Opening September 2022
Welcome to King’s Baby Education and Daycare at King’s College. Our aim here at King’s is to ensure your baby is nurtured to become a confident, happy and inquisitive child.
We recognise how important these first, formative months and years of a child’s life are, we respect that parents are a child’s first and most important educators and that emotional security and warm relationships underpin healthy early development. Therefore, we aim to create a partnership between home and school which builds a strong, positive and trusting relationship, both with you and your child.
We believe that the key to a successful baby room is to have a flexible routine, to meet the needs for all babies. Our experienced, dedicated and highly enthusiastic team, will provide your baby with lots of love, cuddles and attention which is a must in these first few precious years. We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of all the babies in our care as well as being committed to encouraging each baby to learn and grow through child-led and experiential play. Staff take time to talk to and listen to your baby as the rudiments of speech develop, helping and encouraging them in their first steps towards language acquisition.
Communication is paramount to ensure that the dietary needs, sleep patterns, comforting preferences and your babies’ interests are met. Daily diaries for each of our babies are also provided, recording the activities they have been introduced to, and information regards to eating, sleeping and nappy changing. This is another vital line of communication, giving you peace of mind that your baby is in the best place to thrive. We will also keep you up to date with your baby’s experiences and progress through the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.
We believe that the key to a successful Baby Room is to have a flexible routine, to meet the needs for all babies. Our experienced, dedicated and highly enthusiastic team, will provide your baby with lots of love, cuddles and attention which is a must in these first few precious years. We pride ourselves in meeting the needs of all the babies in our care as well as being committed to encouraging each baby to learn and grow through child-led and experiential play. Staff, take time to talk to and listen to your baby as the rudiments of speech develop, helping and encouraging them in their first steps towards language acquisition.
The room is designed to provide a calming atmosphere with lots of natural light where babies can thrive with warm supported relationships and experience a range of new and stimulating resources and activities. Sleep, emotional and physical nurturing, and sensory stimulation plays such an important part in the development of young babies. The room is set up for babies to explore and self-select a range of different stimulating activities including messy play, heuristic play, hand and eye coordination activities, sensory and tactile activities, small world activities, a soft play area and group singing and story sessions. We have developed a black and white area for our youngest babies as research has shown that high-contrasting colours, particularly black and white, are a simple way to stimulate a baby’s senses and help develop neural connections in their brains.
The cleanliness of our Baby Room is apparent throughout; our staff take pride in maintaining a clean and safe environment. We also take great care and are committed to resourcing all of the areas our babies access with high quality furniture and resources.
Quiet, snuggly areas and our peaceful sleep room allows our babies to get their golden rest time after hours of fun and play without being disturbed. Each baby will be provided with their own cot and sheet.
We have our own secure garden area which they can access throughout the day where we can take learning outside and they can benefit from the importance of fresh air.
The Baby Room has a seperate changing facility and kitchen area to cater for all your babies needs.