About us

Our values and principles 

At EASY PEASY NURSERY, we value PLAY as “important to a child’s development and learning from an early age by expressing their impulse to explore experiment, understand and make sense of the world”. Our values and principles are driven by UPRISE: 

• Every child is valued as a UNIQUE  individual & feels strong & confident about their identity. Every child has the ability to reach their  Full POTENTIAL to attain excellence in life
• Every child has the RIGHT to be respected and valued and knows they belong
• Every child is a competent learner from birth, they learn to be strong and INDEPENDENT which form a strong base of loving and secure relationships.
• Every child’s SAFETY matters and through the principle of inclusive approach individual children’s needs are known and EQUALLY met. 

OUR MISSION

We aim to provide holistically stimulating and quality play opportunities to children in a FRIENDLY AND NURTURING environment.  Also, communication is an integral part of life and key to success. We ensure that parents, staff, and children are given informed choices and are involved in each stage of the integration process. 

OUR PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE

Easy Peasy passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care is not based on common knowledge within our settings –Our commitment to excellence has been recognised through a number of impressive accolades and outstanding feedback from parents — both for the quality of our childcare and for the workplace we provide our team. 

 Within our setting, we provide high-quality childcare and Nursery for children aged 3 months - 5 years. This includes free 15 funded hours for children from age 2 to 4 years and free 30hours for children over 9 months to 4 years

• We normally have provisions for breakfast and after school hours as well for children aged 5 to 11 years.  we have spaces for breakfast and after school, hours to maintain safety. Our consumbale fee is charged at a lower rate of 3£ per session
• The Nursery closes for 5 staff training days throughout the academic year, in line with Easy Peasy Nursery Training days.
• We have highly trained and experienced staff, including trained teachers, Nursery Practitioners, and Nursery Assistants.

                STAFF ORGANISATION

• The Nursery has a senior nursery practitioner who leads the planning and implementation of the EYFS and the welfare of the children. The Nursery is staffed with a Nursery Manager, Deputy Manager, room leader, and qualified nursery nurses and nursery assistants. The nursery is supported by Bexley Early Years Services, Nursery Welfare Team, Nursery SENCO, and the Nursery Manager
• Children are allocated with a Key Person who is responsible for planning and managing their care and learning.
• Staff names and photos are displayed in each room.
• Prior to working in Nursery all staff and students are checked by the DBS for their suitability for working with children. If visitors or parents attend nursery they are always supervised by a member of staff and not left alone with children.
• All visitors are expected to sign in and out of the building.

               HELPING YOU AND YOUR CHILD TO SETTLE INTO EASY PEASY NURSERY

• We recognize you have played a very important role in your child's learning and development.
• We hope as your child prepares to start Easy Peasy Nursery you will continue your crucial role in helping and supporting your child in the nursery.
• We want your child to settle happily and confidently and for you to feel a partner in your child's education and development.
• We feel it is vital that you tell us all about your child and we will spend time with you in your home and at the Nursery before your child starts so you can tell us about your child’s routines, interests, likes, dislikes, health, and development.
• Direct observation is supplemented by a range of other evidence to evaluate the impact that practitioners have on the progress children make in their learning, including:
• evidence of assessment that includes the progress of different groups of children in their learning journals: -assessment on entry, including parental contributions

              -Two-year-old progress checks (where applicable)   

              - 6 weeks settling in observation  - 6 weeks progress report/next steps including

              any parental contributions              

              - Termly Report and Cohort Tracking and any other summative assessment when

              children leave.

• We know you will feel more confident in entrusting your child with us if you are informed as to what your child is doing, will need in the nursery, and how you can support your child settling.
• Our website, handbook, and leaflets aim to answer questions parents have asked us in the past about children starting Nursery.
• We constantly try to improve our practice, so if there is any information you feel parents would find useful, please let us know