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Children at Daisy Chain Childcare get active for a healthier heart
7th September 2011
Children and staff of Daisy Chain Childcare nursery based at Lofthouse Children’s Centre have been training hard for a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Artie’s Olympic’s Day.
Children aged between six months and five years old put on their trainers and took part in many sponsored challenges, allowing them to showcase the skills they have been developing over the past few weeks. Activities included Welly wanging, hurdles, egg & spoon and sack races.
Daisy Chain Childcare took part in this activity based challenge as part of the national Artie’s Olympic scheme organised by the BHF, the nation’s heart charity. The scheme promotes the importance of maintaining a healthy heart through regular exercise whilst raising vital funds for pioneering research into the causes and treatment of heart disease in men, women and children.
Julie Spalding, Manager at Daisy Chain Childcare said “Our Artie’s Olympic’s Day has given the children a reason to get moving, not to mention having lots of fun. The scheme helps us encourage healthy habits, whilst creating a more active ethos. It was a fantastic event for a worthy cause which is close to our hearts, having supported a little boy who started nursery in 2010 after undergoing major heart surgery.” We are pleased to announce that our customers and staff have raised a whopping £1,200 for the British Heart Foundation.
Over 400 schools have taken part in the Artie’s Olympics scheme since it was launched in 2008 and have raised almost £40,000.00 for the nation’s heart charity.
or more information on the Artie’s Olympics scheme please visit bhf.org.uk/Olympics
Daisy Chain has been awarded ‘outstanding’ judgements by education watchdogs OFSTED as well as gaining two industry awards for quality service and the achievements of staff. Daisy Chain Childcare caters for children aged from three months to school age and offers Nursery Education Grants. For further information call Julie on 0113 336 8727 or visit www.daisychainchildcare.com
September 2011 — £1,090 raised for NSPCC
Denise Wilson (right), Company Secretary of Daisy Chain Childcare Ltd, proudly presented a cheque for a whopping £1090.00 to Nancy Jarvis (left), representative of NSPCC.
Denise said “The money was raised at our Rothwell and Adel nurseries by holding sports days where children took part in lots of fun activities such as egg and spoon, obstacle and sack races and a sponsored toddle. I am so proud of the children for raising money for other children less fortunate than themselves. Every year we hold these events to raise money for our chosen charity and this year we are delighted to be involved in such a deserving cause. Thank you to the parents and staff who got involved, we hope you enjoyed the day as much as the children.”
2011 — Team Building
Rothwell nursery are victorious, bringing home the cup at this year’s teambuilding event held in Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales. Well done everyone.
June 2011 — Come and Meet Iggle Piggle at Daisy Chain Childcare!
June 2011 — Fathers’ Day Breakfast at Daisy Chain Childcare
It was big breakfasts all round for the children and their fathers at Daisy Chain Childcare. A full English breakfast with all the trimmings was served at nursery to celebrate Fathers’ day and further develop parental partnerships. Julie Spalding, Nursery Manager said, “it’s not always possible for dads to join in and be involved in nursery life, we often have mother’s day afternoon teas or picnics but felt that a big breakfast may be more appealing to celebrate Fathers day and it was lovely to see everyone tucking in together and having fun in the nursery setting. The children and their dads agreed it was a great time of day for a get together.”
Daisy Chain Childcare is a private day nursery based in the grounds of Rodillian High School and works closely with Lofthouse Children’s Centre. The childcare rooms and extensive outdoor play area have been purposely designed to cater for children from birth to school age covering their stages of development.
The nursery has an excellent Ofsted report and offers Nursery Education Grants for three year olds. For further information please call Julie on 0113 3368727 or visit daisychainchildcare.com
February 2011 — Daisy Chain Childcare is awarded Investors in People Award
Daisy Chain Childcare has been awarded the Investors in People Standard. It joins over 30,000 ambitious organisations in the UK, which have committed to improving performance through their people.
Commenting on the award, Jo Gomersall, Managing Director said;
“At Daisy Chain Childcare our aim is to be a high performance organisation – adopting best practice and exceeding standards - so that we can deliver a high quality service to children and their parents. All four of our nurseries in Leeds, Wakefield and Rotherham have achieved the Investors In People Standard, which is a major success. Just 1.3 per cent of UK businesses are Investors in People accredited. My thanks go to the nursery teams, which are second to none, for enabling us to achieve the Investors In People Standard.”
Investors in People assessor Chris Moore said:
there is real passion and drive from the senior team to succeed, which is reflected in the commitment, motivation and enthusiasm of the staff team. The strong teamwork shone through and employees are keen to deliver the best for the children, their colleagues and the organisation as a whole.
Established in 2001, Daisy Chain Childcare caters for children aged from three months to school age and is registered with OFSTED to provide nursery education. The nursery ethos is that all learning is through play and all activities are designed to capture young imaginations. The company holds excellent OFSTED reports. For more information please visit www.daisychainchildcare.com
January 2011 — Top Marks for Local Nursery
Staff at Daisy Chain Childcare in Rotherham are celebrating their success as they have received an award for the high quality of their service. “The Quality Mark for Early Years” is an accreditation which gives staff a ‘pat on the back’ for the day to day work they do in the nursery with children under five. It celebrates the work of everyone involved with the setting and the continuous improvement of learning and development of young children attending the nursery. The award is a government initiative and represents an external validation of good provision, practice, progress and performance and is recognised by Ofsted. Ten areas of service are assessed and these include building partnerships, learning and development for staff and children and environment and resources. Emma Battersby, Nursery Manager said “I’m delighted to receive this award as it recognises the hard work of the staff team. At Daisy Chain we believe that children learn best through play and so we provide a wide range of interesting and fun activities which appeal to their young imaginations.” Daisy Chain Childcare Ltd caters for children aged from three months to school age and is registered to give Nursery Education Grant for children over three. Daisy Chain Childcare has an excellent OFSTED report with Outstanding judgements. For further information tel: 01709 710400 or visit www.daisychainchildcare.com
December 2010 — Come and meet Santa
November 2010 - Children and Staff visit Santa at Parkgate Shopping Centre
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!
