Active Kids is deliberately unlike traditional nurseries in that we have an open plan nursery which is all on one level. Our parents are invited into nursery each morning or evening to collect their children and have a chat with our children and/or staff. This open environment enables our children to socialise with children of different age groups and therefore learn from each other.

Our first priority is to care for our children making sure their individual needs are met and ensuring the facilities are completely safe and hygienic. We also have a number of carefully considered Policies and Procedures to ensure consistency throughout the nursery.

Our facilities include a large outdoor play area and a huge indoor sports hall so our children are always able to run off their endless energy. Activities include balance & co-ordination sessions which are sports led and give the children a great confidence boost. This also ensures that when they start school and become involved in sport, they will have a head start.

At Active Kids we aim to provide our children with a healthy diet and lots of physical activities which will ensure they go on to lead “active” lives and avoid the health problems which are attributed to excess weight.

We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum which ensures our children have experience of learning before they start school and are therefore able to progress easily. You are able to access the guidance we receive from the Department of Education and Skills at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk.

In April 2008 our first child with special needs joined us at Active Kids. He is a beautiful little boy who just happens to be deaf. Since then we have undertaken a number of training sessions including Deaf Awareness and an introduction to BSL. We are working closely with the Speech and Language Therapists and also the Teachers of the Deaf and these professionals are so impressed with our efforts they have suggested we specialise in this area and advertise our services to the deaf community as currently there are very few private nurseries offering places for these children.