Miss Tranter and Mrs Boulton have now sucessfully completed their second year of their foundation degree in Early Years (Summer 2011). This supports the quality and high standrds at the nursery where we continue to strive for outstanding Ofsted results by improving outcomes for all children.
Please take the time to visit our new Promethian Interactive whiteboard virtual gallery
Children's Private Day Nursery in Yardley, Birmingham, B25 by the Coventry Road
Our aim is to provide a safe and caring enviroment in which you will be happy to leave your child. Children need to feel they are in safe and loving surroundings, in order to settle happily. At Little Swans we have many ways of providing this reassuring atmosphere, but a key factor for most young children is building a relationship with, or attachment to, the people who are caring for them. As it is hard for children to come into a new setting and make several attachments at the same time, at Little Swans we help the children separate from their parents by providing a key worker system. This means that one adult in the setting will take responsibility for your child, and that they build a special relationship with each other. Children tend to feel more reassured when they know what to expect. This means that routines and consistency are important in each area of the nursery. Therefore, our routines are flexible, but are structured enough for our children to be able to anticipate what is likely to happen next. For example, to know that after going outside they will be washing their hands and that after story time they will be going home. Frequent staff meetings and policies ensure that we work together in a consistent way so that children in our care feel secure within the nursery environment. All children are treated as indivduals and we strive to fulful the needs of the children and their parents/carers at the nursery.
We are an educational nursery and follow a well-planned curriculum for children in all areas. Each term we have a different topic that we plan lots of exciting activities around. Please look at our OFSTED report. This details our positive approach towards childcare and children's education. Our nursery holds a GOLD AWARD for quality care and education. We accept all childcare vouchers such as Busy Bees, Kiddi Care as well as Birmingham City Council etc
The nursery is situated on the Yardley Road near the Swan Island, giving good access to routes into the City Centre and Solihull via the Coventry Road. We have large car parking facilities making it convenient for you to bring your child into nursery.
We have been open since August 2001 and have built the reputation of the nursery by delivering a high standard of quality Childcare for Children aged 3 Months to 8 Years of age. |
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|  At the rear of the nursery we have a large playground for the children to enjoy. The play area consists of a wendy house and soft mats so the babies can explore the outdoors too. There is a hard service area for bikes, scooters, prams etc.. with road markings, so the children can use the equipment for a purpose and also begin to have concept of road safety.
All children have plant boxes in the play area where they plant seeds and flowers for the seasons. This is a popular activity as the children like to explore the soil and take it in turns to water the plants, helping and watching them grow. All the activities the children take part in outdoors are age related.
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| Towards the far side of the playground we have an undercover area that is for climbing apparatus and slides.To ensure the safety of the children while on the equipment there is cushioned safety flooring. All children are supervised while outdoors. For further pictures of the outdoor area please have a look at the gallery.
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