The Cove Nursery
Our nursery provides a warm nurturing environment for our youngest pupils, where they can flourish through play from their 3rd birthday until they are ready to join ‘big school’ in the September after their 4th birthday.
Trained and dedicated staff provide a child initiated free flow learning adventure including songs, nursery rhymes, story time and messy play whilst covering the basics of literacy and maths .
Facilities
Extensive, beautiful school grounds set in the heart of Thanet, Kent allow the children in our care to become adventurous learners both indoors and out.
Our facilities include a free flow outdoor learning area, which is continually updated and refreshed by our skilled site team, and a modern indoor learning space which is designed to support our young learners’ natural curiosity.
Our classroom is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our learners, at any one time we may have a Construction area, a Role Play area, a Home Corner or Small World play area, all of which are great fun and support language development at the same time!
The children have access to a wealth of messy play activities throughout the day encouraging creativity and sensory exploration; mud kitchens, water tables and painting are some of our favourites!
Our nursery has a dedicated kitchen off of our main room, allowing the children to access cooking activities. The children gather in our main room for meal and snack times throughout the day, enabling the ‘family’ feeling that sharing meals can bring, whilst also preparing them for school meal times as they grow.
Curriculum
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, which covers the areas of
- Personal, Emotional and Social Development
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
The children are encouraged to explore, play and learn whilst developing independence and resilience, amongst other skills.
We implement our rich learning environment by following a topic based curriculum and carrying out ‘In The Moment’ planning, designed to act responsively to our children’s interests.
We believe that children learn best when they are having fun, thriving in an environment that nurtures their natural curiosity whilst building on their existing knowledge.
Our team
Our Nursery team provides excellent care that is overseen by experienced and passionate leadership.
The staff are well-qualified and endeavour to provide an engaging and enriching experience for our children.
The impact of our overarching approach is that our EYFS team are driven to ensure that the provision is of the highest quality, consistently reviewing the environment and activities to inspire excellence.
The wellbeing of the children in our care is our primary focus, ensuring that they feel safe and secure during their time at Nursery.
We believe that children who form positive relationships with their carers and peers will feel confident to explore their interests and fulfil their learning potential.
Before you start
We'd love to get to know you and your child before they start with us.
Once you have accepted a place at our nursery, we will invite you in to discuss your child’s routine, answer any questions you may have, complete any remaining paperwork and finalise the arrangements for settling-in sessions.
Once we feel your child is settled and happy, they can begin their regular sessions with us.
Sessions
The nursery day runs in two sessions. The morning session starts at 08:45am to 11:45am and the afternoon sessions run from 12:30pm to 3:30pm term time only. For those eligible to 30 hours all day sessions from 08:45am to 3:30 are also available.
For those that are required to pay, our fees are:
- £18 per session (3 hours)
Lunch is included if a full day session is booked.
Our fees are reviewed annually in September.
Arrange a visit
To arrange a visit to our nursery please contact our main office on 01843 226077 or office@northdown-tkat.org