About Us
The Little Orchard offers purpose built, state-of-the-art facilities, inside and outside which can be enjoyed in all weather conditions. Our vision is to grow the next generation by meeting all the needs of your most important little people. Our child centered approach focuses on education, social interaction and fun for babies through to after school's age. We commit to flexibility and daily feedback to ensure parents do not miss out on this part of your child's journey, for reassurance that The Little Orchard is a home from home for those who matter the most.
Our Vision
Positive, caring relationships based on trust and respect, are at the heart of our philosophy here at The Little Orchard
We have a clear vision of what we want to achieve:
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· To provide a safe, happy, caring, secure and stimulating environment for your child
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· To enable all children to develop their capabilities as successful learners and help them to become confident individuals.
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· To help all children grow and prepare for the future.
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The Little Orchard : growing the next generation
OUR VALUES
We have a clear understanding of our values at The Little Orchard:
HAPPINESS AND WELLBEING
– showing kindness
COMMUNICATION
– being genuine, open, honest and sincere
ENGAGEMENT
– being involved, responsive, interested and interesting
ACHIEVEMENT
– highest quality, high expectations, aiming high
CHALLENGING
– testing ourselves and those around us, not accepting the status quo
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE – developing skills for learning, life and work
RESPECT
– promoting a culture of tolerance, inclusion, diversity, equality, fairness and opportunity
PARTNERSHIP AND CARE
– being reflective and learning from parents as partners, developing strong, nurturing relationships
OUR AIMS
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At The Little Orchard, we believe that every day is a learning day and that learning is all around us. As well as being a place of learning, we pride ourselves on ensuring that all children are coming in to a loving, caring environment where they are valued and listened to. We also involve children and parents in trying to continually improve.
We aim:
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To provide a safe and stimulating environment in which the children feel happy and secure and where learning is achieved through play experiences and meeting the needs of each individual child.
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To provide each child with a nutritionally balanced diet and opportunity to engage in regular physical activity to develop their health, growth, and well-being.
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To establish partnerships with parents by effectively sharing information on children’s experiences and learning, respecting their role as key educators, and building on this to support the children to achieve their maximum potential.
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To provide an environment where equal opportunities for all takes place regardless of gender, race, culture, or religion.
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To establish opportunities for staff development, including internal training and to promote access to education as a lifelong process promoting an ethos of trust and teamwork within the nursery so that staff are involved in continuous evaluation and discussions of their work using qualitative performance indicators.
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To promote the welfare of children through understanding, kindness and tolerance of others nurturing self-confidence, self-esteem and encouraging independence.