FAQ’s

In line with the requirements of the EYFS, the safety and well being of the children in our care is our number 1 priority.  As such, all staff have responsibilities for safeguarding the well being of their key children and we believe we have a duty to our children, their parents or carers and our staff to act quickly and responsibly should any concerns arise.

Overseeing all of this here at Juice are our 3 fully trained, Designated Safeguarding Officers, who are available to support our staff and liaise with other agencies as necessary and have responsibility for overseeing our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and Procedures here at Juice.

If you have any concerns about a child please speak to one of our DSO’s or contact the Trafford Children’s First Response team.

We like to train our staff to the highest possible level. All permanent staff are expected to train and qualify to Level 3 (NVQ3 or equivalent), even though the minimum requirement is a Level 2 qualification.

As of October 2024 our staff qualifications levels were as follows:

1 staff members with Level 6 qualification or above ( qualified teacher status or equivalent )

1 staff members with a Level 5 qualification. ( typically a manager level qualification )

6 staff members with a Level 4 qualification. ( for those who want to go the extra mile over the main Early Years Qualification )

21 staff members with a Level 3 qualification. ( the main Early Years Qualification )

0 staff members with a Level 2 qualification. ( many nurseries will have staff who just get to this qualification )

Further to this, we also have 2 members of staff who are currently on apprenticeships working towards an NVQ Level 3 qualification in childcare.

All of our Room Leaders already hold, or are working towards, a Level 4 qualification.

Our staff are also trained to provide inclusive play and learning opportunities, in accordance with Ofsted requirements, and hold child protection, paediatric first aid, health and safety & food hygiene certificates.

Here at Juice we have a specially designed Milk Kitchen where all bottles are stored and freshly prepared as needed.

In terms of bottle preparation we follow the NCT’s guide, which can be found by clicking HERE.

We do have parking facilities, located behind the nursery, which parents are able to use when dropping off and picking up their children.

In addition to this, free parking is available on Market Street before 9am and after 5pm.

Yes, you can. We have a lockable, Buggy Store, which is located in our car park. To maximise the space, we ask parents wishing to use this facility to only store umbrella style, folding push chairs.

Please note that we do not accept responsibility for any items left within the Buggy Store.

Yes, we are pleased to offer 12.5% sibling discount on nursery fees for any families with more than one child attending the nursery.

We do offer a limited number of term time only places.

For more information please email info@juicenursery.com

We abide by Ofsted standards and EYFS regulations and, as a minimum, work to the following ratios:

For children under the age of 2, we work as a minimum to the ratio 1:3 (1 practitioner for every 3 children)

For children aged 2 – 2.5 our ratio is a minimum of 1:4 (higher than the Ofsted requirement of 1:5.)

For children aged 2.5 – 3 our ratio is a minimum of 1:5.

For children over the age of 3 our ratio is a minimum of 1:8. (far less when we have our preschool teacher in who we have in addition)

When out of the nursery on walks or trips our ratios are adjusted, depending on whether children are walking or are travelling in our Kindervan.

For children under the age of 3, we work to a ratio of 1:3 if the children are travelling in our Kindervan, or 1:2 if they are walking.

For children over the age of 3, we work to a ratio of 1:4.

Absolutely! Our Chef, Rebecca, will work with you to ensure that your child has a healthy and varied diet at nursery, to suit their individual needs.

Yes, we are open through out the year, from Monday to Friday, apart from Bank Holidays.

The exception to this is Christmas, when we close on the 23rd December, reopening again on the first working day of the new year.

Yes, they are. We are proud at Juice Nursery to hold a Millie’s Mark, which means that all of our staff have participated in a full 12 hour paediatric first aid training course. Refresher training is provided annually and staff’s knowledge on first aid matters is regularly tested.

Please follow this link to read the full Ofsted report, following their last visit to our nursery.

Please click on this link to a Parent’s Guide to the EYFS, which you might find useful in understanding a little more about the framework that we follow here at Juice.