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As Early Years Educators we strongly believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life, with support to fulfil their potential. We understand that the experiences a child has in their Early Years have a huge impact on their future and at Little Monkeys we take pride in providing exceptional care for children aged 0 – 5yrs.
The children are cared for in a safe and stimulating environment, and their progress is observed and encouraged following the appropriate government guidance for children from birth to the end of reception year, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). This guidance has a strong belief in the individuality of all children and regards the children’s interests of uttermost importance.
We work in partnership with parents and carers and actively encourage your involvement in your child’s care and education as parents/carers are children’s first and most enduring educators. We understand that children learn and develop in the context of the people and places around them so by putting the child at the heart of everything we do, together with positive relationships and enabling environments we can inspire learning and development in all areas of the EYFS
We encourage happy and healthy lifestyles through our daily routines, activities and high quality, freshly prepared snacks and meals which are cooked in our homely on-site kitchen. The Nursery menus are carefully planned to be both balanced and nutritious in line with our Smile for Life Accreditation and Cumbria Healthy Families Pledge and are served by our on site Nursery Cook. Little Monkeys is proud to hold a 5 star hygiene rating from the Local Authority. See our latest inspection here.
Healthy Pledge
We are delighted to announce that in June 2021 we were awarded the Healthy Families Cumbria Pledge in recognition of everything we do to promote health and wellbeing for our children, families and staff.
The aim of the pledge is to lead an improvement in children’s health and development across Cumbria giving them the best possible start in life.
The Healthy Families Pledge for Early Years concentrates on the following areas:
- Healthy nutrition
- Physical activity
- Emotional health and wellbeing
In being awarded the accreditation we have shown our dedication in promoting these areas with children and their families.
Smile 4 Life
We are also accredited with Smile 4 Life campaign, a programme of initiatives to improve dental access and oral health in England, complemented by communication and engagement activities to raise awareness of oral health issues and promote healthy dental habits. The 4 major areas for action provide the framework for implementing the programme.
These 4 areas for action encourage:
- Healthy eating and drinking
- Regular tooth brushing
- Promoting of a healthy lifestyle
- Visiting a dentist regularly
Millie’s Mark
As a parent, placing your child in an early years setting that is endorsed with Millie’s Mark provides reassurance that all childcare practitioners know what to do in a paediatric first aid situation. It acknowledges that children’s safety is at the forefront of the setting’s mind when they care for your child.
Millie’s Mark is a special endorsement for childcare providers that go above and beyond minimum requirements by having 100% of staff trained in paediatric first aid, and also ensuring that everything learned during the course is kept in the forefront of practitioners’ minds so that they are confident, ready and capable. Millie’s Mark is named after Millie Thompson, who died after choking on food at nursery in 2012 when she was just nine months old. Read more about Millie’s legacy on the Millie’s Mark website. National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is delivering Millie’s Mark in conjunction with Millie’s Trust.