Mealtimes
All food will be freshly cooked at nursery. Menus have been carefully planned to meet the nutritional requirements of children and guidance from the Children's Food Trust has guided menu planning. Menus will be published in due course.
Mealtimes are an important time of day for children. Within the baby room the mealtime routine will be dictated by the individual needs of the babies themselves. Some babies may be fed in highchairs whilst others may sit at a table to eat. Some babies may still be bottle fed or feeding mothers may choose to come in to nursery to breast feed.
Within the toddler room children will eat in their key groups with their key practitioners, the same applies with children in preschool.
Preschool children will be expected to serve themselves from choices made available on their tables. Staff will support children to make healthy choices, e.g., to choose a balanced meal consisting of carbohydrates, protein and vegetables. Children in the preschool will eat from china plates and drink from glasses at all mealtimes, unless a risk assessments informs us otherwise. Toddlers and babies will use plastic plates and beakers.
Ofsted registered full day care nursery
We provide many resources and opportunities for children to develop their mathematical skills and conceptual knowledge. 'Will this fit?' 'Why not?' 'What could I do differently?' are all questions which can be answered by a simple shape sorting activity.
Children learn a range of skills and knowledge during all activities. Physical activities such as this 'tunnel' activity will support personal, social and emotional development as children work together, physical development is promoted as they crawl and scramble through the tunnel, spacial awareness is developed as they work out how many children might fit in the tunnel, and their knowledge of the world changes as they observe how light and shadows change on the tunnel. Holistic development!
Mill House is a friendly, sole owned nursery that prides itself on creating a happy and friendly environment that 'feels like family'. We all work towards a shared mission and vision which is to support children to learn through play in a stimulating environment supported by caring and dedicated professionals.
About Mill House
Research informs us that children learn best through play. Play underpins our curriculum and ethos. Our planning ensures that children are offered an extensive range of play opportunities within a stimulating, engaging and well planned environment.
Learning
through play
Our Team
Mill House employs practitioners who are dedicated to supporting children learning and development. We have our own accredited training facility that support continual professional development. We always operate above statutory staffing ratios to ensure that our team is well supported, that workloads are balanced, and that non-contact time can be offered for training, planning, preparation and assessment (PPA)
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales (ECERS) 3 - 5 years
Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scales (ITERS) 0 - 3 years
We have chosen to demonstrate our commitment to developing a high quality service by committing to ECERS and ITERS recognition. We are extremely pleased and proud to announce that the Mill House team has secured outstanding results in both ECERS and ITERS!
We will continue to develop all areas of practice in order that children, parents and staff can be assured of a happy, stimulating and supportive play, learnin and work environment.