In our Teeny Tiger room, we have created a brightly decorated room for our babies, aged three months to 12 months. There is a homely area with chairs for feeding children and a brightly coloured activity area. There are display boards to show children’s pictures using sensory items, such as paints, and photographs of particular activities.
We have several cots for the babies to sleep in and each child has their own individual sleep bag, which includes blanket and sheet to prevent cross contamination. The staff ratio is 1:3 in our teeny tiger’s room.
All the children are allocated a key person who focuses on the interests of the child, creating activities such as exploring treasure baskets, heuristic play, and also messy play activities which can include hand/feet printing and much more.
We take pride in working closely with parents and carers by following each child’s routine, providing consistency through home and nursery.
In our Crazy Croc room the physical development of a child is simulated using a varied selection of equipment to crawl, cruise and walk.
Staff encourage the children to participate in creative activities such as painting, gluing, and drawing. There is opportunity to have quiet time on the carpet looking at books or doing jigsaws at our math’s table, as well as a variety of other activities based around children’s individual interests.
The children are always encouraged to be independent and active in learning social skills.
The staff in our rooms are experienced and have varied skills and qualifications. The staffing ratio is 1:3. A typical day in Crazy Crocs is structured, but can be flexible to an individual child’s needs. The children all have access to the sensory room, and have opportunities to explore outdoors each day.
The Hungry Hippo Room is the base for our 18-24 month old children. It’s the smallest of our rooms at nursery and can take up to 8 children.
The room is brightly decorated, and our colourful patchwork rug is a favourite at quiet time with the children. The room has a creative area with an easel to be messy at, and a variety of collage materials to explore with glue, or crayons.
The hungry hippos also have the opportunity to explore with sand and water toys, and a variety of sensory exploratory items such as gloop, custard, and leaves to develop the sensory skills. There is a variety of toys to encourage investigation and exploratory skills, in a safe and stimulating environment for the children to play and learn in.
The children have access to the sensory room and the outdoor area on a daily basis.
Our beautifully decorated Jolly Giraffe room is one of our 2-3 year old base rooms. The room is designed to accommodate all areas of learning and development. There is a home corner to encourage imaginative play with our attractive kitchen and appliances, and a quiet area to promote relaxation and reflection.
As the child gets older the routine becomes more structured, and activities are planned for a daily basis to meet the needs of each individual child. Examples could include messy play, to explore senses, and painting activities using a variety of utensils.
The room also has 2 small toilets to promote toilet training and independence for the children.
The pre-school section of nursery is situated on the upper level of the building. It consists of two rooms Eager Elephants and Pretty Parrots. Both rooms are decorated beautifully throughout with a bright and stimulating atmosphere for the children to play and learn. There are a variety of displays throughout the room with an emphasis of displaying the children’s own work.
The routine is much more structured than other rooms within the nursery; however we highlight the importance of choice and the children have access to a wide variety of activities, which change weekly. The furniture is labelled with pictures to enable the children to choose their own equipment and resources.
The ratio for both rooms is 1:8. Our staff are experienced and trained to deliver the EYFS. Eager Elephants and Pretty Parrots are both fully equipped with resources that provide learning through play. The rooms are home to all the 6 areas of learning and with a combination of planned adult and child led activities, provide an active learning environment. The children in the pre-school also have access to the sensory room and outdoor provision on a daily basis.
In addition, Eager Elephants and Pretty Parrots can access our ‘Slippery Snake’ room which promotes healthy living, by having a range of physical play activities. These include a range of GymKids equipment and balancing skills resources.
