HighHouse Day Nursery Established 1985 |
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Views from the garden |
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StaffingOur staff are qualified B.Sc (Hons) P.G.C.E., N.N.E.B., N.V.Q., or B.Tec, adhering to the Government guidelines regarding ratios and qualifications. Director and Officer in Charge - Mrs Vanessa Callan B Sc.(Hons) P.G.C.E. (Early Years) E.Y.P.S. Director Miss. Andrea Ramsden
Vanessa Callan is our Graduate trained Teacher in Early Years and Nursery Director. She has had many years experience within the state sector and is responsible for our curriculum planning within the Nursery. Vanessa is happy to discuss with you the needs of your child and how we, as a Nursery, can help your child to enjoy his or her time with us. You are always welcome to talk to us in person or to telephone, and you are most welcome to have a chat at the end of the day to discuss any aspects that may concern you.
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Vanessa receiving her Early Years Professional Status award Estelle Morris, former Minister for Education with Vanessa and Floella Benjamin. |
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Vanessa has recently received the Certificate for Early Years Professional Status - an important step forward in the care and education of young children. Only a few Nursery schools in the country have attained this level of excellence and have been awarded the certificate. The award ceremony in the prestigious Commonwealth Club in London, saw Vanessa being presented with her certificate by Estelle Morris former Minister for Education, (and for those of you who remember 'Playschool' Floella Benjamin!) The ceremony was attended by many important figures in the field of education, anxious to ensure that both the public and press, attending the awards ceremony, were aware of the importance of this forward step in the ongoing development of Nursery Education.
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Aims
of the High House Montessori Day Nursery
To
achieve through the curriculum the Birth to Three and the Foundation stages for pre-school children,
as stated within the Government schedule for Pre-School and Nursery
Education. These will be implemented through our aims and objectives as
follows:
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To
provide an environment for learning, offering the highest standards in
child care.
To understand the child as an individual. Identify and provide for the needs of that individual.
To encourage self discipline and
awareness of others.
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By a careful structured
curriculum to direct the child towards new
discoveries, assisting
in the formation of
concepts.
To develop literacy and numerical
skills necessary to give the optimum opportunities at all levels.
Providing the means by which the
child can be creative. The curriculum will allow the widest interpretation
involving children in linguistic, aesthetic and technological creativity.
To develop the concentration skills
of listening and observing. |
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To provide for physical play
allowing the development of co-operation, gross motor skills and social
interaction.
Providing facilities for play,
to encourage emotional development and social awareness.
The Day Nursery will provide a
moral framework whereby children can learn to understand their responsibilities
towards both themselves and others.
The Day Nursery curriculum is
aiming to provide the variety of both teaching and experience, necessary
to stimulate curiosity, develop understanding and consolidate learning.
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What happens if? Shall I try a different way?
Learning from everywhere and everything. The outside environment is as important as the inside setting. Our children learn from the grass and the trees, in Winter and in Summer - using three different play surfaces and the widest variety of play equipment, both conventional and sometimes very unconventional !
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HIGH HOUSE NURSERY LTD. 7 GRANARD BUSINESS CENTRE, LONDON, NW7 2DQ REGISTERED ENGLAND 2862905
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Welcome
to High House Day Nursery Ltd.
High House Farm
