FLYING HIGH NURSERY SCHOOL
Ward End: 48 Thornton Road, Ward End, Birmingham B8 2LG Tel: 0121 213 7336
Castle Bromwich: 322 Coleshill Rd, Birmingham B36 8BG Tel: 0121 748 6666

LIFE AT FLYING HIGH
A Typical Day
While each day is a unique and exciting adventure there are some familiar experiences that the children encounter everyday. Children at Flying High Nursery enjoy a balanced routine of free choice and structured activities, which are specifically designed to support their physical, personal, social, emotional and educational development.
All sessions are planned thoughtfully by staff with the individual needs and interests of the children in mind and according to the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
Below is an example of a typical day at Flying High.
From 7.30am - Optional breakfast club
8.45am - Welcome to our morning children
Start the Day Whole Class Activity
9.15am - Focused curriculum teaching input.
Communication, Language and Literacy
Mathematics; Shape Space and Measures or Number
9.30am – Free flow continuous provision (indoor and outdoor)
Flexible snack where children have access to milk, water and a range of healthy snacks.
10.30am - Focused curriculum teaching input.
Communication, Language and Literacy
Mathematics; shape space and measures or number
11am - Free flow continuous provision (indoor and outdoor)
11.30am – Story time/ Sing-along
11.45 Session ends for funded places
11.45-12.30 - Lunch
12.30 pm - Welcome to our afternoon children
Start the afternoon focused activity
12.45 pm - Focused curriculum teaching input.
Communication, Language and Literacy
Mathematics; Shape Space and Measures or Number
1.15pm - Free flow continuous provision (indoor and outdoor)
Flexible snack where children have access to milk, water and a range of snacks.
3.15 pm - Story time/ Sing-along
3.30pm – Afternoon session ends for funded places
3.30 pm onwards - Optional After school club sessions including snacks and afternoon tea for children staying later than 4.30 pm.
6.00 pm Latest collection time for children

HEALTHY FOOD
Nutritious and fun
We have a fantastic kitchen area to cook up meals and snacks for your children to enjoy and we have a 5 star hygiene rating.
The kitchen also includes a self serve hatch to help your child to develop healthy eating and meal time habits.
We can provide children with a hot meal (main course, pudding, bread and a drink) if they're they are with us over lunchtime (11.45 am - 12.15) at a cost of £2.00 per day or you can send a healthy packed lunch. All meals meet all school meals nutritional standards.
All our food is Halal with vegetarian options. You can download a copy of our hot lunch menu here, which has a great range of nutritious meals for your child to enjoy. Example lunches include fishcakes, cottage pie, chilli con carne, minced beef bolognese and for vegetarians red lentil and pepper bake, vegetables sweet and sour, three bean chilli. For desert we have tasty treats like banana and custard, blueberry muffins, jelly and ice cream. The menu runs on a 3 week rotation, so your child will never get bored! If your child has any allergies please let us know.
Here are some examples of the healthy snacks we have on offer at Flying High:
Fruit Cereal Toast
Cheese straws
Bread Sticks
Crumpets
Salad sticks with hummus
Fresh Fruits
The baby room will have a range of suitable fruits, baby biscotti, baby cheese puffs or parents are welcome to send their own choice of snacks.
We've been awarded a 5 by the Food Standards Agency for our food hygiene in our
on-site kitchen.
