Parent/Carer Information
Breakfast and After School Clubs
We offer breakfast club and after school club sessions for children aged 2 years – 11 years old. We also offer a collection/drop off service to and from Shotley School.
Breakfast club runs from 7.45am – 8.45am and offers a selection of cereals and toast along with a variety of activities for your child to engage in, providing a happy and healthy start to their day. Pre school aged children will remain in either the Caterpillar or Butterfly rooms whereas school aged children will taken Shotley School to join their classes.
After School club runs from 3.15pm – 4.30pm / 5.30pm and offers lots of fun and engaging activities both indoors and outdoors. We provide a healthy snack when children arrive and at approx. 4.45pm we provide a further nutritious cooked snack.
Prices - £6.00 per hour - invoiced monthly in advanced.
Special Education Needs and Disabilities ( SEND)
"Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn. They can affect their:
- behaviour or ability to socialise, for example they struggle to make friends
- reading and writing, for example because they have dyslexia
- ability to understand things
- concentration levels, for example because they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- physical ability"
Extract taken from www.gov.uk
You may here professionals using some of these terms when speaking to you. If a term is used that you don’t understand, please ask.
SEND: Special Educational Needs and Disability
SENDCo: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-Ordinator.
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
DLA: Disability Living Allowance.
This may be given to families to help with any additional costs related to caring for the child because of their disability.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children: How to claim -
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Early Help: Providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life
EHCP: Education, Health and Care Plan if for children up to the age of 25 who need more support than is available through special educational needs support. The EHCP identifies the educational, health and social needs and sets out the additional support to meet those needs. The EHCP places an legal obligation on to Education Providers to meet the needs of the child as set out in the plan.
We recognise and value that it is important for all children to develop at their own pace and have time to explore and deepen their interests. The team are skilled in observing children so they can support the development of learning in an effective way.
What does this mean for my child?
This means that your child will have access to a range of activities throughout the setting. They will also attend small group sessions led by an adult. All group learning is planned and sequenced to ensure children make progress in one or more area of learning. The team carry out careful observations, which they will share with you on Tapestry. This open dialogue allows you to see what their interests are and what their next steps in learning and development are. Equally, insights from home can be shared via Tapestry allowing continuity of care and promoting holistic development.
We will observe potential barriers to your child’s learning and help them find ways to overcome, or minimise, these. Your child’s key person and SENDco will work closely with you to ensure that your child has access to the resources and experiences they need in order to develop to their full potential. They will also support you by working in partnership with any external professionals that may be involved with your child’s learning and development. The team at Shotley Kidzone will always make time for you to discuss any concerns that you may have, and involve you in your child's learning journey. If you feel you would benefit from peer support, please follow the link below to Suffolk Parent Carer Forum
Suffolk Parent Carer Forum (suffolkpcf.co.uk) For further information and support regarding SEND please consult SENDIASS at:
Home - Suffolk SENDIASS
At Shotley Kidzone we have adopted the Graduated Approach with four stages of action
The Graduated Approach is a four-part continuous cycle that includes the use of a four-part cycle of ‘Assess, Plan, Do and Review’.
The four stages are :
Assess – use a range of assessment strategies to identify the specific support needs of the child.
Plan – starting from the assessment, co-produce and share a plan, detailing the provision to be put in place.
Do – implement the agreed provision.
Review – monitor the learner’s progress and evaluate the success and impact of the support given.