About Us

The Mulberry Bush Day Nursery is situated in the village of Metheringham, and offers full day care to children aged between six weeks and twelve years.

The Mulberry Bush aims to offer a friendly, family orientated day care facility. The Mulberry Bush is open  Monday to Friday from 07.15 till 6pm. We are closed on Bank Holidays and over the Christmas period, no fees are payable during these periods of closure.

At the Mulberry Bush Day Nursery we aim to  work towards the High Scope approach to educating young children. We follow this by ensuring Active Learning is a key component to our children's care. "Through active learning - having direct and immediate experiences and deriving meaning from them through reflection- young children construct knowledge that helps them make sense of their world"

 ( Educating young Children,Hohmann and Weikart,2002)

 Mission Statement

The Mulberry Bush aims to:

• Provide a happy, safe, warm and stimulating environment for all children to play, learn and develop freely.
• Encourage children to have a positive attitude and respect for both themselves and other people.
• Promote a positive relationship with parents/ carers and work in partnership with them to provide high quality play and care for their children.
• Offer inclusive services that are accessible to all children in the community.
• Help children to develop responsibility for themselves and their actions and to become competent, confident, independent and co-operative individuals.
• Undergo regular monitoring and evaluation of our services to ensure that the Nursery/ Kids club continues to meet the needs of children and parents/carers.

The Mulberry Bush is committed to meeting the needs of parents and carers by:

• Listening and responding to their views and concerns.
• Keeping them informed of our policies and procedures, including opening times, fees and charges, and programmes of activities.
• Sharing and discussing their child’s achievements, experiences, progress and friendships, along with any difficulties that may arise.

The Mulberry Bush is committed to providing:

• Care and activities that put the needs and safety of children first.
• Opportunities that are interesting, educational, stimulating and fun.
• Opportunities that promote each child’s social, physical, moral and intellectual development.
• Access to an indoor and outdoor environment with a variety of facilities and equipment under safe and supervised conditions.
• A staff team that is experienced, well trained and properly supported.
• Services that meet the conditions of the Children’s Act 2004, Every Child Matters Agenda, The Early Years Foundation Stage statutory Framework and all other relevant childcare legislation, wherever they apply.
• An environment where no child is bullied or suffers discrimination in any form.