Activities are based around children’s individual preference. We strive to allow the children independence in the choosing of their activities. We plan on a daily basis involving the children in their planning choice.

This is developed in the following way: -

A STRONG CHILD

• Me, Myself and I
• Being acknowledged and affirmed
• Developing self assurance
• A sense of belonging

A SKILLFUL COMMUNICATOR

• Being together
• Finding a voice
• Listening and responding
• Making meaning

A COMPETENT LEARNER

• Making connections
• Being imaginative
• Being creative
• Representing

A HEALTHY CHILD

• Emotional well-being
• Growing and developing
• Keeping safe
• Healthy choices

Each evening staff will fill in a home book/daily sheet to inform you of your baby's day ie sleep times, feeds etc. We are committed to working in partnership with our parents and as such encourage parents to write and respond in these books also.

Daily Requirements

Parents are required to provide a named bag containing the following items and all to be
individually marked:

• Two changes of clothes

• Disposable nappies

• Sterilised feeding bottles and teats with made up formula

• Creams and wet wipes

Potty Training

Potty training is a happy process and the staff will advise you on the best time to try
potty training your child. There is not a fixed age for this so please do not worry if
everyone tells you your child is late. All wet nappies are changed in the toilet area
and the toddler is put onto the potty. Soon the toddler produces a wee and is praised.
Please note elasticised waistbands are preferred rather than dungarees.

Sleep times

Please let the staff know if you require your toddler to have a sleep. This will normally
be after lunch but times may vary according to individual needs.

PRE-SCHOOL

Pre-school children will still enjoy all the nursery activities ie painting, sand, water,
gluing, dressing up and generally learning social skills within the group. We invite visitors to the nursery ie Police, Road Safety Officer, Animal Man, Guide Dogs, to tell the children what they do. The children will talk to the visitors, draw and paint their experiences and tell their parents about them.

We encourage them to bring in their own pictures and personal experiences. We promote the Letter Sounds Scheme, which involves nature walks, musical instruments etc.

To encourage our children’s communication and listening, we participate in BLAST (Boosting Language Auditory Skills & Talking). We actively encourage our pre-school children to use pencil and scissor control. The children freely choose activities they are to be involved in. They independently continue these experiences/activities by painting, drawing, recycling materials and role play.

The pre-school unit concentrates specifically on helping the children develop
intellectually, educationally, personally, socially and emotionally.

Over a period of a year, we aim to cover the whole of the alphabet and all the main colours, numbers, shapes and various types of animals. However, some aspects may be covered more than once in order to familiarise the concept within the child’s memory and to enable all the children to have the same opportunities to learn.

We cover topics which include health issues,
multi-cultural topics, environmental issues and religions.

We use a French educational programme called Muzzy the Bear. This is designed to give
the children the opportunity to learn and experience a new language using computer
programmes and DVD’s. We liaise with local schools and when your child leaves the nursery to start school we produce transfer documents to enable the teacher to know your child's developmental stage.

All three nurseries cater for school children with "before" and "after" school clubs; this caters for children up to the age of 12 years old. Our staff are able to pick up your children from any local school in the areas in which each nursery is based.

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