Flower Pots is owned by Madeleine and Brain Whitlock.  Madeleine has years of childcare experience and therefore works part-time within the nursery,  and Brian is a qualified chef who cooks all of the fresh home made food for the children each day. 

Flower Pots opened in October 2006 and is now registered to care for up to eighteen children between the ages of three months and five years.  We are open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. all year round except for public bank holidays.  We offer full day care, morning and afternoon sessions for all age groups (up to the age of five years).

We follow the Birth to Three Matters framework for children under the age of three to ensure they can enjoy learning, and the planning of activities is completed in accordance to the children’s progress of development.  As each child reaches the age of three there is a smooth transition to the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, teaching the six area’s of learning, these are:

• Mathematical development,
• Physical development,
• Creative development,
• Knowledge and understanding of the world,
• Personal, emotional and social development,
• Communication, language and literacy.

There is a full booklet given to parents on both Birth to Three Matters and the Foundation Stage when a child starts at the nursery.  This is to ensure parents feel informed and involved with their child’s learning and have an understanding of how we implement educational activities which are fun for the children.

We have a large garden area for the children to enjoy physical activity.  They go outside at least twice a day and there is a wide range of outdoor activities for them to explore.  We also take the children out for walks to places like the local library so the children can have story time and choose books they would like to borrow and read at the nursery.

Brian (owner and qualified chef) produces nutritionally balanced home-made food’s consisting of a variety of choice while meeting each individual child’s dietary needs. All meals and snacks are included within the fees.  The children are offered the following meals and snacks:

8:00-9:00- Breakfast
examples are: Variety of cereals, toast, other foods such
as crumpets, croissants and boiled egg  with soldiers is also offered.                 
9:30-10:30- Morning snack
examples are: Fresh fruit / cheese and biscuits /  vegetable sticks with fresh dips. 
11:45- Lunch
Hot home-made lunch- examples are: Roast turkey with roast
potatoes and fresh vegetables, Honey roast gammon with  pineapple, creamy potato and fresh seasonal vegetables. Pudding is offered after lunch.
2:00-3:00- Afternoon snack
examples are: Home made scotch eggs / wraps with
a variety of fillings / crackers with spreads.
4:00- High tea-
examples are: Assorted sandwiches (made by the children!) /
fresh soup with a bread roll/ panini’s with assorted fillings and fresh crunchy salad.
Yoghurt or fresh fruit is offered for pudding.

Children attending all day receive all of the above meals and snack’s, children who attend a morning or afternoon session receive the meals or snacks for the time of day.