Family run day nursery with over 30 years experience
Charlestown Day Nursery
Fun and Educational childcare in Ashton Under Lyne
Our promise
Our aim is for your child to be happy, safe and secure and for their to leave nursery, a confident and happy child.
We hope to give your child a sound foundation for life.
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Our rooms are run by qualified nursery practitioners who plan and prepare themes and activities for their room with the aim of stimulating your child’s all round development using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as a guide, our experienced and knowledgeable practitioners will ensure your child develops to their full potential.
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The children’s meals are prepared each day by our qualified cook, and are planned with a varied diet, catering for vegetarians and any special dietary requirements your child may have.
We hold parents evenings for you to discuss your child’s progress with the staff, although staff are always willing to discuss your child’s progress at any time.
Services
Full and Part time places
At Charlestown Day Nursery we offer full and part time places to suit your childcare needs in Tameside. Nursery opens from 7.30am until 6pm allowing parents to be flexible with the hours they need for childcare in Tameside, Ashton Under Lyne.
Online Learning Journals
Our online journals are accessed through Tapestry. You will receive access to your child's online journal which is updated each week with photos and development reports which involves you at every milestone your child reaches.
Healthy Home Cooked Meals
All our meals are cooked by our on-site cook Fiona. We offer cereal and toast for breakfast and hot healthy freshly cooked lunch. Tea is a healthy substantial snack to ensure our little leaners are energised till home time.
Outdoor Play
We boast a large outdoor play area with 5 separate gardens. Our children love to play outdoors so our extensive gardens ensure every child can play and learn outdoors in our well equipped and developmentally friendly play areas.
Government Funded Places
Free 15 hour 2 or 3 year old government Funded Places in our term time only rooms. We have all year round funded places enabling you to use funding towards all year round nursery provision. We are happy to help with funding applications and to discuss childcare needs.
SEND
At Charlestown Day Nursery we have two SEND coordinators who support our families and practitioners through all aspects of Special Educational Needs. We pride ourselves on identifying early signs of development delay ensuring early interventions are put in place to help children get the support they need to reach their full potential.
EYFS
Early Years Foundation Stage is the curriculum used for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years. Charlestown Day Nursery use EYFS to support learning and through observation and planning of next steps for individual children we ensure our children are given the best support to develop.
Friendly Team
Our friendly approachable team are always happy to speak to you about any aspects about your child’s care and development. Each child has an allocated key person who is responsible for observations, planning and assessments for individual children in their key groups. Key persons build strong relationships with key groups and families.
Holiday Club
Runs every school holiday expect for 1 week at Christmas for when the nursery is closed. Children have the opportunity to meet new friends in a fun relaxed environment. Our holiday club is housed in our large rainy day room. Exciting themes and activities are planned by our holiday club coordinator along with the children for indoors and out.
Before and After School Club
We take and pick up children from three local schools. Our school club children walk to and from school each day. We provide breakfast and tea and support the children with their homework, reading and they also have time to relax and play in our before and after school room and outdoor areas.
Term Events
Summer Events
Monday 22nd April
Spring Week
Our children will be learning about Springtime, growing plants, newborn animals, weather changes and life cycles. If anyone has a pond with any frog spawn, please could you bring some into nursery. On Thursday 25th April we will be having an ugly bug ball, please dress your child as a bug or dress in a spring colour and the children will make a bug mask or head dress.
Wednesday 1st May
Number Day
Today we will be discovering numbers around the nursery and in our environment. We will be singing number rhymes and reading number stories.
13th May
Upcycling Week
This week we will be looking at re-cycling. We will have our re-cycling train in the entrance and there will be a list of things we are looking to up-cycle within nursery on the playroom doors.
Thursday 23rd May
Emotions Day
Today we will be looking at people’s emotions. Using our colour monster emotion puppets, we will discover emotions and talk about how we deal with different emotions.
Tuesday 4th June
Water Day
We will be discovering water today so please bring spare clothes or a swimming costume so the children can explore water freely.
10th June
Father's Day Activities
This week our children will be making cards and gifts for that special person in their life, dad, grandad, brother, uncle etc.
Friday 28th June
Superhero & Princess Day
Today we will be having fun being superheroes or princesses, children can dress up as their favourite character and we can discover why they are their favourite.
Tuesday 2nd July
Music Day
We will be learning different sounds using instruments and pots and pans, we will also be making our own instruments.
Monday 15th July
Sports Day
We will be holding a fun sports day; children will be asked to wear a colour for the day and will take part in lots of sporting activities with their team. The children will receive a certificate for taking part.
Testimonials
Come to Visit Charlestown Day Nursery
Come to visit us in Ashton Under Lyne Tameside. Charlestown Day Nursery can not wait to meet you and show you their great childcare facilities.