Our News
September 2009 — Nursery Staff Abseil to Raise Cash for Kids
Dare Devil staff from Daisy Chain Childcare took part in an abseil from the top of Leeds Carnegie building located at the civic quarter on Sunday the 27th September 2009.
The event was organised by Radio Aire to raise money for the charity “cash for kids”. Daisy Chain Childcare had a team taking part in the abseil along with some of the cast from ITV’s Emmerdale.
The 30m abseil was to raise money to offer a helping hand for sick, disabled and underprivileged children in Yorkshire. Julie Anderson, Nursery Manager of Daisy Chain Childcare (Adel) said “as we are children’s day nurseries with 4 sites within Yorkshire, this sort of charity is very close to our hearts and we feel privileged to be able to take part in such an exciting, high profile event. Most of the staff team who took part have never abseiled before and found it very challenging to say the least, but we are proud to say that we all did it and it was for such a worthwhile cause”.
September 2008 — Lofthouse Opening!
March 2009 — Top Marks for Inspections!
Education watchdogs have sung our praises after a recent Ofsted inspection at our Rotherham nursery. The Ofsted report, published this week gave our nursery top marks for its service to young children.
The nursery was inspected last month for its service to children aged from six months to school age, receiving high praise with an outstanding judgement for the regard given to the welfare of children and safeguarding children.
Quotes from Ofsted include:
“Members of staff are extremely child-centred and they use their time very effectively to provide a welcoming environment which caters for a broad range of individual needs”
“Babies and young children enjoy singing and music as they confidently babble and develop their single word vocabulary. Likewise the older children are encouraged to join in and construct more complex sentences as they rehearse familiar roles during pretend play”
“The leadership and management of the early years provision is very good… recruitment, induction and appraisal systems ensure that children’s welfare is maximised.”
“Mealtimes are very social occasions for the children who enjoy freshly prepared wholesome and nutritious food and drink”
“Children benefit greatly from dance and French lessons which are provided weekly”
The full report can be viewed on the Ofsted website or we will happily post you a copy.
Our staff team are also celebrating further success at recently receiving an award for the Quality in Action accreditation scheme. This is a quality assurance kite mark awarded by Rotherham Borough Council to nurseries offering a service where quality is assured. Every aspect of our service has been scrutinised by childcare experts at Rotherham Council and we are pleased to say that the excellent work of our staff team has been recognised.
We are delighted that our high standards have shone through to both Ofsted and the local council. Our company ethos is that children learn best through play and we aim for each child’s day at nursery to be fun filled and educational.
February 2009 — Website Launched!
Our new, more accessible website has been launched. We are very excited!
