meet our manager - kayleigh
welcome to brockswood nursery school
My name is Kayleigh and I am the manager at Jack in the box at Brockswood. I hold an NVQ level 3 in children’s care, learning and development. I began my childcare career in 2004 working as an early years practitioner to becoming a manager. I have experience working in a range of settings, as well as creating a nursery from its foundations to an established setting.
I have developed my knowledge and skills over these years and I enjoy being a part of each child’s individual development and ensuring each child receives the support which is needed. I am very passionate in working closely with my team and all families to ensure all children are provided with lots of learning and play opportunities to develop their skills giving all of them the confidence and the best possible start in life. I enjoy watching the children come into nursery seeking challenges, having fun and most importantly being happy and carefree. Myself and my passionate team would love to welcome your family to Jack in the box.
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Breakfast Club - 8.00am-8.45am
£7.00
AM Session - 8.45am-11.45pm
£21.00
Lunch Club - 11.45pm-12.30pm
£6.50
PM Session - 12.30pm-3.30pm
£21.00
Tea Club - 3.30pm-4.00pm
£6.00
Email: Jackintheboxatbrockswood@hotmail.com
Address: Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP2 7QH
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Contact Kayleigh on: 01442249328 / 07852914934
NURSERY SCHOOL CURRICULUM
At Jack in the Box we follow a structure of learning, development and care for children from birth to five years old. This is called the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and it enables your child to learn through a range of activities.
The EYFS ensures:
- Children learn through play
- Providers work closely with parents
- You are kept up to date on your child’s progress
- The welfare, learning and all-round development of children with different backgrounds and levels of ability, including those with special educational needs and disabilities.
time table key
Self Registration
As children enter the nursery for the start of their session, their name card will be displayed. Please support your child at the start of each session to find their name.
Small Group Time
This is a time for children to work daily in small groups with the same practitioner to work on key skills and next steps.
Stories, Songs & Rhymes
Stories, songs & Rhymes are an integral part of every session. This supports their COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT as well as nurturing their love of books.
C.I.P / A.I.A and Free Flow Play
Children are supported during Child Initiated Play (C.I.P). This is where the children choose to free flow play within the nursery. This includes both indoor and outdoor play. During this time Adult Initiated Activities (A.I.A) are available for children derived from their next steps.
Lunch Time
This is a sociable occasion where children eat with practitioners and peers. Children then have the opportunity to look at books with their peers. We promote healthy eating. Please remember no products with nuts and ensure that your child's food is cut in a safe way for your child to eat.Please look at our lunch box idea leaflet HERE
Rolling Snack
Every day children are provided with fruit, water, milk and other snacks throughout their session. Fresh water is available all day.
Open Classroom
All activities your child has available to them are linked to the potential learning following the Early Years Foundation Stage (E.Y.F.S) and their individual interests. Parents and carers are welcome to share their child's learning journal with their child's key person at any time or during our terms open classrooms.
dates for your diary
Living eggs is a very exciting programme arriving at Jack in the Box. The eggs provides a life cycle education programme that enables children to see chicks hatching from their eggs. Living eggs Ready Hatch is a two-week comprehensive programme providing all you need to successfully hatch chicks in our Nursery. They will be placed in the classroom so every child every day will have access to the chicks. We welcome all parents and siblings to be part of this and can come and see our chicks throughout the time they are with us. This is a very reputable company which keeps the chicks, health and welfare at the heart of the programme. Jack in the Box will be funding part of this but we would be grateful of a donation of £8.00
We ask if this can be paid by Friday 1st March. 2024.
Living Eggs
Thursday 7th March- world book day children to dress up as their favourite book character (if your child does not attend this day then they are welcome to dress as their favourite book character any day that week and bring a named book to share w/c Monday 4th March)
World Book Day
Friday 15th March, the children will be taking part in fun activities throughout the day. Children can dress up and pay £1 for the charity. The theme this year is the squishy Red Nose symbolising squashing poverty. Bluey and friends are the adventures and resources we will be using in the Early years.
Children could dress up in fancy dress or as their favourite Mr/Miss character which is the character theme this year. There is also merchandise at Homesense, Amazon, Homebase and TK Maxx
Red Nose Day
Photos will be taken this term on Thursday 2nd May 2024 if your child does not attend these days and you would like your child’s photo taken then please let a staff member know and we can add them to the photo register for that day and give you a time to come in. Pm children’s photos will be taken when they come in and sibling shoots can be arranged.
Photos by the two photographers