Below please find some answers to common questions:
1. What is your staff to child ratio?
Ofsted requirements are as follows - In the 0-2 room 1 staff to 3 children in the 2-3 ½ year room 1 staff to 4 children and in the pre-school room 1 staff to 8 children. However because of the way we work we always have extra staff on the premises so that we keep these ratios even over staff lunches and breaks. At other times of the day we have the opportunity to complete observations and planning requirements. We don’t use cover staff except over the summer period to ensure a consistency of care for the children.
2. What type of food do you serve if a child is weaning?
We work closely with the parents building up a child’s taste and quantity of food over a regulated period of time. Any baby food given we make from pureed fresh ingredients unless otherwise specified by the parent.
3. Opening hours and holidays
We open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm. We close on bank holidays and for a week at Christmas.
4. Do I have to pay a deposit?
We ask for a £50 non-refundable deposit to secure a nursery place.
5. Availability - How soon do I need to book my place?
Whenever someone looks around the nursery we keep their name on file and the required days however we have only limited places available and due to recommendation we do fill the places quickly.
6. Do the children go out during the day?
Yes, as long as we have parents permission we go out on regular trips to the park, duck pond, shops etc. depending on the topic the children are learning about that month. We are outside in the garden as much as we possibly can be ensuring that children are suitably attired for dry or rainy weather.
7. Do children have the ability to visit museums etc?
Yes, we have visits to Pontefract museum, York train museum, sandal castle, Knottingley recycling plant, the National Coal Mining Museum,Clark Educational Museum, Eureka, Wakefield Art Gallery to name but a few.
I felt proud that both my children attended this nursery.
I have always felt content in the level of superb provision that has been provided by all involved.
Thank you for helping Jacob. He has made giant leaps in his development in the happy environment you provide.
Future Einsteins has been an important part of Amelie's life for the last two years.
I would like to thank you for all your care and support for Jasmine over the past four years.
You have been fantastic and much like an extended family to us. We will miss you lots.
Thank you for helping to prepare Emily for school, you've done a great job!
Please thank Bev the Cook for making such lovely meals-wish I could get him to eat half the foods he does!
I have always felt content in the level of superb provision that has been provided by all involved.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for looking after our two boys over the last 6 years.
Thankyou so much for looking after our children and supporting our family through the ups and downs of the last 5 years.
We wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you so very much for all the fun and games, love and affection.
Both the girls have loved their time at Future Einsteins and the staff have been absolutely amazing with how they have looked after them. Thank you.
I would like to thank you for the wonderful start in life you have given our children. We couldn't have asked for anything better !!
Your staff clearly love the kids and the work they do appears to be a vocation rather than a job. Please keep doing what you are doing.
I have been able to go to work with total peace of mind knowing that they have been happy and very well looked after.