having fun.