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Childrens Centre
Prospectus
Our Mission 6
Our Ethos 7
The Curriculum 10
Safeguarding Children 12
Policies 13
Admissions 15
General Information
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Allocations & Staffing Numbers 17
Holly Room 18
Cherry 19
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Willow Room (0-2Years)
I Can 23
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General Information 25
Group Information 26
Parent Testimony 28
Partnership Working 30
Contact Us 32
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All information is correct at time of print: July 2011
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Welcome to our Childrens extend our services. values and the services we
Centre. We are here to help offer on this website.
every child in Acton get the South Acton Childrens Centre We all hope our website
best start in life. We provide is the hub centre and provides provides you with the
a wide range of services to the lead for the five centres information you need but
children and their families in the Acton Locality. We also welcome phone calls and visits
from pre-pregnancy to the operate from others venues should you wish to know more.
age of 5 years, including around the area. The
education, childcare, health Governors and staff are very
Very Best Wishes
services, groups and many proud of our reputation as a
forms of family support. Our warm, friendly and caring
offer includes a nursery centre where children develop Bev Kellett
school, three specialist units well. We work in close Head of Centre
for children with SEN, full partnership with parents to
day care, wrap-a-round care help them to reach their
and a holiday play scheme. The potential as confident,
Early Start Team and resourceful, happy and
Midwifes are soon to operate capable people. You can read
from the centre to further all about our centres aims and
We believe that every child, family expertise of our staff and governors
and member of staff matters and at in striving to achieve the very best
South Acton Childrens Centre we for all of our children and families.
work hard to create a place where we
can all learn and grow together. We
work in partnership to promote
fairness, respect, empathy and a Mission Statement about British
sense of community within a caring Values
and inclusive environment. We want (in line with Ofsted requirements we
to create a safe, happy place where also adopt the following statement)
children become curious, confident, At South Acton we value the diverse
creative learners. community that we serve. We
We feel a real strength of our promote: mutual respect and
Nursery School and Childrens Centre tolerance of those with different
is the passion, commitment and faiths or beliefs, individual liberty,
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Cont in ue ou r f amily ce ntr ed
Our Centres ethos is clear in approach. We want all individuals to
everything we do. It serves as a guide be valued, develop self-esteem and
for our conduct and practice in all our learn to respect the worth of others.
work. We strive to: To this end we offer a warm, safe,
stimulating and flexible environment
where all children and their families
Work in partnership. We value the are valued.
knowledge and experience of parents
and carers. We work in partnership Create a can-do culture. We will
with other professionals and outside ensure that everyone working in the
agencies to offer the best support centre will show qualities of respect,
and education to our families. courtesy, kindness and compassion to
others whilst offering an innovative
Achieve a high standard of care and professional service that meets the
education. We want every child to needs of our families.
achieve their potential and enjoy their
time in education. We provide a Invest in our staff. We work to train
creative, educational approach to and develop our staff to the highest
learning through play to support standards. The single most important
individual growth and achievement. We factor in delivering our aspirations for
are committed to the care and children is a first class workforce. So
education of children with special we will continue to drive up the quality
educational needs and where possible and capacity of those working in the
these children will be integrated into Childrens Centre.
main stream provision.
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THE HISTORY
OF THE CENTRE
Years of experience have
shaped the Centre into the The Early Start Team is made up of facility for children from 6 months to 5,
unique service that it is today. professionals from both NHS and Local including our specialist SEN provision
Authority and includes Health Visitors, which is accessed by children from
Family Support Workers, Speech and across Ealing.
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Prime areas interested. All teaching is delivered via
carefully planned play and provision both
Three areas that are crucial for indoors and outdoors. Through play
igniting curiosity and enthusiasm young children:
for learning, and for building their
capacity to learn, form Have practical experiences
relationships and thrive. These Explore and investigate
are: Use their imagination
Do not feel threatened or risk failing
Communication and Language Make sense of their world
Physical Development Learn at their own level
Personal, Social and emotional Learn at their own pace
Development Find out that learning is fun
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W e have
policies
many
which
ensure that they are
kept up to date and
cover all aspects of our relevant.
work including learning
and teaching, health and If you would like to see a
safety, special needs, full list of the Centres
safeguarding equal policies they are
opportunities. obtainable from the
Main Reception - please
They are designed to feel free to request and
help all members of the see a copy of any in
Centre community which you are
develop similar interested.
knowledge, skills,
attitudes and ways of
working with children,
families and each other.
Some of them
required by law, while
are POLICIES
We are always striving to provide
others hav e been
produced to improve
the best services for our families
practice and they are all - this is outlined in the Centres
reviewed regularly to policies.
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Visitor and Doctors. is specified on the statement to support
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ADMISSIONS T here are different procedures for
admissions into the various
available. For children aged 2 and above
a form is completed and parents will be
There are different admission
criteria at SACC. Please check sections of the Centre. Places are contacted the term before their child is
with the service that you need allocated according to a range of due to start to arrange visits and
for more information criteria including the age of the child, settling in. Support can be given if
children or family special circumstance needed so parents can ascertain if they
and the availability of spaces. are eligible for funding, for example 2
year old funding or , from Sept 17, 30
If you feel that there are any special hour 3and 4 Year old funding
circumstances in your family you may Families who would like to use our other
need to ask a professional, such as services e.g. Stay and Play, Baby
Health Visitor or Social Worker, to Massage etc. will need to visit the
refer you to the Centre. Please ask to Centre and complete a registration form
see a copy of the criteria. for more information.
All parents interested in securing a
place for their child need to visit the Parents who feel that their children
Centre to complete a registration form. have special needs are encouraged to
Those requiring a place in the 0-2 year contact the centre for advice.
old section need to register their
interest as soon as possible, by
completing a form at reception. They will
then be placed on a waiting list and
contacted when a place becomes
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0-2 YEAR OLD
A provision where babies from six months to children of two years can safely develop their sense of
self and their understanding of interactions with others
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expectations of behaviour. This is children and staff carrying out the
Holly Room
Special Care Unit and Nurture Group
supported through the use of language,
gesture, Makaton, picture resources,
objects of reference, Picture Exchange
targeted work are not distracted.
Specialist equipment that your child
may need will be ordered once your
Communication (PECS), visual timetables child has started and been seen by
Holly Room is a room that supports
and repetition, structure of routines the specialist professional. This can
children with mild and complex special
and special activities such as Bucket take time but we are still able to
needs and disabilities. The session
Group, which supports the development cater or your childs needs while their
times are 9.30-2.30
of attention and listening and tracking individual pieces are on order.
Your child will have a key-person and you
and focusing skills. There are fixed holiday dates for Holly
will be informed of their name during
Tree Room and you will be given a letter
the home- visit. You will be able to talk
Holly Room work very closely with with term dates for the coming year.
to your childs key person on a daily
outside professionals who come on site Welcome and enjoy your time with us
basis but please remember that if you
such as the Speech Therapist, here at South Acton Childrens Centre
think your discussion will need a longer
Occupational Therapist, Holly Tree Room
time than a few minutes, then please let
Physiotherapists and the Educational
your childs key person know. This will
Psychologist. They work 1:1 with your
mean that you will need to turn up ten
child and provide therapy programmes
minutes earlier. If your child is going to
for your childs key- person as well as
come to nursery on the transport bus
parents and carers to follow. Once
then you will be given a communication
your child has started and settled in
book which can be used daily if needed
nursery a meeting will be arranged so
for information sharing. Or you can
that all professionals involved as well
contact staff on 0208 992 0724.
as yourselves can meet and share
information.
Staff are welcoming and very
It is very important that your child gets
experienced and have relevant training
to nursery at the correct time because
to support your child to learn, enjoy
when the session has started it may
and achieve.
mean that you will have to wait to enter
They are taught from the very
the room, if a group activity is in
beginning about
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boundaries and
Cherry Room
For Children with social and communication
These staff are also supported by an
Occupational Therapist and Speech
difficulties Therapists who give advice about
specific teaching techniques for
The Cherry Room, for children with autistic children and devise
social and communication difficulties programmes which the staff carry out
including those on the autistic with the children.
spectrum, caters for six children, also
referrals, and has a ratio of one adult All children in the Centre with special
to two children. needs have an Individual Education Plan
(IEP) which includes input from
This enables our staff to give children parents/carers, staff and therapists
a lot of support with their learning, and are generally reviewed every three
especially with their speech and to six months. They also have a six
language skills. monthly Care Plan review, involving
other professionals who work with the
In Cherry and Holly staff use Makaton family.
sign language and symbols and a method We also work closely with the ESCAN
of communication called P.E.C.S - team (Ealing Services for Children with
Picture Exchange Communication Additional Needs). Some of our
System. They also use these pictures Nursery staff are designated key
to create individual visual timetables so workers for children with complex
staff can communicate with children needs and are responsible for liaising
about what is happening. Once children with other professionals about the
learn how it works, they can then child.
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The Nursery school provision for 3 and 4 unless their fourth birthday is after the
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Parental
The centre has an Open Door Policy. Parents/Carers are welcome at all times
and their continuing involvement and contribution to their childs care and
education is greatly valued.
Our parents are encouraged to join our libraries and borrow books and toys on a
regular basis. Parents are also encouraged to attend out daily Family Learning
Sessions for a few minutes
We have Open Evenings throughout the year which we highly recommend our parents come along to in order to discuss childrens
progress.
South Acton Childrens Centre can provide extended services for working parents, parents at college and
parents who need support. Extended
In order to assist our parents, we have breakfast, lunch and after school club provision, and during the
school holidays there is also the option of a Play scheme.
Services
We have a healthy eating policy and provide hot meals. Lunch box ideas are recommended to those who choose to
provide their own lunch. Our Nursery is well staffed with a staff ratio in line with or better than government
guidelines. Children have access to all indoor and garden areas, and staff plan and work co-operatively with all of the
children.
On entry, all children are allocated a Key Person who takes day to day responsibility for that child. In addition to this
we also have a Special Needs team and I CAN.
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development and how they can support
Library
The Libraries at South Acton Childrens
Centre are a well resourced and well
used provision.
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I CAN
nursery nurse, who work collaboratively
and intensively with up to 10 children
with speech and language difficulties in
A special focus on the development of
speech, language and communication skills their nursery setting.
in children with a severe need
In addition to working directly with
I CAN at South Acton Childrens Centre children, the staff involve parents in
provides integrated education and helping their children through parent
speech and language therapy to nursery workshops, review meetings, newsletters
aged children with severe and specific with topic Makaton signs, coffee
speech, language and communication mornings and more events.
difficulties.
Our I CAN provision is located within
The provision is one of only 13 remaining the Oak Nursery Classroom .
countrywide. It was developed by I CAN
the charity that helps children
communicate, in partnership with Ealing
Local Authority and Ealing Primary Care
Trust. The children are referred to the
provision by their local speech and
language therapist with their parents
consent.
Each provision has a specialist teacher,
a speech and language therapist and a
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Baby Massage Stay and Play
Centre Practitioner A class renowned for promoting early Weekly groups provide lots of fun
bonding between parent and baby, and activities for 0-5 years and their
Groups supporting them struggling with colicky parents /carers. Lots of fun
A range of groups for parents to be, new babies or sleep problems. It is also an activities for everyone to enjoy
parents, and the whole family. Check the opportunity to meet other new mums and together. These groups are held at
Childrens Centre Reception for an up-to- share experiences. The course is usually the centre and at Southfields school
date timetable. over a five to six week period and it is
helpful to attend all sessions.
Managing your Mood (by invitation)
A six week course run by the IAPT
and Perinatal Health Teams. A
Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop
chance for mothers who may be
A two hour workshop that prepares
finding having a new baby difficult to
mothers for breastfeeding. It covers
get together and discuss things with
anatomy and physiology, benefits of
professionals and each other. Crche
breastfeeding, top tips for both
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Movers and Groovers FRED
A musical group focussing on the physical Fathers Reading Every DAYa group
development and coordination of that encourages fathers and male carers
children. to read with their young children.
Research proves how valuable this can be
ESOL Classes for their development. Mums are
Accredited courses for parents who want welcome to attend too!
to improve their English. Crche is
sometimes available for this course.
Skills and Employment Support
Support with training courses and routes
Parent Information Classes (Antenatal) back into work with sessions from the
Covers signs of labour, pain relief, birth Information Officer and our onsite Job
plans, complications of labour, early days Centre Plus Advisor
of parenting, birthing positions and more
though a range of videos and free Sing and Story Time
Two groups, depending on age of child
that are run at Acton Library. With
Childminders Network
music, songs and stories.
Runs in conjunction with a stay and play
session at the centre
Toy Library
Families can borrow a range of
Postnatal & Breastfeeding Support multicultural, educational age
A group for mums who have just given appropriate toys that encourage
birth. There are professionals on hand to childrens development.
offer support and advice on a variety of
issues faced after having a baby.
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South Acton Childrens Centre is a great years... and it is still helping them to
resource for the area. As a parent you I am a Mother of three children who this day!
are able to get involved in many ways. have all attended the Nursery and used
all of the facilities that the Centre has South Acton Childrens Centre is a very
There is the role of Parent Governor to offer, and we all have good, welcoming resource for the local
which can be very beneficial - as a benefited immensely from doing so. community, and all can benefit from
parent as you will be able to put across using it just as my family and I have.
points from a parents perspective and I have been on workshops to help me to
to get involved in the running of the understand children's behaviour which Wendy Spiteri.
centre. now helps me to understand my children
much more!
Parents can help staff out in the
Nursery, helping children reach their I have also done a computer course
full potential. which was very good as it lead me into
college to do a City and Guilds in
By being a part of the Parent team, you Computing. The Job Centre has helped
can be a part of deciding what events me with finding funds for childcare
Families would like to happen on top of while I was studying.
the fantastic services that are on offer
to the under 5s. I'm about to start a new self awareness
There are other staff on site and course and have child care in place - On
workshops for parents to help top of that, my children have had a
themselves as well as to help their great range of services, provided
children, which is a fantastic way of through the Centre, to enjoy and
helping yourself and your family. educate them throughout their early
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Partnership Working at the Childrens
Centre...
The South Acton Childrens Early Start language needs
Centre works with a whole range Team of Health Visitors, Community
of agencies in order to deliver Nursery Nurses, Family Support
the best possible service to Workers Imperial College Healthcare NHS
families. Trust
Provide midwifery service for
This is a list of the organisations Ealing Credit Solutions antenatal and postnatal support
that we work with and what we Offer debt management advice Jobcentre Plus
provide: and a savings scheme for parents Offer job searching and back to
work benefits advice
Extended Schools Partnership
Action Acton Provide funding support for adult London Metropolitan University
Offer careers guidance and work learning in the Centre Student placements and further
opportunities training
Her Majestys Revenue and
Acton Community Forum Customs
Work together on community Offer workshops and support for Thames Valley University
events/projects claiming tax credits Student placements and training
for parents
Acton and West London College ICAN Speech and Language
Provide tutors for the Centre and Support Charity
training opportunities for parents Specialist support for Over 3s
children with speech and
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SACC Working in
Partnership.
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