Laying Foundations for

Bright Futures

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Providing Excellence in Care and Education

Our Beginnings

Thank you for your interest in Building Blocks Nursery School and Child Care.

Like you, I am a working parent of young children. In my experience, the significant amount of time my children have spent in day care has not served, most beneficially, their development in these formative years. My goal is to ensure that Building Blocks consistently provides the standard of excellence for your children that I desire for my own.

I am a qualified primary school teacher and hold a BSc (honours) degree in cognitive psychology from the University of London. There, I achieved an award of merit for my research and dissertation on child cognitive development. This included specific emphasis on the nature of the intellect from birth and its implications for helping children in reaching their mental potentials. Using my training and experience, I have endeavoured to create an environment that will facilitate your child’s success in his/ her life development by increasing confidence and educational and social skills. This process begins from infancy and is based on providing a wide range of sensory experiences, in a warm and loving environment, where your child feels completely secure.

To meet my goals, I have taken great strides to ensure an exceptional program for all age groups. A highly skilled, committed nursery staff is maintained and supported with regular input from qualified, experienced specialists. Throughout the Nursery, staff ratios exceed Government standards. For continuity, a comprehensive retention programme has also been designed.

Our curriculum is based on enhancing natural developmental processes and building on these processes to most benefit your child, through fun-filled play. It is designed to encourage a lifelong thirst for knowledge and love of learning. At the same time, our focus on developing high self-esteem and mutual respect will ensure a caring individual with the ability to lead as well as share ideas in a group.

If you feel that Building Blocks will benefit you and your child, please contact us to request a prospectus. If you have any questions or input at this time, please do contact me. I look forward to speaking with you soon and ultimately meeting you and your family.

Best Wishes,

Jocelyn Ashton

Bsc (honours), P.G.C.E., A.D.C.E.

Director

Mission Statement

Building Blocks is dedicated to providing excellence and innovation in childcare and education. We aim to achieve this through: 1) Acknowledging the value of staff, assisting them in achieving their potentials by encouraging reflective practice, supporting training and development, allowing them a voice and actively responding to their contributions 2) Viewing parents as partners, communicating openly and listening readily, inviting their input with respect and consideration and 3) Providing a goal oriented, age appropriate curriculum focusing on; the promotion of academic skill, the enhancement of wonder and experimentation, and the encouragement of social intelligence and high self esteem. As a company, we are extremely reflective of our practice, not afraid of change and will always consider what improvements might be made and how best to implement them.

Our Locations

15A Dundonald Road Wimbledon SW19 3SR

194B Kingston Road Wimbledon SW19 3NU

81 Fulwell Road Teddington TW11 0RJ

For more information

Tel: 020 8949 8833

email: info@buildingblocksnurseries.co.uk

Building Blocks Nursery

Registered office: 184B Kingston Road,

Wimbledon,

SW19 3NU

Reg No. 04005432 Registered in England & Wales