Muddy Ducks Nursery
Welcome to Muddy Ducks Nursery
Hello and welcome to Nursery! We are so excited to have your children join us and hope they have a wonderful time with us at Muddy Ducks! Our Nursery is open for 2-3 year olds for morning and/or afternoon sessions. We accept funded places or alternatively you can pay for each session if you do not have a funding code. Please see our admission policy below for more information:
Nursery and Pre-School Admissions
The sessions run as follows:
8:30 -11:30am (£18 per session if not covered by funded hours)
11:30 - 12:15pm Lunch Club (£1.50)
12:15 - 3:15pm (£18 per session if not covered by funded hours)
Families can choose either 5 mornings or five afternoons or the full week. Lunch club is charged at £1.50 per day and we ask for parents to provide the children with a packed lunch please. Children will be entitled to a free school meal once they start in Reception.
Spring 1 Field of Study
With the recent icy weather, this topic feels very apt! We are really excited to be launching our new Field of Study, ‘Frozen,’ where the children will have opportunity to explore the world around them! Please click on the link below to read more about what we will be learning!
Autumn One Field of Study
Last half term we have been busy learning all about ourselves, making self-portraits and noticing similarities and differences between each other. The children have begun to learn some of the routines of Nursery and have worked hard on taking turns and sharing with their friends.
Autumn Two Field of Study
This term our Field of Study is 'Over the Rainbow'. It will be a very colourful topic which will tie in nicely with some of the upcoming festivals, e.g. Bonfire night, Diwali, Remembrance Day, Christmas. We are looking forward to a very colourful and sparkly half term!
Staffing:
Mrs Liane Cameron, (Room Leader), Mrs Karen Saunders, Mrs Mukti Parmer, Miss Kalsoom Rabbani, Mrs Sajee Gomez, Mrs Samantha.
Sarah-Jane O;Donnell EYFS Lead
We operate an open door policy and there are always Early Years staff available on the door at drop off and pick up for quick messages/conversations. If you would like a longer or more confidential chat with one of the team, please do ask to make an appointment and we will try our best to help. You can also contact Sarah-Jane O'Donnell, our Early Years Leader using the following email address: eyfs@thomashickman.bucks.sch.uk
In Nursery, we focus on meaningful interactions with the children. We are positive play partners and extend the children’s learning through observation and quality questioning, consistently modelling key vocabulary and always mindful on development language and communication skills. On occasions, we may capture some ‘wow’ moments through photographs, videos or captured speech and these may be shared on the children’s Tapestry Journals, (a platform for online learning journals). We also have a class ‘Busy Bird’ floor book. This is a very special large spiral bound scrap book where the children and staff create a visual representation of their learning journey through the topic. The children can take time to look at their learning together, discussing how they have made progress and remembering all they have learnt. To read more about our vision and approach to the Early Years, please click on the link below.
EYFS Intent, Implementation and Impact
Language Development:
Below you will find a number of videos to help parents understand how to better support general language development