Children learn through play, both indoors and outdoors. Play is essential for children's development, building their confidence as they learn to explore.
Think about problems and socialise with others. We provide a balance of child led play and adult led activities. We respond to each child's individual needs and interests through warm positive interaction.
Below is a sample of some of the resources we provide:--
Think about problems and socialise with others. We provide a balance of child led play and adult led activities. We respond to each child's individual needs and interests through warm positive interaction.
Below is a sample of some of the resources we provide:--
The home corner in the Toddler area where children role play and act out experiences, whilst learning to share and socialise with their peers and staff, whilst developing their social skills along with their language and communication skills.
This is our Playdough area, where children develop their physical skills, whilst helping to strengthen their muscles in preparation for writing and learning to handle tools and equipment safely.
This is the sand pit in the Toddler area where children can explore with the texture of the sand on their hands and feet, whilst socialising with their peers and encouraging communication and language.
Compare Bears are a great open ended resource to teach children colour recognition, sorting, sizes, counting, mathematical language and various early mathematical problem solving skills.
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This is the indoor water station where children can access drinking water independently throughout the day, whilst teaching the importance of good health
This is the mark making area where children develop their early writing skills. They begin to give meaning to the marks they make, link sound to letters and start the early formation of letters.
This is our magnetic board where children learn about simple shapes and patterns and letter recognition.
Children have lots of fun in the messy craft area where they are developing their creativity, through the use of various textures and enabling then to safely use tools and materials. They learn to think of their own ideas and to achieve what they set out to do.
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Our indoor water play where children have fun, whilst playing and exploring and learning early maths, such as comparisons and weights and measures. Also working together with their peers and staff to solve problems to enable them to become critical thinkers.
Our indoor sand pit enables children to explore the texture, whilst being imaginative and being introduced to mathematical language.
Our indoor construction area has a mixture of small construction resources and large wooden bricks, where children can construct , be imaginative, learn to work together with their peers and become active learners and critical thinkers.
Children have fun in our paint area, through the use of various paints and resources, enabling them to explore with colour and represent their own ideas.
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