Why Childhaven?
We are a unique and curious setting offering your child a wonderful world of experiences in their earliest years. We have recently achieved the Curiosity Approach accreditation and are the only setting in the area with this prestigious badge. Please see www.thecuriosityapproach.com.
Children are free to access a whole range of learning opportunities, indoors and out all year round. We operate on two floors of a unique and beautiful Victorian building, as well as offering a fantastic garden space which the children can access in all weathers.
We have a highly qualified teaching team, including qualified teachers, higher level and advanced teaching assistants. We have specialisms in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Speech and Language Development, beach schools, early reading, writing and maths, sensory play, heuristic play, and working with children for whom English is an additional language.
We also offer a range of enhanced activities, including…
Beach schools, food activities, walks and visits, Kathy Seabrook’s fun music, Yoga sessions, Jabadao (developmental movement play), nature club with our resident gardener, music and movement club with the Stephen Joseph Theatre and adults with dementia.
Find us on Facebook!
While out walking my dog this morning I noticed lots of lovely Christmas trees up in houses’ please remember us if you have sorted through your decorations and found some that you no longer need we would be very grateful for them. 🎅😊
Do we have any talented knitters? We are in need of some small items knitting over the next few weeks. Please let us know if you would like a pattern. Thank you 😊
We are on the lookout for any of your old ornaments, crockery, pans, jam jars and Yankee candle jars with lids, if you come across any of them please save them for us.
👻 A Halloween walk in Falsgrave Park 🎃https://www.facebook.com/89872917102/posts/10158714232672103/?vh=e&extid=0&d=n
More wonderful learning opportunities that the staff team have created for the children................we love autumn!
It felt a bit like Christmas came early in nursery today. Look what we’ve had donated. Its very exciting where shall we put them?.
Don’t forget if you are a current parent we have a private group that is updated often with information and pictures...
🌟Please if you have any nursery spare clothes at home could you return them to us as we’re running low.
🌟We would also be grateful if when having a sort out at home and you have any trousers/leggings/T-shirt’s, you think of us and bring them along to nursery to add to our spares.
Thank you
A sprinkle of autumn.....lots of exciting invitations to play today.......enjoying seasonal stories and the wonder of nature.
Parents....please head over to our closed group page to find our October newsletter.
Thank you
Please help.....we are in need of Wellies with plenty of life for muddy play. ....if you have any that your child has outgrown, especially size 8 onwards.......we’d be very grateful.
This week we have welcomed some of our new 2 year-olds into this lovely nurturing space. ..... what a lovely way to start your Childhaven adventure!
How lovely it has been to have nursery full of love and laughter once again. The children have been AMAZING!!!! We have been blown over with how well they have coped with coming in on their own. A big well done to all of them!
Thank you to all the parents for supporting our new procedures to keep us all safe and to our wonderful staff who really have gone the extra mile to make this week so much fun.
We can’t wait to meet you if you are starting next week...........
A quick reminder about entrances for new starters...
If your child is two, please come to the red door on Belgrave Crescent.
If your child is 3 or 4 please come to the main entrance on Londesborough Road. Thank you.
🌟🌷🌈 We are ready to welcome back all our returning children, it has been a long while since you last visited us and we hope you are as excited to be back as we are to see you...
💫A huge welcome to some new families joining Childhaven over the next few weeks too. We can’t wait to meet you all!
💫Lastly we want to say a huge good luck in your new adventures to our big boys and girls, who left us in July to move onto big school! You will do a super job at school and make lots of new friends to tell your stories too! Just carry on being you and you will all be fab 🌟
Current parents / new parents .......have you joined our closed group set up especially for you?
Please search for 'Childhaven Nursery Parents' Group' and ask to join.
We have posted the first newsletter of the year in there.
Thank you
New starters.......gentle reminder for parents......
1. Please set up your app ASAP before your code expires. (Details are on your letter. Please email us if there are any problems)
2. Upload some photos of your child and your family / pets ready to share with us when your child starts
3. Contact us via email if you want to come and look around on the 26th August
4. Be prepared to come in and meet your key person on Tuesday 8th September (your key person will ring you on Monday 7th)
5. Join our Facebook private page for families (Childhaven Parents Group). Important updates will be posted in here regularly.
We are very much looking forward to meeting you xx
If you have left a message on our nursery answer machine in the last week and we have not got back to you please can you send us an email on admin@childhaven.n-yorks.sch.uk. We are having some technical difficulties!
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you
Yesterday was our last school day of the year. It has been a funny end for everybody: no parties, transitions to school and long cuddles goodbye to our parents and children.
It has been an absolute pleasure that you have trusted us with your most important people ever during their time here, watching them grow and learn has been wonderful. Thank you.
We all send our thanks and love for all of the kind words, cards and presents that you have delivered for us to share.
Take care, have a fabulous summer and don’t forget to keep us up to date on any new news.
Lots of love and such big cuddles from all of us at Childhaven Nursery School.
We are ready and waiting for you!!!
We are looking forward to seeing all children back in September
The sessions you have requested are guaranteed
We will be a little different, very safe, but still as exciting as ever!
We will be operating our usual nursery hours 830am – 330pm
Morning session 830am – 1130am
Afternoon session 1230pm – 330pm
We will still offer a 230pm collection time
Returning children – we will see you from Wednesday 9th September
You will receive a letter with information about some of our new ways of working that will keep us all as safe as possible
New starters – we will welcome you from Monday 14th September
You will receive a letter with your individual start date and also information about your key person and also some of our new ways of working that will keep us all as safe as possible.
We are going to offer you the chance to come look around nursery with your child and also a ‘meet your key person’ session in our nursery garden.
For now, we hope you have a happy and healthy summer break!
LAST CALL FOR SPACES FOR SEPTEMBER
FREE SPACES FOR 2, 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS.
Please contact us ASAP (373231) to discuss how your child can start their unique Childhaven journey.
Why Childhaven?
** Ofsted rated 'Outstanding' early education in our beautifully spacious indoor and outdoor environments
**Officially curious! We are the ONLY setting locally to achieve the 'Curiosity Approach' accreditation. This means that we transport children into a world of curiosity, awe and wonder every day
** Highly experienced and qualified staff team with expertise in all aspects of children's learning and development, including vast experience in supporting children with additional needs.
** Close links and transition with many local Primary Schools
**Beach schools, Kathy Seabrook Fun Music, Nature School, Jabadeo (movement play), Yoga and much more all included in regular sessions
