Young Discoverers provides Nursery facilities for children aged between 3 months and 5 years, and Breakfast and After School facilities for children aged between 4 and 11 years with the philosophy of providing a home from home environment in which children can flourish, learn and grow.  Our staff have a genuine passion for working with children, and spend time getting to know each individual child in their care to give them a unique experience each day, tailored to their needs and interests.

Whilst on-site at our Nursery at Escrick Business Park, the children will enjoy home cooked food, challenging and stimulating play and a key person assigned to each child who will be responsible for providing information on the day’s activities to parents, and keeping a record of activities for passing onto the next age group and subsequently school. Children will benefit greatly from the social interaction with each other, and build friendships that will hopefully take them through to school and beyond.

Going to nursery is a big deal for little people, and we want to make it a positive experience where they feel welcome, valued, and understood.  In order to provide this from day one in the setting, we arrange a home visit for all children registering, prior to joining the setting.  This is a service that many nurseries don’t offer, but something that we consider is an integral part of what we do.  Your child can get to know his or her key person in the environment they are most comfortable, and spend that initial visit with absolute one to one attention, where you can also show us their prefered styles of play and favourite toys.  This gives us key information on how your child can be settled into Young Discoverers, and be stimulated by all that our staff and facilities can offer.  We now offer a further home visit when your child makes the transition between our twinkle stars and shooting stars rooms, some time between their second and third birthday, allowing parents and children to meet the new key person, and plan for the next part of their journey at Young Discoverers.  Once our children are almost ready for school, our final visit is to accompany them to school for one of their pre school taster sessions.  This allows the children to confidently settle in to their new environment, and for our staff to liase with teachers regarding their learning journey, to give them the best possible educational start at school.  We serve children from many local villages including Escrick, Riccall, Kelfield, Naburn, Stillingfleet, North Duffield, Skipwith, Wheldrake, Thorganby, Bubwith and Barlby, and maintain an excellent relationship with all the local schools and pre schools.

The Breakfast and After School Club operates from Ecrick C of E Primary School in Escrick Village with very much the same philosophy as for Nursery.  We are keen to provide a service that compliments the activities of school, but also allows children opportunity for play, homework, outdoor activities, and quieter time too, after a busy school day.  A breakfast of cereal, toast, fruit juices and fruit is provided in the morning session, and a healthy snack of fruit and vegetables, crackers and cheese etc, as well as occasional treats when we do our baking sessions.  Many after school sessions are themed around a variety of activities to ensure there is variety in what the children do.

Young Discoverers also aims to support parents, and will provide event evenings where they can meet other parents and staff, on a social basis, and share some time with people with common interests in their children, and also value time to relax.  We also provide information and support for parents for hot topics such as first aid, sleep patterns, healthy eating, and all areas of birth to five years education, through one to one meetings, and larger events.  Whatever you would like to hear about, please just ask us.  An Ironing Service is available for busy parents, as well as the Mum’s Night Off Service, providing a home style cooked meal to take home with your child, when you fancy a well earned night off.

Price lists for additonal services and menus are available at the settings. We will respond to demands as they arise, and welcome your suggestions for providing other services too. By utilising the two sites Young Discoverers operates from, we have ready made contingency plans to cover sickness and holiday absence, ensuring that we can give a reliable service with continuity of care.