Life at Little Lodge

Curriculum

Little Lodge Nursery prides itself in our varied curriculum, where specialist teaching is implemented right from when your child joins us.

When your child is with us at nursery, their day will have a small number of structured and free-play activities, all geared to develop their language skills, and social and intellectual skills.

In addition to this, we offer weekly sessions in the following subject areas for our Pre-School class:

A timetable breakdown is available upon request from our team.

Food and Nutrition

Menus at Little Lodge are designed by Palmer and Howells! Our nutritionist, Sarah Flower, ensures meals are properly balanced, nutritionally sound, and catered to the preferences of our pupils. We work to a three–week menu cycle which is updated each term.

Our aim is to assist in the promotion and education of healthy eating. Menus will always be prepared from fresh ingredients and cooked with a minimal amount of sugar, salt and polyunsaturated fats. Our chefs use lean cuts of meat and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Find out more about our menus, and food and nutrition at Yateley Manor School below:

Food and Nutrition at Yateley Manor School

FAQs

Settling-in Sessions

Little Lodge Nursery offers 3 settling-in sessions the week before your child's start date with us.

On the first settling-in session, you will meet the team in your child’s room and a key person will be allocated. Parents will be asked to stay for the first 30 minutes before leaving for an hour. The next 2 settling-in sessions will be completed independently by the child.

More information about settling in at Little Lodge Nursery can be provided upon request.

Transition to Reception

At Little Lodge Nursery, we ensure a seamless transition to Reception and through established procedures.

During the summer term at Little Lodge, children who are moving up to Reception will have 3 settling-in sessions over a 3-week period. During these sessions, the children get to experience life in Reception by playing in their new environment, meeting the team, and interacting with current Reception pupils.

Parent Communication

To communicate with our parents and record children’s development and achievements, we create individual online journals for each child via the Famly App. As well as providing daily updates on your child’s learning and personal care routine, parents can also message their child’s key worker at any time.

The team also publish weekly memos and reminders on Famly. Additional news about the nursery can be found online in the weekly newsletter, INAMOS.