We are an independent childcare business in the West Blatchington area of Hove, owned by Karen Fothergill (formerly of Safe and Sound and Play and Learn Daycare) and Lou Adams (formerly of Fizzy Fish Childcare and Little Gulls and Buoys). We consist of two settings and offer high quality flexible childcare for working parents. Our younger setting specialises in childcare for children aged 0-3 years. Fizzy Fish Nursery is based in beautiful 6 bedroom house in Tudor Close, Hove. We have two large reception rooms downstairs leading on to a lovely garden. This is dedicated to our 18 month to 3 year olds and includes a fantastic messy play room. On the top floor there are 4 further rooms including a ball pit/soft play room , a sleep room and two large bright and well resourced rooms for our children aged 0 to 18 months. All children have access to the garden, which brings the indoors outside covering all the areas of the EYFS again with our carefully selected and stimulating resources. Fizzy Fish Pre School is tucked away behind the Housome Church in Hangleton. However, it really is worth a visit with the most fantastic outdoor space and the perfect pre school classroom with spaces for 18 children. With such a huge outdoor space we really can encompass our vision of exploration and development by bringing indoor play outside no matter what the weather. Our Level 3 qualified staff are in the progress of forest school training so that we can really make the most of our outside space. As the setting is small, all the staff get to know the children rather than just their key children. The setting only comprises of 3 and 4 year olds, which enables us to really prepare them for their transition to school. Lou, Karen and all our staff regularly attend courses and participate in the Quality Improvement in Learning and Teaching (QuILT), a quality assurance scheme. This ensures that we continually evaluate and improve our practice in all areas of our service. Lou and Karen believe that they should continue to develop their skills and knowledge in childcare as well as ensure that staff are attending not only the mandatory courses but courses in which they have a real passion. We are not just about childcare but ensuring that our staff love their career choice as much as we do. We believe in our staff and want to support them with career progression. The greater their knowledge the better they will be able to care for and help your child develop and be pre school ready from our first setting and be school ready from our second setting. We are supported and monitored by Brighton and Hove City Council's City Early Years Childcare department.