Every child belongs. Every child matters.
We have high expectations for every child in our care ensuring they are achieving success and becoming confident and resilient learners.
We recognise that all children are individuals and welcome children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. We recognise the importance of early identification and the timely provision of appropriate high quality support.
In our 2023 inspection report, Ofsted recognised that “All children, including those who receive additional funding, make good progress from their starting points.”
Our Curriculum & Learning
Our curriculum is guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), providing children with opportunities to learn through play, exploration and meaningful experiences.
We support development across all seven areas of learning, nurturing communication, creativity, independence and confidence while recognising that every child is unique.
EYFS 2026: What Parents Need to Know
The updated Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework came into effect on 1 September 2026, strengthening requirements around children's safety, welfare and wellbeing.
At Colourbox Nursery, we continue to put these requirements into practice through:
- Following safe sleeping procedures and regular checks for babies.
- Prioritising real-life play, interaction and learning over screen time.
- Maintaining robust child protection and welfare procedures.
- Ensuring appropriate suitability checks for all staff
- Regularly reviewing our premises, risk assessments and safety arrangements.
What does this mean for parents?
You can feel confident that your child's safety, wellbeing and development remain at the heart of everything we do. We continually review our practices to ensure we meet statutory requirements and provide a safe, nurturing environment where every child can thrive.
Healthy Eating & Nutrition
Nutritious meals, thoughtfully prepared by The Nursery Catering Company to support healthy growth and development.
Our menus are carefully planned in line with the EYFS Nutrition Guidance, focusing on balanced meals, wholesome ingredients, plenty of fruit and vegetables, and reducing unnecessary added sugar, salt and saturated fats.
We also take individual dietary requirements, allergies and intolerances seriously, ensuring every child is catered for safely.
Our aim is to nurture healthy eating habits that support children not just today, but throughout their lives.
Fee Structure
Nursery fees are always paid monthly in advance, on the first day of the month. When your child joins us, on a fee-paying place there is a registration fee. All fee-paying offer letters will include a deposit payment in addition to a registration fee (non-refundable) which will need to be paid to secure your child’s nursery place. The deposit is half a month’s fees and is payable upon acceptance of an offer. The deposit is offset against your final bill, subject to two months' notice.
We are opened 'All Year Round' and closed the last two weeks in August and One Week In December. Children who attend our all year round, places are charged at a fixed monthly rate. This is based on a 49-week year.
If applicable, Government funding, which covers term-time can be stretched across the year accordingly with any remaining hours charged at the nursery’s hourly rate (i.e. private hours)
For children who are not eligible for government funding, all hours will be charged at the nursery’s hourly rate.
Meal charges will appear as an itemised charge on any sessions that are fully government funded only. Private hour rate already include the cost of the hot meals provided.
KeyPerson
When you accept an offer of a place at Colourbox Nursery, your child will be allocated a key person, who will be your first point of contact. The key person will arrange a meeting with you and explain our routine.
All staff members work with all the children, but your child’s key person is your first port of call. They will be responsible for agreeing a suitable programme that will help your child settle into nursery, taking into account their individual needs. Your child’s key person will be also responsible for monitoring and capturing their learning and development.
Parents are welcome to arrange to meet your child’s key person if you have any concerns, or if you have information about your child’s development you want to share.
If the key person isn’t available, a named co-key person will carry out the key-persons responsibilities. We operate a co-keyperson system so that your child always has a familiar staff to care for their needs.
How We Monitor Progress
Colourbox Nursery keeps observations and records on your child and we are keen that our parents are able to contribute to them too.
We provide this opportunity via our electronic journal known as 'Baby's Days' where parents can view photos we upload for their child via the Baby's Days App and in addition have their own parent photo gallery where they can upload photos of their child. We link the observations of your child to the 'areas of learning' to record your child's development.
Literacy
Encouraging children develop an interest in reading and writing and begin to link and distinguish sounds in words and link them to letters.
Mathematics
Providing children with opportunities to develop skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, simple addition and subtraction and to develop an understanding of shapes, sizes and measures.
Understanding the World
Providing opportunities for children to make sense of their physical world and their community through exploration, observing and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.
Expressive Arts and Design
Enabling children explore a wide range of media and materials and providing opportunities for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through art, music, movement, dance, role play and design and technology.