meet our extended team
welcome to jack in the box nursery school
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Being your main point of contact for all matters concerning your child’s well being, development, health and behaviour.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Keeping all your child’s records up to date- these records are available for you to look at at any time - just ask your Keyworker.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Keeping your child’s achievement book up to date - this book makes a lovely keepsake for you to treasure for years to come.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Observing your child’s development and learning, sharing their successes with you and planning how to help your child reach their full potential.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Working in partnership with you to find solutions to any problems that might occur.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
michele - area senco
Hi there, my name is Michele and I am the Area SENCO at Jack In The Box Nursery's.
I have been working with children for 23 years after completing my NNEB – Diploma in Nursery Nursing. The past 20 years of my career has been dedicated to working with children with special educational needs and disabilities in a variety of settings, such as specialist schools, mainstream schools and in the community. During this time, I have built up a wealth of knowledge, experience and training, some of this includes Makaton training, working with children with autism, social communication needs training, PECS (picture exchange communication system) training and Earlybird training, which supports parents to develop their understanding of autism and discover ways to support their child.
For the last 10 years I have been a committed member of the Jack In the Box team, where I have worked as a SENCO and manager. My focus has always been for all children to come into our settings and ensure that their learning and development opportunities are unique, enabling them to reach their full potential, whilst also supporting and working alongside the families.
During my time at Jack In The Box my passion and desire grew to give even extra support and inclusion to our children with SEND. With the support of our directors Zoe and Jenny my role as area SENCO was created so that I can dedicate my time to support our children, families and invaluable staff in ensuring that we strive to do our very best for the children to grow, learn and achieve their full potential whilst at Jack In The Box.
I look forward to welcoming you and your child as they start their exciting Jack In the Box journey.
gill - nursery support
My name is Gill and I am the Nursery Support Officer across all 6 Jack in the Box settings. My job entails visiting all the nurseries and supporting the Manager and team members in various areas of nursery life, whether it's supporting with curriculum planning, effective observations of children or general support and advice around the children.
I qualified as a NNEB nursery nurse in 1994, after which I spent many years working within the YMCA as a child care practitioner in various day nursery settings. In 1998, I went on to do my NVQ level 4 diploma in advanced childcare and education, which then led me to management within these settings.
In 2010 I began working for Jack In The Box at Kings Langley, when my daughter started at the setting. I have absolutely loved my time working as part of the Jack In The Box family. I have picked up so much knowledge along the way and have been lucky enough to have plenty of positive experiences. My role as Nursery Support Officer enables me to use my skills as a people person to really help the teams to maximise the experiences the children have in the settings with good planning, effective observations and positive role modelling of good childcare practice.
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Being your main point of contact for all matters concerning your child’s well being, development, health and behaviour.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Keeping all your child’s records up to date- these records are available for you to look at at any time - just ask your Keyworker.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Keeping your child’s achievement book up to date - this book makes a lovely keepsake for you to treasure for years to come.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Observing your child’s development and learning, sharing their successes with you and planning how to help your child reach their full potential.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
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Working in partnership with you to find solutions to any problems that might occur.
how we work
It is our priority to make each child and their family feel welcome and valued from their first day onwards.In order to do this we have a settling in procedure. On your initial visit you will meet your Keyworker. This is the person with whom you will have most contact. Your Keyworker takes a special interest in your child and has specific duties. These include:
Under the Data Protection Act we have to ensure that we obtain the correct information on your child and family, this includes correct spellings of first and second names.
Your Keyworker will show you and your child around, introduce you to everyone and begin getting to know your child a little. They will ensure all the paperwork is completed. We include an initial child profile to enable you to pass on as much information as possible about your child’s needs, likes / dislikes and interests. Your Keyworker will arrange a series of visits to give your child chance to familiarise with others children, staff and the environment. Within a few visits most children are ready to start Nursery.
Our settling in procedures is designed to meet individual needs. If you have any concerns please talk to your Keyworker.
NICKY - nursery support
Hi. My name is Nicky and I am part of the Nursery Support team.
I have been working in childcare for approximately 20 years now. I began as a teaching assistant in a local school as a 1:1 support and then moved in to the world of nurseries. I completed an Honours degree in Child Development in 2014. I began my journey with Jack In The Box back in 2015 as deputy manager. I became manager in the Rickmansworth nursery in 2016 where I led the team for 6 years until 2022.
I was then really proud to be asked by the directors Jenny and Zoe to take on the role of a nursery support. I now travel around the different nurseries supporting the managers and their teams with varying aspects of everyday life across the Jack In The Box nurseries.
I very much love being part of the Jack In The Box team where I feel valued as a team member in my latest role. I feel able to continue my journey in childcare by using my passion and skills in education and child development to help support the teams provide a strong effective curriculum to enable children to develop to their full potential through fun, educational and challenging environments.
