Educating your child through play
We understand the need for children to be treat as individuals, learning and developing at their own pace. All children have specific needs according to their age and ability. These needs are met by continuous support, encouragement and praise to ensure that each child reaches their full potential.
Our goal is to prepare your child for going to 'big' school and meeting their needs from an early age will greatly promote understanding and enjoyment of leaning and education.
The nursery follows the 'Early Years Foundation Stage' which has been designed to promote children's welfare, develop positive relations, meet children's individual needs.
The 6 main areas of learning and development are:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development,
- Communication, Language and Literacy,
- Problem solving, Reasoning and Numeracy,
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World,
- Physical Development,
- Creative Development.
All of our wonderful, dedicated staff are Police Checked, hold at least a level 3 NQV qualification and a Paediatric First Aid Certificate.
We also have a specially trained Pre-School Teacher, an Additional Needs Co-ordinator and a Health & Safety and Child Protection Officer.
At Little Acorns, we believe that a well equipped, stimulating outdoor play area is an essential part of nursery day care provision.
The nursery's large enclosed garden is easily accessed by the children via a back door. It is surrounded by a 6ft high fence and the gates remain safely locked throughout the day.
Babies 0 – 2 Years
Our babies are cared for in 2 separate purpose built rooms which have been specifically designed to cater for children of this young age. They are bright and airy with lots of natural light and resourced with stimulating, good quality toys and equipment. Young babies have a separate quiet sleep area with their own cot. Fresh bedding is supplied for each child and cots are not 'shared' between children. From approximately 12 months, toddlers are cared for in a separate room where they have the freedom to play and explore in a safe, secure environment. Lots of new challenging activities will be introduced as your baby grows and develops.
Main Areas of Little Acorns Day Nursery
Little Acorns Day Nursery
Feeding Young Imaginations
Garden / Play Facilities
This is a sample of our menu.
Menu Week 3
All meals are prepared daily by June, our cook, using only fresh ingredients.
We also cater for vegetarians and children with special dietary requirements
Fresh Fruit and milk or water is available for the children throughout the day
Monday
Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese
Fresh fruit salad
Beans on Toast
Tuesday
Homemade Shepherds Pie served with Fresh Vegetables
Sugar Free Jelly & Ice cream
A selection of freshly made cheese/meat/tuna sandwiches
Served with a side salad
Wednesday
Homemade Chicken Curry served with basmati rice and Naan Bread
Sugar free Whip
A selection of freshly made cheese/meat/tuna sandwiches
Served with a side salad
Thursday
Homemade Chilli con Carne served with Potato Wedges
Bananas served with sugar free custard
Spaghetti on Toast
Friday
Homemade Moussaka served with Fresh Vegetables
Fresh fruit salad
A selection of freshly made cheese/meat/tuna sandwiches
Served with a side salad
LITTLE ACORNS DAY NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL
83-85 Hall Rd / Cottingham Rd
Hull
HU6 8QL
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01482 470535
Opening / Closing times
7:30am - 6:00pm, Monday to Friday weekly.
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Toddlers 2 - 3
Activities in this room as based on fun and designed to encourage children's all round development. A wide variety of exciting, fun activities and resources are provided to ensure children remain stimulated and engaged. These activities are carried out on a 1 to 1 or a group situation where children's individual needs and stage of development can be monitored.
Baby Signing
The nursery has a 'baby signing' programme based on the Makaton system which has proved to be successful in helping very young children communicate their needs. The staff will be happy to provide more details on request.
Pre-School children
We want you to feel certain you're choosing a nursery with a preschool that focuses on learning through play and our aim is to ensure your child is prepared for 'Big School'!
The Pre-school room has been carefully designed to delight, stimulate, intrigue and inspire our young learners and all the activities and resources are easily accessed by the children.
The room is divided into Learning area's such as Communication and Language , Construction, Creative, Maths, a Home Corner and Sand & Water play. All area's are designed to capture your child's imagination and interest and develop a variety of important skills. Your child can make friends and share the fun of learning with others in a happy, safe and secure environment.
Children love outdoor play and the nursery's outside play provision offers a delightful range of high quality equipment and activities to cater for all the children's needs. There is a flat concrete area for bikes, trikes and scooters, an area for the children to dig! and a large grassed area with lots of wooden climbing and play equipment. There is also an enclosed growing area for the older children to grow vegetables and flowers. The children's education is also extend to the outside garden, for example, searching for mini beasts with magnifying glasses, mark making and art work with clip boards and paper, running and dancing with ribbon and windmills to name a few! The garden is both secure and peaceful and trees provide welcome shade during the summer months.
Food, glorious food!
At Little Acorns we take our children's nutritional needs very seriously. The nursery menu's are based on Jamie Oliver's School Meals and are low in fat, contain no additional salt or sugar and are nutrionally balanced. We only use fresh produce and the children have access to fruit, milk and/or water during the day. We are happy to cater for vegetarians and children with specific dietary requirements.