Doodles Day Nursery, Chorley was established in 2006 with the aim of bringing

quality childcare for children aged birth to 4 years, into Chorley Central and

surrounding areas.

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The current owner, Kerry Parkinson has owned the nursery since February 2010.

Over the years, Doodles Day Nursery has grown and developed,

which meant we were fortunate enough to expand to a bigger property in 2020.

The setting is currently managed by Rachel Miller who has worked at Doodles for

over 10 years and supporting Rachel is the Deputy Manager, Victoria Green who

has worked at Doodles for over 6 years.

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All our practitioners hold Pediatric First Aid and Level 1 Safeguarding qualifications.

Our senior practitioners hold Level 2 Safeguarding qualifications. All our staff are enrolled onto an online training provider to ensure the continuity of professional development. All our practitioners have an enhanced clearance obtained from the Criminal Record Bureau.

Doodles Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted the Government Agency which oversees all aspects of the setting.    

We hold a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating in all areas, which we pride ourselves in. We thrive in being able to support parents giving their children the best start in life, preparing them for Primary school.

Our setting is made up of three rooms, which are all specifically designed to offer educational learning opportunities for a targeted age range,

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• Baby Room (Birth to 2 years)

• Under 3’s (2 to 3 years)

• Preschool (3 to 4 years)

 

We build strong and meaningful relationships with our parents to ensure we can offer individual care to our children, taking into account personal needs and interests.

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• We offer taster sessions for new children and their parents/carers joining the setting

• We have online learning journeys that give parents educational (including pictures) and personal care updates throughout the day regarding their child

• Key worker’s and Parents can have direct contact with each other though Capture Education

• We celebrate children’s home life, including festivals and religious events

• Children within Preschool enjoy ‘Show and Tell’

• Parents are invited into the setting, on events such as ‘occupational days’

• ‘Jasper the Giraffe’ and ‘Bert the dog’ are setting teddies that enjoy

•  weekends at the children’s home

• Parents get daily face to face contact with their key worker, either at the start or end of the day.

 

To ensure the safety of our children and staff, no unauthorised person will be allowed entry into the setting, all doors remain locked and entry for parents and visitors is only given by our staff. We have CCTV that covers the inside and outside of the building. We operate via a ‘password system’ for children who are being collected by other family

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