Welcome to the Hirst Wood Nursery School & Children's Centre, Saltaire, Website
Urgent Information for Parents/Carers
20th March 2020
Dear Parent / carer Re: Government Enforced Closure
Following government guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) we have closed our school. The government says that this closure is until further notice.
We understand the pressure that this will put on families. The health and wellbeing of children is our priority. We are working urgently with schools across the Bradford district to put as much support in place for pupils and parents as we can.
Each school will have their own individual arrangements for setting work for pupils during the closure and I will be in contact with parents to inform them of these. We are fully prepared and will be back in touch.
Bradford Council has identified some schools that will stay open to meet the needs of vulnerable children and the children of key workers. Please check the list below and advise School by 12.00 noon today if you feel that your occupation is identified as a frontline worker so that we can effectively plan for numbers of children. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educationalprovision/ guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision
We will keep the situation under constant review and will update the website as soon as we know if the situation on the school closure changes.
Best wishes and take care Jayne Taylor Headteacher
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Welcome to Hirst Wood Nursery School & Children’s Centre. We value confidence, independence and creativity and experiential learning through purposefully planned play. Everyone at Hirst Wood is valued and every child deserves the very best education. My colleagues and I are totally committed to working in partnership with children and families to extend children’s knowledge and understanding. We are here for you and your child; our aim is to work in partnership to ensure that the learning journey is a special and exciting one – one which will create lasting memories and a drive to know more about the world around them. We are inclusive in all that we do and our learning community is based on the celebration of both similarities and difference and we place high importance on respecting each another. There are no invisible children here.
We have an amazing learning environment that includes a wilderness garden where children have the opportunity to experience the Forest School. We offer a range of enticing and motivating experiences for children both indoors and outdoors to develop their sense of awe and wonder that enables them to take pleasure in exploring and investigating the world around them. Our curriculum is built on a constructivist approach, with children building their own curriculum through our wonderfully enticing and enabling environment. We support children in their delight in discovering and experiencing the world around them which we hope will develop into a lifelong love of learning.
We will shortly be looking at our Easter 2020 intake so if your child is 3 between now and 31st March 2020 do come and look around the Nursery. We offer the free 15 NEF hours in a variety of ways and also the 30 hours for eligible families. Our provision is not only led by very experienced, enthusiastic teachers and Nursery Nurses but alongside this we also have a before and after school club called 'The Sunshine Club' which offers paid for additional sessions. Please make an appointment to come and have a look around our fantastic purpose built historical building in the beautiful world heritage site of Saltaire. Every day is an open day – come and take a look.
Best wishes,
Jayne Taylor
Headteacher
