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Our Ethos Explained
Our Ethos
What is Hopscotch all about? THE UNIQUE CHILD: We intend to promote children’s:
Independence through offering children freedom of choice and giving them responsibilities as we feel this will increase their self-confidence and also give them a sense of belonging as they feel a part of Hopscotch.
Confidence by making children feel a part of Hopscotch, allowing them to lead and acknowledge their say counts, it will help them gain a sense of achievement and increase their willingness to ‘have a go’ in life. Also, through furthering their knowledge, offering opportunities to embed their learning, we hope to help them reach a higher level of academic achievement.
Positive Relationships by encouraging children to create and maintain relationships and teaching them to listen to and respect others views and opinions, thus building on the social behavioural expectations in life. Through teaching them kindness and equality amongst their peers, it will increase their social interactions in life and teach them to be inclusive and respectful of others.
‘We aim to promote children’s unique identities by focusing on their independence & confidence, encouraging them to gain a voice in society.’
Most importantly we provide a home from home environment which is caring, nurturing and safe. Enabling children to play, learn and grow happily and securely. Our environment allows the children to make choices, explore things of interest, be imaginative, creative and learn actively.
We encourage every child's learning by providing a well-balanced and stimulating range of adult led and child led activities across the areas defined in the Early Years Foundation Stage practice guidance (for learning and development). These are all planned around the children’s interests. These experiences allow individuals to progress at their own pace and reach their full potential whilst having fun in a comfortable environment.
We believe particular attention should be paid to the child's personal, social and emotional skills. Self-confidence is encouraged, enabling the children to form positive relationships with their peers, make choices and explore the environment.
We respect parents and carers as the child's first educator. We ensure they are involved in Nursery life as much as possible through a range of techniques. Practitioners build trusting and secure relationships with their key families.We give all practitioners the opportunity to gain further appropriate qualifications that will benefit themselves and the whole group. Practitioners are encouraged to reflect on practice and work as a team to constantly improve the setting.
The core belief of the team is honesty, we are always honest with each other, the children, the parents and any other associates that we work with.
Local Offer
The Nursery is set over one level including the car park and we offer one large classroom of indoor and outdoor play. You will enter through the garden which provides a range of areas for the children to explore their imagination, such as a mud kitchen for role-play experiences, a new adventure climbing bank to extend their physical ability and explore nature or simply chill out in the teepee! We have two sheltered areas where children can take part in an activity of their choosing and a mini hut to transform into a shop, cafe or spaceship! We also have a pirate lookout, helping children spy for sharks and a pond for them to explore the wildlife.
When coming inside you enter through the large glass bi-fold doors into an open plan room which is the heart of the nursery. This is where the children can explore the range of toys and activities available to them. We aim to make this space as home from home as possible. All members of the team hold a paediatric first aid certificate and most hold or are working towards a minimal Level 3 qualification. We have a small team of 10 and we aim to ensure we have good partnerships with our parents helping to ensure good development for the children.