Activities
Free play
I have a wide range of toys available including jigsaws, books, musical instruments, garage and cars, dolls and pushchair, train sets, board games, lacing beads, fuzzy felts, mega bloks, wooden bricks, stacking blocks, safari mat and animals, dolls house, dressing up, ride on toys, push along walkers plus many other toys for babies and toddlers, all toys are rotated on a regular basis. The children enjoy a daily story and are free to read alone at anytime.
Art & Craft
I provide many craft activities that everyone enjoys such as painting, drawing, gluing, papier-mâché, play-dough, clay modelling, baking and many others.
Group play
We sing songs and rhymes and play games such as Simon says, musical chairs/statues hopscotch and football.
Outdoors
We go outside daily when the weather permits. I have a very safe, level and fully enclosed garden, it includes a mini toddler tunnel/slide, sand pit, bats, numerous sized balls, ride on/push along toys and in the summer a well-supervised paddling pool that is filled with play balls during other times of the year, we also have great fun playing games such as, egg and spoon races. We visit the local parks, the library and nearby toddler groups. We enjoy nature walks and always make the most of a sunny day with a picnic.
Nap/quiet time
I provide a separate rest room for babies and children to sleep, although if a child prefers they are always welcome to curl up on the sofa for a rest. For older children not needing a nap then quiet time is spent reading, playing quietly with jigsaws, fuzzy felts, beads or colouring, this gives them a little time out to recharge their batteries.
TV and Toys from home
Children are welcome to bring comfort items from home such as bedtime teddy, blanket or dummy but I request that children do not bring toys into the setting as they may find it hard to share with the other children and I cannot be responsible for the safety of the item. Television is limited to 1-hour mornings and 1-hour evenings occasionally ½-hour lunchtimes and never left on as moving wallpaper!
Daily Diary
Each child is provided with a daily diary which is taken home to read. This will record any achievements as well as covering all meals and snacks, daily activities and toys that have been played with. Any comments a parent wishes to add are appreciated as the diary can be useful way of exchanging information.