Parade Day Nursery Ltd.

The Parade Day Nursery is a well established nursery of 25 years in the Abington area.  Since 2002 the nursery has come under new
management and is continuing the high standards that have been one of its trademarks.

The nursery caters for children aged from 3 months until school age, in well equipped spacious rooms.

As a parent you will want to make sure the choices you make are the right one’s for your child.  The Parade Day Nursery provides a professionally planned environment, developing each child’s character and nurturing their strengths allowing the children to grow not only in stature but also from within.

The Parade Day Nursery prides itself on the excellent partnership it has developed over many years, with its parents/carers.

The Nursery team are chosen for their ability to provide top quality care and dedication to each child. We have two  Nursery managers and a Deputy Manager who all have  a wealth of experience and knowledge . Emphasis is given to training students into the high quality requirements of the Nursery.

The highly qualified staff in the nursery provide the      children in their care a happy, safe, clean and stimulating environment, planning daily activities using ‘Birth to Five’early years ‘Foundation Stage’ curriculum to meet the diverse needs of all children and above all to HAVE FUN .  

The area’s that we promote learning and development are

Communication, Language and Literacy, Problem solving, reasoning and  numerancy.Creative and Physical Development, Knowledge and Understanding of the World and most importantly, Personal and Social Development.

Language and Literacy - Children have access to books, role play, computers and materials to write with at all times throughout the day. Children are read stories as individuals and as a group. When children show interest we encourage them to develop early literacy skills

Mathematics - Children have access to sand, construction and water play, which helps them learn important mathematical concepts about shape and space, problem solving, sort, match, order and sequence, pattern and numbers in a very relaxed and fun way. We sing number songs, number recognition, talking about numbers, we try to explore  all avenues.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World -  We use a number of activities for learning, such as going to our local park to observe the environment, talking about ourselves and families observing the animals around us, similarities, differences and change.

Creative Development - The children  have daily  access to an art activity, whether it is a free expression painting /drawing session, music and movement, dance or helping to put together any parts to make up a wall display, giving opportunities to use skills such as cutting, joining, folding, building and technology,.

Physical Development - The Parade recognises the importance of physical play both indoor and outdoor. We have a range of small and large equipment for outside play and indoors we have role play, construction, threading activities.

Personal and Social Development - The Parade encourage children to develop their self esteem and build up confidence by creating an environment where children feel safe and secure. Children are encouraged to become independent. We celebrate various festivals throughout the year, and encourage children to show respect and understanding of people from other cultures and with different beliefs. 

A Quality Curriculum

• Education focused ‘Foundation Stage’ (pre-school) curriculum, designed by highly qualified and experienced early years practitioners and delivered so that the children have fun whilst learning .
• Individual, written child development records, observations  and portfolios.
• Quality, planned activities and rotas
• Key worker systems
• Age appropriate grouping and resources, including computers
• Children with special educational needs are included in our setting and we adapt our  routines and activities to make it an inclusive practice.
• Swimming lessons
• French lessons