About our baby room

The baby room provides a homely, happy and relaxed atmosphere for 6 babies aged between 3 months – 12 months, encouraging the children to feel comfortable and confident in leaving their parents. The children are cared for by shared key worker that provide stability for both children and their parents.
We aim to follow the baby’s home routine as much as possible, as it helps to build the trust and confidence between child and carer. We also offer home diaries to the parents, retelling of their child’s fun day at nursery. The baby room works along side the birth to five framework.

The environment

	Homely with comfy chairs and cushions.
	Brightly decorated with lots of colourful pictures on the wall and mobiles hanging from the ceiling.
	Each baby will have his or her own cot or where this is not possible, their own clean bedding.
	The baby room also has its own outdoor garden which encourages the babies to explore a different environment in a safe manner

The staff

	There is a shared keyworker system ensures stability for both child and parents
	The staff to child ratio is one to three in the baby room.
	Staff are fully qualified and have first aid qualifications.

The routine / activities

	A more one-to-one play is followed in the babies' room compared with other rooms in the nursery, as the babies' own routine is followed
	There is a variety of activities and games appropriate to the child’s age, including painting, sticking, water play, sand play and cooking.