Shotley Kidzone
Preschool
At Shotley Kidzone, all practitioners recognise the importance of supporting each individual child and their families, using their interests along with their emotional, social, creative and physical needs. We recognise that children learn most effectively when they feel secure and relaxed. In our secure and happy environment we aim to present challenging new experiences whilst at the same time satisfying their need for repetition and routines. Our well equipped learning environment is designed to maximise your child’s opportunities for learning and discovery. the Key person role ensures carefully planned activities and play situations are available so the children can benefit from supervised on-to-one, and free play opportunities. We are currently using In the moment planning, which allows the children to experience their own play, through the environment around them.
In addition to this we take advantage of the surrounding country side and play an active part in the local community by going for walks in the woods, farm, shop and around the village.
Who to contact
- Name
- Therasa Butcher
- Position
- Manager
- Address
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Shotley Kidzone,
Main Road
Shotley
Ipswich
Suffolk - Postcode
- IP9 1NR
- Telephone
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01473 787873
- info@shotleykidzone.co.uk
- Contact Notes
We also have a facebook page, where you can view activities and events that we are getting upto and also meesage us vis this where needed.
- Charity Commissioning Number
- 293543
Venue Details
- Venue
- C/o Shotley CP School
- Address
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Shotley Kidzone
Main Road
Shotley
Ipswich
Suffolk - Postcode
- IP9 1NR
- View IP9 1NR on a map
- Venue Email
- info@shotleykidzone.co.uk
- Parking available
- Yes
- Parking details
- Parking is within the laybys at bottom of school gate, if extra is needed the car park at Village hall is available. There is also a disabled parjking space up the drive next to the setting.
- Transport
- There are bus services that take you to neighbouring villages and Ipswich
- Notes
The setting is based alongside Shotley CP School. The pathway takes you to The porta Cain which house The Office and The Caterpillar Room, then following the pathway further this takes you to The Butterfly Room, which is positioned within the school building.
30 Hours Extended Entitlements
- Registered to provide 30 Hours?
- Yes
Vacancies
- Last updated
- 25/01/2024
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Other information
- Please contact Shotley Kidzone for vacancy information.
Days & times
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Monday to Friday: 8.45am - 3.00pm
Monday to Friday: 7.45am - 8.45am
Monday to Friday: 3.00pm - 5.30pm
Inclusive Provisions
- Wheelchair access
- Yes - This setting has level access to their premises and is open planned to enable easy access. the setting has also a large accessible toilet and changing area.
- Cultural provisions
- Yes - The setting adheres to their equal Opportunity and inclusion policy and procedures
- Individual dietary needs
- Yes - The setting ensures all individual child's needs are catered for working with parent/carers to gain all relevant knowledge to meet child's dietary requirements.
- Recent experience of supporting children with additional needs
- Yes - Manager and Senco have completed their Senco training along side a vast range of training to support individual children at the setting, In addition to this all staff have undergone training across all areas of need and will seek further training to support the individual needs of children as required.
- Specific additional needs this setting has experience of
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ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Aspergers Syndrome
Asthma
Autistic spectrum
Cerebral Palsy
Challenging Behaviour
Communication difficulties
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes
Downs syndrome
Dyslexia
Eczema
Emotional needs
Epilepsy
Global Delay
Hearing Difficulties
Hypermobility
Learning difficulties
Motor impairment
Physical impairment
Reflux
Serious allergy
Severe dietary needs
Social development impairment
Speech and language difficulties
Visual impairment
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £6.00 £6.00 £6.00 - Details
- all fees are invoice monthly in advance and payment is required 10days from receipt of invoice.
Other Details
- Facilities
- Accessible parking, Adventure play area, Allotment, Arts and crafts, Baby facilities, Climbing frame, Close to parks, Computer, Enclosed outdoor play area, Equipment for all ages, Forest school, Garden, Healthy eating, Kitchen, Out-door play, Outdoor play equipment, Pet small mammals, Playroom, Private changing area, Quiet area, Sensory play equipment, Sensory room, Sleeping area, Slide, Take children on outings, Vegetable patch, Village walks
- School pickups
- Shotley Primary School (Ipswich)
- Further information about pick-ups
- Children are taken into and collected from Shotley school from breakfast club in the caterpillar room and to afterschool club also in the caterpillar room as part of wrap around service.
- Cater for over 8s
- No
- Age Range
- From 1 Year(s) 00 month(s)
- To 4 Year(s) 11 month(s)
- Notes
All children are treated as individuals, all needs are catered for to the best ability of the team.
training is updated where possible working with a range of proffessional to support the child and family.
- Offers Tax Free Childcare
- Yes
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- 251629
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 15/01/2008 Integrated Good 15/11/2011 Inspection (Early Years Register) Outstanding 15/06/2015 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 21/06/2019 Inspection (Early Years Register) Outstanding
Support for people with disabilities
- Experience of including people with special educational needs and disabilities
We are an inclusive setting with qualified and caring staff to meet all children needs.
We at Shotley Kidzone, ensure that we have full regard for the Special Edcational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (2014) with this we ensure our provision is inclusive to all children with special education needs.
- We provide a welcome and learning enriched environment aimed at each individual child's needs and stages of development.
- We work closely in partnership with our parents and outside agencies to support and meet the individual children's needs.
- We follow our special education needs policy which we review regularly to ensure that we carry on providing a high quality provision.
- We have a Suffolk accredited named SENCo (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator)and Deputy Senco within the setting : Therasa Butcher and Emma Ransome. They work closely with all other staff members in supporting them as keypersons with children with special educational needs children. They both have full responsibility to ensure that the setting follows the Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs Policy and for co-ordinating provison for children with SEN.
- All staff are aware of their responsibilities to meet the needs of children with SEN in their care.
- We ensure that children with SEN are strongly supported during any transitional changes in their education... including the transition to other settings.
- We use the system of 'Assess, Plan, Do and Review' Graduated Approach for children with SEN.
- We as a setting as a whole ensure that we keep up to date with the changing of legislation and guidelines but attending regular meetings and training sessions, then the information is then cascaded down to the other staff members.
- Staff have attended specialised training in the following SEN related courses. Makaton 1-4. Moving and Handling, PECS, Austism structure support, sensory processing
Both Senco and Manager have attended further training to support their role within the setting.
These include but are not limited to Elklan Speech and Language, Down Syndrome , manual Handling ,Autism Spectrum awareness, PECS, along with several workshops and research areas.
- Contact
- Emma Ransome
- Telephone
- 01473 787873
- info@shotleykidzone.co.uk
- Conditions Supported
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Autistic spectrum conditions
Communication difficulties
Health conditions
Learning difficulties
Mental health conditions
Physical disabilities
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