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Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool
WHY CHOOSE BRIGHT HORIZONS
In a Mumsnet survey of 131 users of Bright Horizons Nurseries: 82% would buy again and 85% would recommend
A place to grow
Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool offers care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years.
We are proud to have a long standing staff team and management who helped us achieve a Good rating in our latest Ofsted inspection. Some of our team have been here for over 20 years. We offer a warm, welcoming environment supporting the transition from home to nursery and our secure spacious outdoor areas for children gives the children opportunities to extend their learning, alongside a soft play area for children to partake in physical activities. Our wide range of extracurricular activities include Active Athletes coaching sessions for toddler age upwards, Spanish and Theatre Bugs for the whole nursery. Children in the nursery are well prepared to transition to school with the unique Ready for School Programme which includes Growing Readers, Writers and Mathematicians.
To further support this our 3-5 year olds are provided with a uniform of polo shirts and sweat shirts. We have a resources room which is used to support small groups for our children with additional needs and also where we support learning with the staff teams together. The babies and toddlers have separate garden areas to the preschool children, allowing lots of different activities to take place. We also have a family room where parents can spend time while their children are settling into nursery.
The nursery is set across 2 buildings - one building for the youngest children and then the school building. Both are in close proximity and the children transition between the 2 buildings extremely well. We provide excellent nutritionally-balanced menus using fresh ingredients prepared by our own chef.
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Nutrition
Our excellent nutritionally balanced menu is changed regularly to encourage a varied diet. Here is an example of a typical menu.
Breakfast
Lunch
Tea
Supporting and Learning
Growing Mathematicians
1-2-3-4-5! Mathematics is embedded in everything that we do and experience in our day-to-day lives and our Growing Mathematicians programme has been created to help your child understand the purpose and importance of mathematics.
Growing Readers
Growing Readers brings together home and nursery life, providing parents with some of the theory behind developing children’s reading skills, and also providing handy Hints & Tips, recommended reading lists and suggested activities for parents and children to explore together.
Growing Writers
Our Growing Writer’s approach supports the complex magical journey from making a mark, to emergent writing, to confident writer, laying the foundational skills that enable each child to flourish with the confidence and capability to succeed at school.
A Day at Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool
Below is an example of a typical day
Drop Off
Breakfast
Play & Activities
Singing Time
Free Play
Story Time
Sleep Time
Tea / Dinner Time
Pick Up
Fees & Availability
Where possible we look to offer flexible booking patterns and a range of funding options, including the government's 30 hours funded childcare* provision. To request pricing and availability, please request a call back by clicking the button below.
*Terms and conditions apply to 30 hours funding. Click here for more information.
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Meet the Team
- Deputy Manager
- Second Deputy Manager
- Third Deputy Manager
- Nursery Director
- Health and Safety Super Hero
Bindi Kotecha
Bindi joined Mount Vernon Nursery in 1995 and has been working in childcare for 30 years. Bindi holds an NVQ Level 3 in Childcare as well as an NVQ Assessor Award. Bindi also holds First Aid At Work and Enhanced Safeguarding certifications.
Bindi is motivated by the ability to be a part of introducing the concept of education to a wide spectrum of children. Helping to ensure our families receive excellent care each and every day is key to her role.
Amber O'Leary
Amber has been working in childcare since 2011 and has quickly grown in her role to that of deputy manager. She takes main lead in the school building and she is passionate to see the children grow and develop their individual personalities.
Amber supports our children with additional needs and ensures inclusion is considered with every opportunity.
Hayleigh Newman
Hayleigh joined Mount Vernon nursery in 2017 after starting her childcare career in 2010 at our Bright Horizons nursery, The Park, in Watford.
Hayleigh grew through the roles at the nursery to become a deputy manager which is a role she is thoroughly enjoying. She has worked with all of the age groups and especially loves to see the children's characters develop when they are toddlers. Hayleigh strives to ensure the children are supported through a loving and caring environment at all times.
Tracy Berry
I started my childcare career over 20 years ago working as a nanny, a Nursery Nurse and all leadership positions before working my way up to be a Regional Manager.
In 2016 I started my own family with my husband Marc and we welcomed Harrison to the world. Since having Harrison my passion for leading my own nursery again was re-ignited and I joined Mount Vernon Nursery in May 2017.
Helping children to develop through their early years was always my passion, seeing the children's expressions of amazement as they learn something new is always a moment to treasure. Helping families through their first years, balancing life and ensuring that we all work in partnership is the key to great success. I am also passionate about the care and education we deliver each day, ensuring the team I am working with have great opportunities to develop and are empowered, being able to ensure each child reaches their full potential.
Candy Floss
Hi, my name is Candy Floss, I joined Bright Horizons in March 2010 as the ‘Super Safety Hero’ to help nursery children stay safe and manage risks. My role as a Health and Safety Super Hero is unique to Bright Horizons and I’m in every nursery, 365 days a year.
Back in 2010, I saw a job advert for a Zebra Super Safety Hero – I was very excited, applied and was invited for an interview with several other zebras. We were interviewed by all the children who then voted on which of us would be their Super Safety Hero. It was hoof biting but I was thrilled when they told me I was the most voted for by the children who all loved me because of my cape and bag. My bag is very special, if something fits inside, it’s a choking hazard. You might be wondering how I got my name. The children in our nurseries chose five names and voted for their favourite. I love it as it’s unique, I mean have you ever heard of a zebra called Candy Floss? Exactly!
Why Bright Horizons
The Bright Horizons passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care isn’t just common knowledge within our own business – we’ve also gained some impressive accolades from external sources for excellence as both a childcare provider, and as an employer. We are the only childcare company to have been listed for the last 11 years as one of the country’s top 50 “Great Places to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.
