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Community Nursery Nurses

Chris Seedhouse NNEB Diploma Caring for Children 0-7 years City and Guilds

Julie Franks NNEB Diploma ADCE (advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education)

Nursery Nurse Training is undertaken at college over a period of 2 years and includes areas on:

  • Child development 0 to 8 years

  • Looking in detail at the different needs of children through home, social, emotional, physical and educational needs

  • Detailed observations and evaluations

  • Appropriate play for different ages

Nursery Nurses Offer:

Baby Play Visits for all parents of new babies.  We introduce play ideas and pass on information about groups.

2 Year Developmental Checks.  This visit is usually carried out by nursery nurses in you own home to assess the development of your child.

Baby Massage.  This is offered to families.  This is where we encourage parents to use positive touch to soothe, calm and relax their baby.

Special Visits.  These can be offered to support parents with the following issues: behaviour, toileting, sleep patterns, eating and speech.

Baby Clinic.  At Clay Cross we support and give play ideas.  At Tupton Clinic different topics are discussed, stories read and sometimes we go for a pram walk.

Post Natal Group. At Clay Cross children's centre.  As nursery nurses you will see us on the rota discussing with you different areas of child development.

Baby Play Group.  This is on a Wednesday from 10am - 11am at The Community of Christ Church on Thanet Street.  This group is free for parents and babies under 1 year old.  Each week a different theme is explored through play.

Story and Rhyme.  This is at Clay Cross library every Thursday from 10.30am - 11am.  All ages of children are encouraged to join in with story, puppets, instruments and singing.

Health Promotion.  Through displays, special days and discussions with parents.

 

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