All My Friends Childcare

read moreTo consistently offer a service which parents feel confident to trust to provide everything their child needs when they cannot be there to do so themselves. Thank you so much for how you have helped Mollie develop into such a kind, caring, helpful and conscientious young girl. She has enjoyed her time with you and will miss you all so much. Thank you also for helping her develop the confidence to walk into the new classroom without fear or worry. Kai is really going to miss having you as pre-school teachers.

read moreThe nursery offers lots of indoor and outdoor space for the children's activities, including dedicated wet/messy play and eating areas, designated base rooms for each age group, and a large, enclosed garden with challenging play equipment and many exploration areas, including a mud kitchen! The base rooms are organised to enable even the very youngest children to choose their activities and help themselves to the resources they need, allowing them to develop a level of independence under careful supervision.

read moreAs you would expect, the team are also all Enhanced DBS checked and certified. In addition, all our staff are Level 3 qualified emergency paediatric first aiders, and we regularly update our First Aid training. Parents/carers are their children's primary educators and we recognise the role you have already played in the early education of your child. Your continued involvement is crucial to their development and we will ensure that you are fully informed of your child's progress and achievements at Nursery.

read moreThe Gloucestershire Family Information Service (FIS) offers a wide range of information for families. Its remit has traditionally been to focus on childcare and services for children aged 0-16 years, but from April 2008 it has offered support to families, children and young people aged 0-19 years of age (25 for young people with additional needs). Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills - inspects and regulates care for children and young people, and inspects education and training for learners of all ages.

read moreThis core value encompasses our activity programme (our intent, how we implement it, and how we evaluate its success with the children and their families), our care routines, staff training and development, role descriptions, supervisions and appraisals. We have a pragmatic approach to making the best of the resources we have for the benefit of the children and their families, and expect practitioners to model this respect and help the children to learn how to and the importance of caring for their environment.

read moreWhere we can, we will always try to help parents to go to work by accepting children who are 'under the weather' e.g. with colds and other minor infections that do not present a significant risk to other children. However we ask you not to send your child to nursery if they are suffering from any infectious disease, sickness or diarrhoea or have an undiagnosed rash, to avoid spread of the condition amongst vulnerable babies and children and the staff who care for them. Clothing should be comfortable and practical.