Last Updated - November 5, 2024
This nursery only caters for NHS staff employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact Name : Tina Mwaro/Jennie Judge
Contact Position : Nursery Managers
Telephone : 01803 654150
E-mail : tsdft.rainbow@nhs.net
Notes : We are a workplace nursery and only able to offer a palce to families who work for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust or the CCG
Name : Rainbow Day Nursery
Address : Torbay Hospital, Annexe site
Newton Road
Torquay
Devon
Postcode : TQ2 7BA
Notes : Near bus routes 12 and 12a
Table of costs
| Amount | Cost Type |
|---|---|
| 52.70 | per day |
Details : An early start session can be pre-booked, subject to availability, for £5.30 A nursery hot lunch (optional) is available for £2.30
Details : Please contact the nursery for information regarding availability, we operate a waiting list.
3 & 4 year old funding : Yes
2 year old funding : Yes
3 & 4 year old 30 Hour funding : Yes
Opening Times
| Day | Opening Time | Closing Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 07:00:00 | 18:00:00 |
| Tuesday | 07:00:00 | 18:00:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00:00 | 18:00:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00:00 | 18:00:00 |
| Friday | 07:00:00 | 18:00:00 |
Facilities : Refreshments
Ride-ons
Meals cooked on premises
Role play dressing up
Sandpitsand play
Climbing Frame
Wendy House
PuzzlesJigsaws
Books & Storytelling
Internet Connection
Both indoor and outdoor activities
Kitchen
Kitchen Facilities
Reading
Nature Exploration
Open Space
Disabled Access
Sleeping Area
Construction toys
Secure Access
Music time
Sensory Play
Nappy changing facility
Full cooked lunch
Toys
Small world toys
Out-door Play
Outdoor Playspace
Songs, Rhymes and Music
Healthy Eating
Arts & Crafts
Heuristic play
Baby Facilities
Home Corner
Baby toys
Walks to local park etc
Push-alongs
Water play
Games
Accessible Parking
Adventure playground
Garden
Treasure baskets
Air Conditioning
Playroom
Offers pickups : No
Ofsted URN: 139435
Link to latest and historical ofsted inspection reports
We have a team of staff who are well qualified and have a wide range of training and experience. We support children with a varied range of needs including, but not limited to:
The nursery has experienced Makaton signers, Behaviour leads, First Aiders, Sencos, Safeguarding Leads and Speech, Language and Communication leads.
Each child in our care has a key carer who liaises with parents/carers with regard to the needs of their child. The nursery Senco and the child’s key carer work closely with parents and other professionals to ensure that children are able to participate as fully as possible in the nursery day. Where applicable, we attend multi-agency meetings in order to best support individual children.
Rainbow Day Nursery is a workplace nursery for staff of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
Rainbow Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted and currently holds a Good grade from the latest Ofsted inspection. We provide inclusive care for children aged 3 months to 5 years and work on a waiting list system.
We welcome all children regardless of disability or special educational needs.
Where a child’s needs are identified prior to them starting nursery, we will liaise with parents/carers, other professionals involved in care of the child to establish a good relationship in advance and to understand how we can best support the child.
All children are regularly observed throughout their time with us in order for us to track their progress within the Early Years Foundation Stage. All observations are documented in the child’s Interactive Learning Diary (ILD), parents have access to this at any time. We can use small step assessments if needed
If from these observations, key carers have any concerns with regard to the child’s development, this will be brought to the attention of our Sencos who will then make further observations and liaise with parents in line with our Special Educational Needs Policy.
The nursery Sencos and the child’s parents/carers will decide the appropriate course of action for each individual child. We will also contact and liaise with other professionals if deemed appropriate.
When a child is due to start at our setting hold settling in visits with the child and parent(s)/carer(s). The settling in visits provides an opportunity for parents/carers to discuss any special/individual needs that their child may have. At this point we will assess if any additional support will be needed and, if the family is already being supported by other professionals, arrange a meeting to obtain information to help us with the settling in process and ensure continuity of care.
Each child will have a key carer at nursery. The key carer will be the main point of contact for the parents/carers, and will regularly monitor the child’s progress. The key carer will ensure effective communication between parents/carers and the nursery in order to ensure that all the needs of an individual child are met.
A child’s key carer will report to the parents/carers at the end of their nursery day verbally and /or in writing. We also hold parents evenings each term and a transition day in the summer.
As set out in our Special Educational Needs Policy, we provide a positive and welcoming environment where children are supported according to their individual needs. We believe that all children have a right to experience and develop alongside their peers no matter what their individual needs.
We work closely with parents/carers to create and maintain a positive partnership to best support the individual child; this includes regular conversations to share observations and assessments carried out. We seek support from outside agencies in order to give each child the support that they require and where necessary we will provide additional 1-1 support.
We carry out regular observations and assessments of the children in order to review each child’s development and learning, and how it progresses from term to term. Our assessments will help us to identify if there are any areas for concern with a child’s progress so that we can implement an appropriate plan to support each child.
All our activities can be adapted to suit the needs of children that have additional needs; our aim is to ensure that we have inclusive practice, where children can play and learn alongside their peers. We have a variety of resources that can be accessed in order to support each child as well as specialist equipment for individual requirements such as seating and furniture.
We work together with other professionals to ensure each child’s needs are met, and if necessary we can implement additional 1-1 support or attend specific specialist training.
our Senco will provide advice and recommend the appropriate support by liaising with your child’s key worker and ensuring it is implemented accordingly
We work closely with Early Years Childcare Advisory Service for support and guidance. We also work in close partnership with other professionals including Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Portage.
We have our own setting SENco who will work alongside key carers to ensure that all needs are being met, we ensure our Senco has good understanding and wide range of knowledge relating to children with SEND
Our current Deputy Manager has level 3 early year’ Senco training and supports the Senco in their role too
We ensure all staff have regular training opportunities which cover a wide range of topics to support all children at our setting
Rainbow Day Nursery is a workplace nursery, with parents paying for the nursery sessions that are allocated.
We access educational funding for all 3 and 4 year old children (up to 15 free hours per week during term time plus an additional 15 hours for some families), and we can also signpost families to apply for funding for 2 year olds (there is eligibility criteria for this).
Additional funding can be applied for from the local authority in order to best support a child with SEN. Any application for additional funding is considered on an individual basis.
We encourage our families to access other support groups and services available to them. We can provide details of services that may be helpful, by providing information and contact details and promoting other available services both within the NHS Trust and externally in Torbay.
Our building is on one level, therefore is accessible by wheel chair.
We have a designated Behaviour lead at Rainbow Day Nursery who works closely with key carers to develop specific behaviour plans for children. A large majority of staff have had training regarding children’s behaviour and we follow this approach in our practice on a daily basis.
We encourage parents to be fully involved in the behaviour plans so that the whole family are aware of it and how it can support children.
We believe in parents as partners therefore we work with you to support your child’s next steps in their lives, whatever that may be.
We ensure that all children have a transition period and that information is passed on with parents permission to the next setting or school.
All our staff work together to ensure smooth transitions in the nursery from room to room which include settling in visits to another room to give children the chance to meet other children and staff as a gradual process before any move. We also hold a Transition Day during the year in the summer where families can come into the nursery to visit a new room and speak openly with staff.
When a child comes to us from another setting, we ensure we are provided with all available information in advance and request a meeting/transition document from the previous setting.
When a child is leaving the setting to start school, their key carer puts together a comprehensive transition document for the school and the opportunity of a meeting with the child’s teacher if this is required. If necessary, parents/carers and other supporting agencies will also be invited to be involved in this meeting.
Through regular observations and reviews along with regular communication with parents/carers, we will ensure that if other support is required, that we do our best to give parents all necessary information in order to access this. We may arrange a meeting with you as parents and involve our senco or behaviour leads, to best support you and advise on the appropriate next steps.
We speak to parent son a daily basis on drop off and collection of the children, we give feedback about their day. We upload observations and photos to our online porta (Interactive Learning Diary) we encourage parents to look at this regularly, and also ask parents to add their own photos and comments, showing us what interest their child has outside of nursery and their milestones.
We encourage parents to keep us updated about their child, including changes to routines etc
Learning Diaries are accessible for parents to take home and share. We also encourage parents/carers to meet with key carers and other professionals to discuss progress, outcomes and agree next steps.
As well as the planned parent’s evenings during the year, we arrange specific focused meetings with parents to give an opportunity to discuss individual learning plans.
We review our Special Educational Needs Policy on a regular basis to ensure they are up to date and relevant. Staff and managers meet regularly through Supervisions and Appraisals. Staff reflect on practice and feedback to senior practitioners through room meetings and whole staff meetings. Parents/carers are welcomed to attend regular meetings to monitor progress and discuss anything they have concerns or ideas about.
As an NHS nursery, we have access to a multitude of specialised training at Torbay Hospital’s Education Centre. We also work very closely with Torbay Early Years and staff regularly attend training courses and forums. Where necessary, we source and buy in training or computer software as required e.g. Makaton.
We can access specific training for specific needs i.e. using an Epipen or administering insulin.
All key carers are available to talk to parents/carers of their children at the start and end of each session and at these times, verbal information can be exchanged. Children’s Learning Diaries are available for parents/carers to look through, take home and share and contribute to if they would like. Learning Diaries are reviewed regularly and where necessary, separate meetings are set up between key carers and parents/carers.
Due to close relationships developed between parents/carers, key carers and managers/other staff, we would hope that in line with our ‘open door policy’ that any issue would be resolved by talking to staff and meeting with managers to discuss any concerns. We regularly review and act upon where necessary any suggestions in our Suggestion Box in our reception area.
Our Complaints Policy can be accessed in our Policies booklet, copies of which are readily available at all time for parents/carers.
You can contact us directly on 01803 654 150 or email our Nursery Secretary at tsdt.rainbow@nhs.net . Alternative we welcome families to visit the nursery and meet us personally. Informal visits can be set up in advance. Please also feel free to visit www.ofsted.gov.uk and read our most recent Outstanding Ofsted report using our Ofsted Registration No. 139435.
