Our nursery environment and facilities enable your child to explore, develop and learn. Our Baby, Toddler and Preschool spaces are specially designed and equipped especially with them in mind. You’ll see many familiar homely items such as bookcases, tables, chairs, and sofas just much smaller than you are used to!
Hygge is the Scandinavian term for a comfortable, cosy and warm feeling.
We like to visit the rooms through the eyes of the child as the enabling environment is our second teacher. We have extended this sensation into the nursery setting while also incorporating the Curiosity Approach using soft furnishing, subtle lighting, open ended resources, and plants. We want our children to experience a sense of well being- of being cared for.
The children can explore their environment with confidence knowing where to access their favourite resources, experiencing awe and wonder from the amazing activities planned for by the professional team that care for them all. We want to enable all of our children to experience a sense of home and belonging- of conviviality. – Maria Montessori
The children can explore their environment with confidence knowing where to access their favourite resources, experiencing awe and wonder from the amazing activities planned for by the professional team that care for them all. We want to enable all of our children to experience a sense of home and belonging- of conviviality.
Babies Environment
Our mobile and non-mobile babies benefit from a large, bright, open plan day room, well equipped with the latest in sensory equipment to test their senses and encourage development.
When the babies need a rest, we provide them with a dedicated sleep room. We constantly monitor the room temperature in the day nursery to ensure the babies are comfortable at all times.
There will never be more than three babies to any one member of staff, so you can be assured that your little one will get the essential attention they need at this stage in their life. Your child’s key person will take care of all your child’s personal needs whenever possible.
Toddlers Environment
When your child moves up a stage, their day is structured around their changing interests. Our nursery facilities and equipment has been carefully selected, allowing your child to discover at their individual level of understanding.
The room focuses on the primary area’s of the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage‘ framework and encourages learning through play. We have created various dedicated areas offering different activities.
The ‘Story Corner’ where children can sit in a group and listen to stories, sand and water play area, a construction area to develop coordination and a messy play area for getting mucky.
Toddlers also benefit from a staffing ratio of one member of staff looking after no more than four children and supervised access to our fantastic garden.
As this is the time when the majority of children start ‘toilet training’, this area is equipped with children’s toilets, encouraging independence.
Preschool Environment
Preschool children also follow the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’. We support them and prepare them for their eventual move from day nursery to school. This is a more settled routine, with children working in small groups.
Through our observations of children learning through play, we are able to introduce adult led activities that follow the interest of individual children, linking them to the seven areas of learning:
⦁ communication and language
⦁ physical development
⦁ personal social and emotional development
⦁ literacy
⦁ mathematics
⦁ understanding of the world
⦁ expressive arts and design
The children have open access to the garden every day (free flow) from their room and complete a lot of their daily activities outside through choice. The garden also reflect the areas of learning and allows problem solving on a grander scale.
Trips and Visits
All our children get the opportunity to go on local educational trips, and whether it be to the local shops or places of interest, we always risk assess our outings and ensure that ratios are adhered to.
We also invite the local businesses and the emergency services to come in and talk to the children about safety awareness and their community.
Outdoor Environment
We have 2 lovely gardens that the children can access every day whatever the weather. We also have an all weather outdoor play area which allows the children to explore the outdoors on a free flow basis. Children enjoy playing outside a lot and we actively encourage this therefore it is important that the children are appropriately dressed for the weather as one famous says goes “There is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothing.”
