Children have always learned and created places for themselves through play.

3-5 Unit

Within our 3-5 Unit, we have three bright and welcoming playrooms and a large and inviting outdoor area which accommodates 88 children in each session. Our three playrooms are all interlinked and the children enjoy free-flow play both indoors and outdoors. All of our spaces have quiet and cosy corners to support all of our children’s well-being. Staff provide cosy reading spaces in playrooms and our garden for children to engage in conversations, listen and share their ideas. These areas also are used by children to relax, self-regulate and feel safe.

Every child has their own individual key worker in which we pride ourselves with ensuring our staff have caring and nurturing relationships with all our children. We record our children’s learning via an app called ‘Seesaw’ in which you will receive a ‘welcome’ post when your child first starts, posts of your child’s settling journey by their key worker and then when your child starts the planning cycle once they feel safe and secure within our nursery setting, parents will receive weekly updates on their child’s interests and learning experiences.

All our children are offered a snack and a meal option within their session, in which we record what every child had to eat at the main entrance of the 3-5 Unit alongside the weekly menu.

0-2 Room

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Learning Journals

The terms of ‘when I am a baby’, ‘when I am a toddler’ and ‘when I am a young child’ have been used to illustrate developmental needs over time – but these should not be seen as rigid lines of progression. All babies and young children develop their individual skills, knowledge and attributes at different rates according to who they are. The guidance can be used to support children with more complex needs by taking this into account.