Nurseries

 
Creating spaces for childcare and early-years education

What we offer:

FSN nurseries are registered with Ofsted and adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework which sets out what is expected to keep children safe, promote learning and best practice when working in partnership with parents and other professionals.

Safety and Wellbeing
All nurseries have safety policies, including safeguarding and health and safety that are regularly monitored and reviewed for their effectiveness.
Each nursery has a trained designated safeguarding lead who responds to safety concerns and works in accordance the statutory guidance: Working together to safeguard children - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Staff receive regular mandatory training including safeguarding, first-aid, health and safety and food hygiene.

Learning
All nurseries plan environments that meet the care and learning needs of all children under 5 years and each nursery is unique to the extent which it meets the needs of children with specific needs.
FSN nurseries follow the learning through play approach and offer a balance of child- led and adult- led activities set within a clear routine alongside individual planning to meet the need of babies.
  • Child- led activities give children choice to explore and play according to their current interests at nursery.
  • Adult- led activities are planned to teach the physical, language and personal social emotional skills we want children to learn (Link to Nursery Curriculum)
  • Planning for babies is designed to meet their individual eating, sleeping and play routines

Parents/carers have individual, password protected, 24- hour access to their child’s online learning journal.

Staff receive regular mandatory training including safeguarding, first-aid, health and safety and food hygiene.

Partnerships
Every child has a named key-person who helps to settle them into the nursery and who will monitor and record the child’s learning on the two-way on-line communication system. FSN also holds parent/carer consultations each term to discuss each child’s well -being and learning at nursery.  
Each nursery has a named Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENDCO) who works with parent/ carers, the local authority and other professional agencies to support children with additional and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Home- learning linked to the curriculum and activity ideas are shared on the nursery Facebook page.
FSN has a range of other services giving a wider holistic offer for children, young people and families.


 

Greenway Nursery

Hastings

Oftsed registration number EY337266. Greenway Nursery is situated in the Hastings Town Children’s Centre, offers all year round places for children aged 0- 5 years and term time only places for children aged 2-5 years.

Silverdale Nursery

St Leonards

Ofsted registration number EY490148. Silverdale Nursery, situated in the grounds of Silverdale Academy. Offers term time places to children aged 2-5 years

St. Nicks Nursery

St Leonards

Ofsted registration number 511215. St Nicks nursery, situated is in the grounds of St Nicholas Centre in St Leonards. Offers all year round places for children aged 0- 5 years and term time only places for children aged 2-5 years.




 

SuccessES


Babies have freedom to play and explore. The sessions get us out and about.

- PACT Parent Voice

Over the 6 years I’ve been here my life really changed. Doing voluntary work I loved meeting people and making friends FSN is non-judgemental and caring.

- Volunteer survey 2023

FSN is proud to announce that the TA Hub@FSN has been shortlisted in the Supporting Families category for this years Children and Young People Awards. The project works with families living in temporary accommodation in Hastings and Eastbourne. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 28th November.
Children and Young People Now Awards 2024 - 2024 Shortlist (cypnowawards.com)

- Children and Young People Awards 2024, TA Hub@FSN

We love to play outside. Also painting and playing in the play kitchen. The sessions have helped my child come out of their shell.

- PACT Parent Voice

I enjoy coming to PACT, meeting other parents so we can share our experiences, it helps us get out of the house too. The staff are kind and knowledgeable. When my baby is old enough for nursery I would like to volunteer to help run a group.

- PACT parent