Jack in the Box Nursery
Willow Lodge
Hempnall Road
NR15 2LL
Telephone Number:
01508 499611
Ofsted: EY487074
1. Jack in the Box nursery is a private provision providing, flexible sessional and all
day care for children aged 3 months to 9 years. Sessions begin at 7.30 am and
finish at 6.00pm. Breakfast, hot lunch and tea can be provided. The nursery is
open all year except for one week at Christmas. We believe that all have
(children, staff and their families) the right to achieve their full potential. We
aim to achieve this through early intervention, training, working partnerships
with parent/carers, health professionals and local professionals.
2. We operate within a purpose built building, set in an acre of rural land close to a
small village, Hempnall. The building is on one level with low level toilets for the
children and two changing areas. There is also disabled toilet. We also have
arrangements in relation to handling and disposing wet and soiled
nappies/clothing. With an enclosed garden we are able to offer free play inside
and out. Hempnall offers local facilities such as a health centre, doctor’s surgery,
post office and shops. We are able to offer breakfast club and after school club
with the ability to take and collect children from local schools such as Tasburgh
and Hempnall. Parents can also use the nursery during school holidays.
3. Where a practitioner and or parent/carer has a concern over a child making little
or no progress, presents persistent emotional or behavioural difficulties, has a
sensory or physical problem and a communication difficulty, we will monitor
progress and intervene by :
Recognising that there is a consistent special need
Recognise more specialist expertise is required
Seek advice from external agencies.
When the need is clear, we implement strategies to support the child and the
family, for example manage risks, use preferred communication systems, and
invite professionals and parents into the nursery.
Working Together for Your Children
Our setting maintains the ratio of adults to children that is set through the Safeguarding
and Welfare Requirements. We also have extra volunteers through our local college. All
staff are DBS checked and so are able to work with the children. Each child is allocated
a special person.
Dietary needs
On the initial registration document there is an allocated question with regard to your
child’s dietary requirements. If however during your time at nursery such requirements
change, please tell us and we can accommodate any change in needs without any
problems.
Transitions
We carefully plan transition for children with special educational needs by:Assorting visits to the school
Involving parents in the process
Involving professionals such as the ‘School to school’ project who send professionals to
visit the nursery and offer support and strategies tailored to each child.
An integrated transition scheme in which the child attends school alongside a special
school to share good practice and resources.
4. We ask parent/carers to visit the nursery and meet our staff. Appointments can
be made by e mail: [email protected] or by telephoning 01508
499611. Application forms can be accessed via our website. When an
application form is received we will arrange a home visit to discuss how we can
support each child and how we can support them in the nursery.
7. If a child has a Special need or disability it does not restrict them from being able
to join in within the setting. At Jack in the Box we:
 Have positive expectations
 Know who and where to seek support
 Involve the parents and professional in indentifying solutions
 Borrow extra resources such as sensory toys and ICT equipment
 Work as a team on our approach to communication, managing behaviour
and routines.
 Seek specific training to support individual needs.
8. The nursery offers a weekly e mail communication to all parent/carers. We
also offer a tailored diary so that parents can see what the child has experienced
during the day. Regular Parent/carer chats are offered, alongside developmental
reviews.
9. The nursery is registered with Ofsted. Our Unique Reference Number is
(URN): EY487074 (Previous rated ‘outstanding’ 2011,12)
For our full report :- http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspectionreport/provider/CARE/EY487074
We are members of The Professional Association for Childcare and Early years.
We are fully insured.
10. Our staff are highly qualified as early year’s practitioners. Our managers and
SENCO works closely with the health visitors, Long Stratton HUB, children centre
family support workers and speech therapists. These professionals often visit the
nursery to support children. We also act as lead professionals in Family Support
meetings and offer extra transitional support for children when they arrive and
move to another setting or school. All our staff are trained in Sign-a-long
communication systems. We also use Pictorial communication and routine
strategies. Staff have experience in working with children complex medical
needs, diabetes, autism and global learning delay.
Staff are all first aid trained and seeks specific training for individual care plans
and medical requirements.
11. Please contact Kerry Ford on 01508 499611 or e mail
[email protected]
12. We welcome suggestions on our service and will give prompt and serious
attention to any concerns about our setting. We hope most concerns will be
resolved quickly by speaking to our staff or managers. If this does not achieve
the desired result, we have procedure for dealing with concerns. Parent/carers
may approach Ofsted direct at any stage by calling 03001231231. Or through
www.ofsted.gov.uk
13. Our nursery is registered to receive two year old and three/four year old funding.
Early Years Funding is available for children from the term after they turn two
and three years old. Full details will be given to you once your child is eligible
and you will be asked to complete a declaration form from Norfolk County
Council. This funding entitles your child to attend up to 15 hours per week for up
to 38 weeks per year to a maximum of 570 hours. (Subject to Local Authority
changes).
As parents/carers you will be able to choose how to use your 15 hours within our hours
of operation. You will have to decide this for each term, and changing it mid-term may
not be possible.
If the hours your child attends per week exceeds the 15 hours we can claim from Early
Years Funding, you will be charged an hourly rate for the extra. It will not be possible to
change this pattern of attendance with EYF mid way through a term.
If your child is not yet eligible for EYF funding, you will be charged the hourly rate
which is £4.70. In either case hours can be increased at any time subject to availability,
and these will be charged at the hourly rate.