Battersea Children
Battersea Children
Working Mums Battersea has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Our service is family oriented and we want to make our children feel at home whilst learning.
Our nursery is located in a in a beautiful Victorian building of historical interest as it was a former Coroner Court. It has high ceiling and wide windows which make the rooms bright, especially the preschool.
We have different amenities around such as Lachtmere centre, playground, Battersea Park and the local library.
We have a small private outdoor space. We have a mud kitchen, sand and water available on a daily basis, a corner where children have opportunities to read and enjoy mark making opportunities. Each room has the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities twice a day. In order to support children’s physical development we take the children for walks and to the local playground on a weekly basis.
We have a small garden within the nursery but we are lucky to have a local park and a playground where we take children daily.
Our rooms are divided into corners/spaces for the children to explore and play. Resources are accessible for children to encourage them to make own decisions. We provide sensory and messy activities throughout the day, rooms have sand and water available for the children to play with at all time.
We love the high ceilings in the preschool room, it windows and how spacious is.
We have a sport session every Monday with Sporty Mini.
Working Mums Daycare and Preschool – Battersea is located at:
194-196 Sheepcote Lane
SW115BW
We are open from 8am until 6pm 49 weeks a year as well as offering an early start at 7.30am every day. We can also do a term time service.
Our day is split into the sessions listed below:
Full Day Session: 8am – 6pm
Morning Session: 8am -1pm
Afternoon Session: 1pm – 6pm
Our nursery is registered for up to 66 children per day. we take children all year round depending on availability. Children are grouped into different rooms based on age.
Duckling Room: New born until 12 months. Capacity 6
Butterfly Room: 12 until 24 months. Capacity 15
Busy Bee Room: 2 to 3 years. Capacity 12
Rainbow Room: 3 to 5 years Capacity 33
We have daily sheets in each to record what children have done during the day. Sleeping, meals, activities and toileting.
We will soon be using the Well-being app for daily records. Using the software help us to record activities and important information accurately and effectively.
We share children’s activities and learning journey with families through the Interactive Learning Diary. Parents can also share with us what children have been doing at home.
We have regular on-going extracurricular activities at our nursery. These are currently cooking and spanish.
When children move on from our nursery, they typically go to the following schools:
We support and encourage cultural diversity at our nursery. At Battersea, we support cultural diversity in a number of ways. Some of our staff come from different corners of the world including Spain, Greece and Latin America. We have parents and families from all over the world and our staff encourage the use of the Spanish language through songs and activities. We also use a variety of food from all over the world.
Over the year, our nursery hosts a few different events that have become a part of our nursery culture.
Preschool Graduation Party
Content to come.
Seasonal Events
Content to come.
Christmas Shows & Santa’s Grotto
Content to come.
Our nursery interacts with the local community in a bunch of meaningful ways. Some of the places we interact with include:
The key statements from our last Ofsted inspection showed that our staff have caring, warm relationships with children. They spend time getting to know children well and use this information to help children to settle successfully.
Staff support children’s early mathematical skills well. They know many different shape names. Staff teach children good early literacy skills. For example, children know alphabet letters and the sounds they represent, and many can recognise their names in print. Babies enjoy a wide range of sensory activities to support their development.
Safeguarding is effective. Staff have full knowledge of the signs and symptoms of possible abuse and the procedures to follow if they have any welfare concerns about children. Staff help to ensure children are protected from harm. They help to reduce the risk of accidents, for instance, by carrying out comprehensive checks covering all parts of the premises, toys and resources.
We have a Manager, Deputy Manager, Team leaders, Practitioners and nursery assistants.
The Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily running of the nursery, ensuring all the children attending our nursery receive high quality of care, are provided with challenging and interesting activities which meet their individual’s needs. Supervise and support staff, ensure nursery is complying with policies and procedures , liaise with parents and external agencies.
Deputy Manager, her role is to work alongside the manager in supervising staff, spending time in the rooms, ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed and taking over manager responsibilities during her absence.
Team leader are responsible for the daily running of their room including planning, daily routine, local outings, children’s assessment, observations and progress. Team leaders are expected to have a group of key children.
Practitioners are responsible for their key children. Observing, planning and evaluating their learning and development. Completing risk assessment and health and safety checks in the room as well a common areas, communicate with parents on a daily basis and meet with parents to discuss children’s progress.