Meredale Day Nursery is set on its own within the grounds of an Independent School in Rainham, Kent. This allows the nursery to benefit from the expansive playgrounds and facilities of the school both internally and externally. A number of these areas are sheltered enabling the children to play outside, safely whatever the weather.
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Click here to read more on our 2008 Ofsted report.
It offers the same care, affection and attention as your child receives at home and provides a comprehensive range of childcare services tailored specifically for every different age group and delivered in a deeply caring way.
Meredale operates from a purpose built single storey facility which has been designed solely around young children from 0-5 years of age. The rooms are bright, well designed and thoughtfully laid out.
Each age group has their own fully equipped room, together with a dedicated care team and carefully planned range of activities both indoor and out. It’s recently refurbished modern, safe external play areas ensure your child will benefit from the nursery’s surroundings, whilst having fun. All the rooms are bright with specific areas for active play, and eating, sleeping and quiet times.
It retains an extensive, modern range of toys and activities, plenty of which are messy and focused enjoyment and achievement.
It has recently expanded its four plus rooms allowing these older children a more private environment where activities are more focused upon preparing them for their next school. This facility is flexible and we work closely with the Schools within its catchment area. Here we are able to fit in with local school entrance practices, picking up from these schools and bringing the children back to nursery if they start on a part time basis.
It has excellent team of long term staff the manager has been with the company for 10 years.
Meredale Ofsted report
During its recent (January 08) full integrated Ofsted inspection the inspector made a number of noteworthy comments, some of which are listed below
“The baby room is particularly cosy and homely”
“The range of toys and equipment provided covers all areas of learning, the children particularly enjoy using a good range of natural materials”
“Staff chat with babies about their home life”
“Communication with parents is good; the parents speak very positively about the nursery and staff and about their child’s progress”
“The staff is caring and work well as a team”
Please click here to read more on the official Ofsted website
In addition to its excellent nursery facilities Meredale nursery offers an extensive well planned and organised After School and Holiday club. Catering for children between the age of 3 to 11, for those difficult times when schools finish or are closed. This club is brilliant fun you must come and see it to believe it.
At these clubs the aim is upon ‘chilling out’ after a hard day at the office where under supervised conditions the children can enjoy a number of the following activities or just to do their homework
Table Tennis
Air Hockey
Pool and Snooker
Extensive range of Board Games
Wii Consoles and Playstations
Football, Tennis and Basketball Coaching (by fully qualified coaches)
Art and crafts
Dressing up clothes
Cooking
Imaginative play through babies and dollies
Plenty of external play
In addition to the above the Holiday arranges a number of external pre planned visits some typical examples of recent trips are
Seaworld
Wilderness woods
Bedgebury Pineaton
Chatham Dockyard
Meredale Day Nursery has a truly excellent reputation for delivering childcare at its very best, but in a most enjoyable way. Please come and visit our team, have a look around and judge for yourself you will not be disappointed.
Our nurseries are open Monday to Friday all year round closing only on Bank holidays and the short period between Christmas & New Year.
The core opening times are 0730 to 1800 hours, but earlier starts can be arranged
Meredale Day Nursery,
Solomon Road, RAINHAM
Kent ME8 8EB
Tel 01634 362221
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