What will my child eat at Mayflower Community Academy Nursery? 
All of our children are provided with water throughout the day, along with milk and a healthy snack such as fruit and bagel. If your child attends our setting for 30hours, you are either welcome to bring a healthy packed lunch or purchase a school meal provided by Cater Ed. https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/plymouth-menu  

What will my child need to bring to Mayflower Community Academy Nursery? 
We ask that your child attends with an appropriate waterproof coat, a secure fitted pair of shoes and a water bottle. In addition to this we ask for a named bag with a full change of clothes, nappies and wipes for the day (if applicable). Some of our parents choose to have a spare set of wet weather gear, including wellies, which your child can leave at pre-school to engage in messy activities. 

What will my child’s day at Mayflower Community Academy Nursery look like? 
As a pre-school, we work closely with Reception to begin to embed the structure of a school day. Our pupils thrive from experiencing Phonics and Maths daily. We also explore key group interventions, including Squiggle and Blast. Alongside child-based play, we also follow a project-based learning engaging in United Learning Curriculum. 

How will I know about my child’s development?  
As your child plays, they are continually learning and developing. Staff closely observe and monitor each child’s progress across all areas of learning. This knowledge is shared with you during termly parents evening meetings and upon parental requests.  

Our Instagram (@madeinmayflowerEYFS) is used to capture, celebrate and share key highlights from our child-initiated play. 

Our Website (https://www.mayfloweracademy.co.uk/page/?title=Nursery&pid=187) is used to share key information about our project-based learning, including key resources including graphic schemas.  

You will have access to Microsoft Teams where we will set weekly home learning challenges linking to learning from the week. This is also a platform where you will be able to share any home learning or highlights from home e.g. riding a bike.