Rainbow Castle Childcare

At Rainbow Castle Childcare, we ensure that all children are coming to a loving, caring environment where they are valued and listened to. As being a place of learning, we provide infinite ways that children can express themselves through endless play opportunities.

Services Overview

We offer a 2-3 group, all year (50 weeks) excludes Christmas and new year and Inservice days

Nursery is term time only (40 weeks) and we offer playscheme during Easter, summer and October holidays to nursery children who attend Rainbow castle only and primary children P1 to P7.

2-3 Group
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2-3 Group

  • Session Structure

    Our main 2-3 session times are 9.30-12 or 1-3.30 these sessions are £11.50 per session, and you are required to book a minimum of 2 sessions per week.If you require more childcare, you can add on additional childcare for before or after these times with an additional cost of £3 per 30 minutes or £6 per 1 hour. In the morning we offer 8.30am to 9am, 9am to 9.30am and in the afternoon we offer 3.30-4 or 4.30. We also offer a lunch session which is 12 to 1pm this session is £5 per session and again you can add this on as an additional childcare. (Parents to provide a packed lunch unless funded) We are a no nut building due to server allergies.

  • Snack Fees

    Snack fees are included in your price, so no additional snack fees are required for the 2-3 room. We operate a flexi snack this is when the children are allowed to come to snack when they are ready.

  • Play Structure

    In the 2-3 room we operate free flow play this is when the children have the session to play in areas that interest them, we have adult led activities these are optional for the children to participate in.

  • Messy Area

    We have a large messy area within this area there are two tough trays one normally containing water and another with a messy activity this could be anything ranging from play doh to shaving foam, there is a craft table which the children have access to a range of materials such as crayons, pencils, glue sticks, a range of different sticking resources and paper to create their own picture. We also have a jigsaw table this is changed daily with different puzzles that cover different learning areas.

  • Home Area

    We have a large home area this area contains a sofa, table, cooker, sink, cupboard, a bed, and a dolls bed. Within this area children like to use their imagination or role play real life situations.

  • Story Area

    We are lucky to have a big story area within this area there are small and large beanbags for the children to sit on, a rug, puppets, story stones and books. We also like to use this area to do our singing throughout the session, we also use this area for a large group song or story at the end of the session.

  • Small World Play

    There is an area that is used for cars and trains within this area there is a rug on the floor with different buildings and a road. Next to this we have an area where the children have access to different animals ranging from farm to zoo animals.

  • Open Play

    There is a loose parts area again that is accessed freely by the children, and it contains different loose parts wooden spoons, different containers, bobbins and much more, that the children can use their imagination to interoperate the different items.

  • Garden

    2-3 room also have access to the garden that is all secure with a high fence, we have a construction area, digging, mud kitchen, water wall, bug hotel, loose parts to create balancing beams, chalk boards and lots more.

  • Your Child's development

    Staff follow realizing the ambition, GIRFEC, SHANNARI, my outdoor world and more to support your child’s personal development which is evidenced in their learning journal folders.

  • Toilet Training

    We have access to 3 toilets and provide potties and toilet aids to help support children toilet training. Staff are happy to change children’s nappies within the session and all children will be changed a minimum of every 3 hours. For more information on what children need whilst attending 2-3 please contact 2-3 senior or staff member to discuss.

2-3 group fees

Session Times

Cost

8:30am – 9:00am

£3

8:30am – 9:30am

£6

9:30am – 12 midday (session)

£11.50

12 midday – 1:00pm

£5

1:00pm – 3:30pm (session)

£11.50

3:30pm – 4:00pm

£3

3:30pm – 4:30pm

£6

4:00pm – 4:30pm

£3

How to register your child with Rainbow Castle childcare

Registration forms can be collected, filled out and returned to Rainbow Castle Childcare, they will also need a completed personal plan and if they have allergies, medication, intolerances etc they will need a health care plan and medication consent forms prior to starting.

All children must attend settling in sessions which would be arranged with the respective seniors.

Contact

Manager: [email protected]

2-3 senior: [email protected]

☎️ 01343 357 370

Nursery

Nursery information coming soon!

For now please contact our manager for more information about our nursery service at [email protected]