Midlands Enterprise Awards 2018

6 SME NEWS / Midlands Enterprise Awards 2018 , First Quest Day Nursery is a full day care nursery providing care and education for babies from three months until children reach school age. We caught up with Denise Phelps to find out how the centre works to ensure that every parent can rest easy that their child is in safe hands. Best for Early Years Care & Education - Worcestershire Offering high-quality childcare services, First Quest Day Nursery is on a mission to provide the very best care and education to each individual child based on their own individual learning style. Denise explores why this tailored approach to childcare is so vital. “Here at First Quest Day Nursery, we firmly believe that children flourish best when they have respect through interaction with caring adults who act as great role models, show them respect in return and value their individual personalities. As such, we always support children to do their very best in everything they do. We will lead the children to not only reach their expected potential, but to go beyond expectations. “Central to this bespoke approach to childcare is that fact that we value each child as an individual, and therefore we challenge every child to go further and encourage their learning in all areas using activities that interest them and make them want to build their own learning journey. We have an amazing building and wonderful outside space that we use to the maximum in all weathers, the children plant vegetables in our allotment area and harvest them, then they prepare them to create nutritious soups etc. Our dedicated team recognise every situation as a learning experience, we value each child’s voice and listen to what they have to say. The children’s home experiences and time spent with family is also discussed and their next steps in learning often come from an activity they have had at home with parents and siblings. All families are valued, and our differences are welcomed, our nursery environment celebrates everything that the children do regardless of ability or disability, we encourage them all to try new things and experiences to enhance their understanding of the world.” First Quest Day Nursery MID18014 Company: First Quest Day Nursery Contact: Denise Phelps Address: 28 Old Coach Road, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 8BB, UK Phone: 01905 799353 Website: www.firstquestnursery.co.uk Such all-encompassing support would not be possible without a team of dedicated, experienced staff, and as such Denise is understandably keen to showcase her employees and how their hard work drives excellence for every child in their care. “To ensure the provision of high-quality care to all of our charges, we have an amazing team at First Quest Day Nursery who share their expertise, knowledge and training with each other. All members of the team strive to learn from each other and undertake regular training to update their knowledge and understand new trends, this helps us to always be aware of what is new to the market and how we can access it. “In turn this means our children are well equipped when they move on to school and are more than ready to make the next step in their learning journey. The schools that our children attend often report back to us how they can tell the children who have attended First Quest Day Nursery by their ‘school readiness’. We are very proud of our links with all outside agencies including schools and other nursery settings.” Overall, as the corporate landscape changes and fluctuates, so does the workforce’s flexibility. As such, looking ahead, First Quest Day Nursery is seeking to enhance its service offering to further support the parents and children it serves, as Denise is proud to conclude. “Moving forward, we are expanding our wrap around care service to cover breakfast club and afterschool to support our families when the children move up to school. When the children and families have enjoyed their time with us so much they want to be able to continue to use our facilities long after they have started school. Additionally, we would like to make further links with local business to see how we can support their workforce providing high quality childcare.”