Rossett House Nursery

The quality of our provision is of paramount importance to us. We provide care and education well beyond the norm to ensure that children in our care benefit from the highest standards. Why? Because your child deserves the best that can be provided. Active Childcare settings are all committed to quality provision. The statement below offer examples of our Quality Assurance.

• We have a programme of continuous staff development.
• We have our own staff training centre.
• Staff are trained to a high standard including NVQ Level 2, 3 and 4. They also undertake training in areas such as: child protection, first aid, food hygiene.
• We have an excellent reputation for caring for children with additional needs including those children with exceptional needs and we are regularly requested by external agencies to support provision for children with additional needs.
• The Directors of Active Childcare are involved in national quality initiatives.
• From time to time we are asked by toy manufacturers to evaluate the play and educational value of children's toys/educational resources.

Our External Awards

At Active Childcare we are proud to have received numerous external awards for quality in various aspects of our work:

2010 Good Practice Award – Food and Health Guidelines for Childcare Settings (Rossett House and Little Scholars)

2010 Investors in People Award (renewal)

2010 Gold Food Hygiene Award Rossett House

2009 TACTYC Award for Outdoor Provision Rossett House

2009 NDNA UK Nursery Carer of the Year Rachel Davies of Rossett House Nursery

2009 Silver Food Hygiene Award Rossett House and Little Scholars

2008 Silver Food Hygiene Award Little Scholars

2007 NDNA / Ariel Sensitive UK Day Nursery of the year 2007 Rossett House

2007 Investors in People Award (renewal)

2005 Mark Warner / NDNA Day Nursery of the Year – Runner Up Little Scholars

2005 Jenefer Joseph Award for the Creative Arts (TACTYC) Little Scholars

2005 Silver Food Hygiene Award Little Scholars

2004 Investors in Children Award Rossett House and Little Scholars.

2004 Quality Counts Level 2 Quality Assurance Kitemark Little Scholars

2004 Quality Counts Level 3 Quality Assurance Kitemark Rossett House – The first in the UK – The National Day Nurseries Association describes this as 'an exceptional level of quality'

2004 Investors in People Award (renewal)

2004 Silver Food Hygiene Award Rossett House

2004 Bronze Food Hygiene Award Little Scholars

2001 Investors in People Award (renewal)

2001 Quality Counts Quality Assurance Kitemark Rossett House, the first in Wales

2000 Wales Training Award Rossett House, The only organisation in our sector to achieve this

1998 Investors in People Award Rossett House