Little Oaks Day Nursery

Today we said a sad goodbye to Cathy 😢 Cathy has been with us for 5 and a half years and she is going to be missed by everyone at Little Oaks ! Cathy we wish you good luck in your new job but we know you are going to be amazing - they are very lucky to have you 💜

Yesterday for pancake day the children enjoyed ‘making’ their own pancakes. For pudding at lunch time Suzanne out nursery chef made us some pancakes which we enjoyed with fruit and yogurt.

One of children at nursery is Romanian. Yesterday he bought gifts in for all of the girls in his room as part of a Romanian tradition : it is called Martisor (a sort of diminutive for Martie, the Romanian word for March), and they celebrate it with snowdrops, traditional gifts, plenty of joy, and dinners downtown. It is a bustling, but very special time of the year, when every city, town, and village in the country is brought to life by heaps of colorful stalls selling the so-called Martisoare. Traditional the Romanian men give gifts to the woman of their town. We love learning about our childrens heritages and also sharing it with the other children so they about each other and value each other

Happy Valentines Day to all of our families and followers ❤️

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We are currently having lots of enquiries for spaces so thought a post with our current availability would be useful.

Babies - we currently have very limited availability. Currently we only have a Tuesday and Friday afternoon available until September. From September we have 1 space available Tuesday to Friday and then from November we have 1 full time space available. We are taking booking for 2023 and would advise that you book your baby space in advance as they do go very quickly.

Pre Toddlers - we have full time spaces available from February.

Toddlers - No full time spaces available. Could offer three full days. Afternoons are quieter.

Preschool - No full time spaces available until September but could accommodate 4 full days.

If you require any further information or would like to book a show around please call us on 01902 781245.

Merry Christmas from everyone at Little Oaks !

EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER

Would you like to work in a nursery where you feel valued and part of a supportive team of childcare professionals?
We are looking to employ a number of Nursery Practitioners to join our outstanding team in Wolverhampton due to increasing numbers.

Skills/Qualifications:

Level 2 in childcare
Level 3 in childcare
Knowledge of EYFS

Responsible to:

Nursery Manager/Deputy

Main Duties:

• To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
• To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
• To advise Provision Manager of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre,etc
• To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
• To work alongside the Provision Manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled
• To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting.
• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
• To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.
• To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
• To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc

In return we offer :

Competitive salary
6 Month successful probation bonus
On going training including 24 hour access to Noodle Now online training platform
On going Continued Professional Development
Rewards and incentive schemes including attendance bonus, staff member of the month etc
Team building events

For an application form please email : [Email address hidden]
Closing Date : Friday 17th December, 2021

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Meet Andrea. Andrea is our new setting SENCO. Andrea will be working across both of our nursery settings and will be working closely with children, families and staff to ensure that all children are able to meet their full potential and are ready for the next step in their journey when the leave Little Oaks

Our poppy made of children’s handprints 🌹

Our book of the month at Wolverhampton is Star in the jar. Our letter of the week is J and our number of the week is 5

Today at Wolverhampton the staff created our very own bonfire in the garden. The children sat around the bonfire drinking hot chocolate and eating digestive biscuits and marshmallows

Another activity this week involves fireworks. The children made their own sparklers by dipping sticks into different colour paint. They also created explosions of colour by blowing paint to create their own fireworks 🎆

Children at both of our nurseries have been celebrating Diwali this week. We have loved hearing about how the children are celebrating Diwali at home and even seeing photos added by the parents on our new blossom app. For one of our activities the children had a go at making their own diva lamps 🪔

Happy Diwali to all of our families and followers ✨✨✨✨✨

EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER

SALARY NEGOTIABLE

Would you like to work in a nursery where you feel valued and part of a supportive team of childcare professionals?
We are looking to employ a number of Nursery Practitioners to join our outstanding team in Wolverhampton due to increasing numbers.
Skills/Qualifications:
Level 2 in childcare
Level 3 in childcare
Knowledge of EYFS
Responsible to:
Nursery Manager/Deputy
Main Duties:
• To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
• To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
• To advise Provision Manager of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre,etc
• To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
• To work alongside the Provision Manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled
• To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting.
• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
• To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.
• To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
• To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc
In return we offer :
Competitive salary
6 Month successful probation bonus
On going training including 24 hour access to Noodle Now online training platform
On going Continued Professional Development
Rewards and incentive schemes including attendance bonus, staff member of the month etc
Team building events
For an application form please email : [Email address hidden]

EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER - Job Posting ID 96008336246 on daynurseries.co.uk

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EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER - Job Posting ID 96008336246 on daynurseries.co.uk EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER - Job Posting ID 96008336246 on daynurseries.co.uk

Our Wolverhampton setting is recruiting…………

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At Wolverhampton in our preschool rooms our book of the month is Winnie and Wilbur. The Amazing Pumpkin. This week we have been our number of the week is 1 and our letter/sound of the week W. You can help your child by identifying words that start W

It’s been a busy week at both nurseries this week. On Tuesday staff offered parents a hot drink to go along with a muffin or a flapjack on the morning drop off. This is something we are aiming to do once a term and will hopefully make our parents early morning starts a little brighter ✨

Meet Molly 👋 Molly is our childcare apprentice at our Penn setting. She only started last week and had an amazing week !! Molly will be completing assessments and on the job monitoring alongside working full time to gain her childcare qualification.

This week in preschool at Wolverhampton the children have enjoyed a teddy bears picnic 🐻. The children all bought in a teddy bear to nursery and then they helped to prepare a picnic. The children put butter and jam on bread and also helped to make Rice Krispie cakes.

Say hi to Priya 👋 Priya has joined baby room at our Wolverhampton setting and has had an amazing first week ! We’ve had lots of positive feedback from parents and staff but most importantly the children have definitely started to build lovely bonds with Priya !! 💜

Meet Jo. Jo is our Provision Manager here at our Penn setting. Jo has been at Penn since the start and before that worked at our Wolverhampton setting. Jo is passionate about her job and goes above and beyond to make sure that the children who attend the nursery have a lovely environment to play and learn in. One of our biggest challenges at our Penn setting is getting the message out that we are not linked to Penn Kids in any possible way. Penn Kids closed last year and we took on the building, decorated and furnished the rooms to match our ethos and values and then opened in January this year. We are still awaiting our Ofsted inspection which is normal for new settings. If you are interested in our Penn setting but you are worried about this please take a look at our Ofsted report from our Wolverhampton setting as this will give you an idea of how we do things at Little Oaks 💜 Also please feel free to organise a show round so that you can meet the staff and see the setting for yourself.

Our Penn setting gained these two little cuties today ! They haven’t got any names yet but we are going to ask the children what they think they should be called and then we will do a poll on our story so keep your eyes peeled !!!

OPEN DAY - PENN
SATURDAY 25th SEPTEMBER
10am - 3pm
By Appointment Only
Come and see what we can offer you and your family, meet our dedicated and passionate team and look around our beautiful nursery.
We are taking registrations for all age groups and we are also offering 2 and 3 year old funded spaces.
To secure your appointment, please 📞 01902 334864 or 📧 [email protected]
We look forward to meeting you