About Our Nursery

The Old Library Day Nursery was opened by Joanne McCarthy as a second nursery setting in September 2018, Jo originally began within this sector in her own home based childcare setting and expanded to open Happy Days Nursery in Warwick in 2016.

At The Old Library Day Nursery we offer a mixed age learning environment (age 2-5yrs) which creates a family feel. We access the local community; go shopping, visit the local care home and library as well as the park and local shop.

We want our children to be a part of the old quote “it takes a village to raise a child”. It is our intent to be a piece of the full puzzle in the child’s story by using years of collective knowledge to implement and plan an enriched environment for our children using the Birth to 5; to ensure they feel valued in a Montessori inspired setting which is unique and beautiful. We hope to help create children who can make a positive impact on the world they live in.

Our Team

Our Early Years Educators are qualified and committed to providing the very best high quality care for all children within the setting. Staff regularly attend extended training courses to continuously develop their teaching skills.

All staff are employed via a robust safer recruitment process and are all DBS checked. It is the policy at The Old Library Day Nursery that all staff working in the setting will hold a valid First Aid Certificate.

Our team have experience in working with the Local Authority and Multi Agency professional to safeguard and support children in their development.

We have an experienced SENDCO who has extensive knowledge of additional needs including Autism Spectrum traits and Speech and Language needs.

Our Environment

The Old Library Day Nursery has a fantastic reputation for providing a “homely feel” environment for the children. We continue to provide this by making the setting a fun, caring and comfortable place to be.

From the age of two years old, your child can start their Old Library Day Nursery journey. Here they will experience play activities to support their next stages of development. Your child can enjoy role play, messy/creative play, sand and water, maths and literacy activities and much more. There is also a dedicated area should your child need a rest in the day.

As your child progresses through our nursery, they will learn key skills to enable them to become confident and ready for school. We encourage the independence of the children through creating individual next steps and using our resources to ensure your child fulfils their potential. We offer ballet, German language, football (Little Kickers), aerobics, yoga and mindfulness and language enrichment sessions alongside responsibilities of caring for our pets and learning how to self-regulate our own emotions.

Our Outdoor Environment

At The Old Library Day Nursery, we understand the importance of outdoor time. We have an outdoor space where our children can explore freely, feel the wind in their hair and make supported choices in regard to their own risk taking as well as learning crucial skills of interacting with their peers in a safe environment to help navigate early relationship building.

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Our Approach To Learning

At The Old Library Day Nursery, we believe children develop best when they are immersed in a world that inspires awe and wonder therefore it is our priority to create an environment that your child can become absorbed in, so they can be creative and motivated whilst playing and exploring.

At The Old Library Day Nursery, your child will be developing their first stages of learning. Through continuous and individually planned activities alongside Montessori inspired Busy Work, your child will begin to learn and develop through a world of play.

“Play is the work of the child” – Maria Montessori

Your child’s learning experiences are planned around the Birth to Five Matters and will help to promote and develop:

• Communication and language
• Physical Development
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding The World
• Expressive Arts and Design

At The Old Library Day Nursery, we recognise all children are unique. Our children will choose their own key person within their first few weeks here, who will help develop their abilities and individuality based on your child’s own special interests and needs.

We will do this by working closely with you as parents and by forming strong parent partnerships. It is our aim to help create happy, confident, creative children, making them good communicators and having positive attitudes to learning so that they can progress well on their journey into the future.

Nutritional Information

Nutritious lunches are catered for by Nursery Kitchen Catering company. Freshly cooked homemade lunches and teas will be delivered daily, which will cater for any dietary requirements and allergies. The menus rotate on a three weekly basis and are seasonal. Breakfast is provided by the Old Library Day Nursery between 8am and 9.30am. All meals and snacks are included within the daily fee.

All staff handling and preparing food will have relevant food hygiene training, and the nursery is registered with the Environmental Health Department.