Great Expectations Pre-School Nursery

At Great Expectations our passion is to provide a warm, welcoming, safe and stimulating environment in which every child will flourish and meet their full potential. We are committed to providing the highest possible standards of care and education and achieve this by continually building on good practice. Each child is valued as an individual and their viewpoints respected and taken into account when planning experiences thus ensuring their voices are heard. By meeting the children's individual needs be that dietary, cultural, physical and emotional we ensure that we are building strong foundations for future learning and achieving throughout school and beyond.
Our provision caters for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, along with free funded places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds for those eligible. Dietary and cultural dietary needs are met through a fresh wholesome approach to meals which are cooked from scratch on the premises each day and meet the governments healthy guidelines for early years menus.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Sue Willis
- Contact Position
- Manager
- Telephone
- 01642 243256
- info@greatexpectationsltd.com
- Website
- Great Expectations website
Where to go
- Name
- Great Expectations
- Address
-
36-40
Grange Road
Middlesbrough
- Postcode
- TS1 5BQ
- Notes
Situated in a prime location in the middle of the town centre and within walking distance to Middlesbrough College and Teeside University.
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £30.00 - £31.00 Per half day £40.00 - £42.00 Per day £165.00 - £175.00 Per week
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 6 weeks to 8 years
Inclusion Information
Wheelchair Access
- Has Provision
- Yes
Special Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- We work closely with inclusion support and speech and language to provide effective programmes for children who have additional needs. During the school holidays we provide a short break service for children with low end Autism.
Dietary Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- We provide for children with various dietary needs such as lactose and dairy intolerance; specific allergies to certain foods and also cultural diets such as Halal and vegetarian. All meals are made to look the same despite using different ingredients so children do not feel they are different in any way.
Cultural Provisions
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Experience with
- cultural
- Details
- We celebrate other cultures through a variety of activities and discussions.
Childcare Information
Funded Places
- 3 & 4 year old funding
- Yes
- 2 year old funding
- Yes
30 Hours Extended Entitlement
- Intending to provide 30 hours entitlement
- Yes
- Registered to provide 30 hours entitlement
- Yes
Opening Times & Facilities
- Facilities
-
Physical play opportunities
Home cooked food
Out-door Play
Short Breaks
Healthy Eating
Highly qualified and established staff team
Registered for 2 year old funding
Multicultural Resources
Play Equipment for all ages
School Pickups
- Offers pickups
- Yes
- Schools
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Newport Primary School
North Ormesby Primary Academy
Archibald Primary School
Abingdon Primary School
Local Offer
- Description
-
The childcare provision has staff experienced in working with childen with additional needs such as global delay, speech and language delay, hearing impairments and low end Autism. Individual support plans are devised in partnership with parents and other professionals involved in the child's care to ensure learning is maximised and potential is reached.
A short break service is provided in the school holidays beween the hours of 9am and 3pm for children up to the age of 8 years with low end Autism. Fine motor activities, object labelling, safety awareness and following directions, along with sensory integration and modelling behaviour are used to help the children to make connections and assist them to generalise their skills.
- Contact Name
- Sue Willis
- Contact Telephone
- 01642 243256
- Contact Email
- info@greatexpectationsltd.com
- Local Offer Age Bands
-
Pre-Birth - 5 Years
5 -11 Years - SEN Provision Type
- Universal