Discoverer’s Room
Birth - Rising 2's
Our baby room is a warm, homely, safe and secure space with a focus on tactile activities that encourage your babies’ development. Our staff ratios in this room are 1 member of staff to 3 children.
Our nurturing team are on hand to give lots of cuddles and communication to our babies have the right resources for them including lots of different texture play toys, access to photos of family, ample sensory resources, as well as stimulation from mirrors and play books
Explorers Room
Early 2yrs to rising 3's
In our Explorer's Room the staff ensure that all children who attend have a variety of activities and equipment to promote all round development focussing on the EYFS with 3 prime areas of learning, with aspects of the specific areas of learning. In our Explorer's room we work on the lower 1 adult to 4 children.
The children in the Explorers have Key Workers who will ensure their individual developmental needs are being met and the child is progressing. All reasources are specifically chosen for children within the room, catering for different needs and abilities.
Inventor’s Room
3yrs to School Readiness
The staff ratios for this room are 1 member of staff to 6 children, every child has their own key worker partnership throughout their time in Pre-school. . For this age group we have developed a carefully planned programme working towards the Early Years Foundation Stage, covering the seven areas of learning as we recognise this to preparing for school.
For this age group we have developed a carefully planned programme working towards the Early Years Foundation Stage, covering the seven areas of learning as we recognise this to preparing for school.
Our Rooms
We organise our sessions and routines so that the children can choose from, and work at, a range of activities and, in doing so, build up their ability to select and work through a task to its completion. The children are also helped and encouraged to take part in adult-led small and large group activities which introduce them to new experiences and help them to gain new skills, as well as helping them to learn to work with others. Outdoor free flow activities contribute to children's health, their physical development and their knowledge of the world around them. The children have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to take part in outdoor child-chosen and adult-led activities, as well as those provided in the indoor playroom(s).
Group Activities
Intent: Our aim is to provide purposeful group experiences where every child feels valued, listened to and confident to express their thoughts, ideas and experiences. Through our Golden Rules, we promote positive behaviour, respect, kindness and an understanding of expectations, while supporting children’s personal, social and emotional development.
Implementation: We provide regular adult-led group sessions where children are encouraged to have a voice and share news from home, including the experiences of our bears that visit children and their families. Practitioners use these opportunities to model language, introduce new vocabulary and extend children’s thinking through open-ended questions and meaningful conversations. Songs, rhymes and discussions about numbers, weather, seasons and the world around us are incorporated into group times to support learning across the EYFS. On arrival, children take part in our self-registration system alongside their parent or carer, supporting a positive transition between home and the setting.
Impact: Children develop confidence in speaking within a group, listening to others and understanding that their thoughts and experiences are valued. They build communication and language skills, independence, early mathematical awareness and knowledge of the world around them. Children increasingly understand routines and expectations, develop positive relationships and demonstrate a strong sense of belonging. Our approach also strengthens partnerships with parents and carers and provides practitioners with valuable opportunities to observe children, identify their interests and use these to inform future learning experiences.
