About Us

Baby/Gazelle Room

Our Baby room is specially designed to meet the needs of children from 3mths to 18mths. Here they can enjoy a large selection of age appropriate activities, ranging from messy play, heuristic play, independent play and much more. Children’s home sleep routines are closely followed at Helitots here the babies can enjoy peace and quiet in their own sleep area. The children’s bottles are made freshly each day in our kitchen and here we cater for your child’s individual dietary requirements.

Before you start

We will arrange with you a few short visits to the nursery. These visits will enable you both to establish a positive relationship with the nursery team.

During your settling in sessions you will meet your child’s key worker. This member of the team will be responsible for your child’s development journals and point of contact with any day to day questions.

In the days prior to the “big day” talk to your child about all the new and exciting experiences they are about to embark on, mentioning all the new and exciting things they will be doing.

Our aim is to always ensure that there is always a two-way relationship between you and the nursery. We request that you provide us with details or your child’s requirements and preferences prior to their first visit. This means that their key person will be equipped with the knowledge, to ensure they can welcome and settle your child into nursery life with all the information you have offered. No question is a silly question and we encourage families to take an active role in nursery life.

Helitots nursery has an open door policy and should you wish to come and spend time in the nursery with your little one you are always welcome.

If this is the first time your child is going to be separated from you, you could help them prepare by spending short periods of time apart in the run up to their 1st day.

On the day

We will spend quality time getting to know your child on their 1st day, providing relaxed opportunities for them to choose what they play with.

Try not to be anxious about leaving your child if he or she is crying. Our staff are experienced in dealing with these situations. We are always happy to arrange extra settling sessions if either you are we feel they would be beneficial. With a smile clearly, explain that you will see them later. Aim not to prolong the goodbye, as hard as this maybe, trust us, it is better for your child, they can then focus on enjoying their new surroundings and on with their day.

At any point please contact us during this time to ask us how your child is progressing. We are always happy to give you an update on your child.

testimonials

What Parents Say

I have been so impressed with Michael’s development since he has started at Helitots. His time in the baby room run by Gayle and Verity was a lovely environment for him to settle and the range of activities he gets involved in is impressive. The Staff really helped his transition into the Nursery environment and took into account that I was still breastfeeding and struggling to transition to a bottle. He has recently moved into the Toddlers room where he does baking, a variety of play and lots of other activities,. Amy and Emily are really enthusiastic, he is so happy when I collect him. Michael was able to feed himself early and eats a varied diet, he is well mannered and when we ask him to do something he will listen. We feel this is comes from the Helitots environment where the experienced Staff really nurture, look after him and instil good manners and the correct amount of discipline, they have respect from Michael, and this is mirrored at home. Managed by Steve, who in my opinion is a magician at getting the children to sleep so easily, and has a lovely relationship with all the children, I can’t recommend Helitots enough, I only wish we had sent his older sister to Helitots too!

To ALL staff (past and present) at Helitots, We owe you the biggest thank you. You have helped not just Noah, but Evie & Aerin to grow, develop and become the children they are. When you rely on full time nursery care, where your children often do 40 hour week too, knowing you have a place for them that is safe, fun, educational and all the things in between cannot really be put into words. For the last 6 years their dad, Paul, has worked away so having the stability & familiarity of the nursery and staff has been a life line at times. We will always be grateful for everything you have done for our children. All 3 have been ready for school, are confident, easily make friends and (if we do say so ourselves, although they have there moments!) are pretty great kids. Never underestimate what you do. We always remember our first teachers at school, but it starts way before that and I know we will always remember all those at Helitots who have quite often been there and spent more time with, our children than we have and been there second parents. All the best for the future, you really are outstanding. Love Elle, Paul, Evie, Aerin & Noah xxx

Staff

At Helitots Day Nursery we believe that our children deserve the right to receive the best individual attention, a guarantee to care and an education of the highest degree. We provide a high ratio of quality early years childcare staff specialists and extremely skilled staff are fully trained with recognised qualifications in childcare.

Additionally, all our staff have undergone an enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service DBS formally criminal Records bureau (CRB).

We are proud of our staff retention rate and we put this down to careful selection. Janice and myself believe in looking after our staff and we hope we provide a fun and happy enviroment which benefits the children and staff.

Also, all our staff at Helitots have a Paediatric First Aid qualification.

When a child begins at Helitots they are allocated to a key person. This key person will have a special responsibility of building strong relationships with the children in their small group and will be the point of contact to parents who wish to discuss their child's development.