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Our open plan Little Giants nursery room has an inviting and friendly atmosphere which is filled with fun and adventure and has access to the main garden. This room caters for 32 children with an adult to child ratio of 1:4 for 2-3 year olds and 1:8 for 3-5 year olds.
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Our open plan room allows for children to thrive, gain independence and interact with children older and younger than themselves, encouraging the development of personal, social and emotional skills. Younger children don’t just learn from practitioners, but older children alike, they are also given time in smaller groups to do age appropriate activities with practitioners.
Staff encourage independence and confidence so that the children have the skills and assurance to take with them to school. The children are encouraged to sit at group activities, story time and par-take in basic self-registration. We follow a routine which is set to allow each child to choose their own activities and develop at their own speed, we recognise that these children learn in different ways and provide a wide selection of activities.
There are toilets located off the main room, enabling children to take themselves off but have staff close by to support with accidents and general care. The classroom has access to the garden area, allowing children easy access to outdoor play.
We provide a role play area that changes on a regular basis to encourage the children to play and act as various characters and in various situations.
In our Maths area we have a variety of tools and apparatus that will lead to learning and discussion. These include tape measures, shapes, counting blocks, calculators, ruler plus many more.
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- We have range of Creative equipment, sand, water, arts and crafts and messy play which all children are free to access throughout the day.
We have a Computer in the room, so the children can have planned time to develop their IT skills using a range of software and programmes specifically catering to their abilities. We also provide programmable toys for the children to play with and experiment with during their day.
We have a designated Mark making area where the children can put meanings to marks through drawing, writing their name or letters. This table incorporates the use of stencils, pens, pencils and a variety of other mark making tools. They have access to this table throughout the whole day encouraging them to develop their own abilities at their own pace. Mark making is also carried out in other areas around the room including the sand tray and role play areas.
Construction area. All children have easy access to the toys on offer. They can build, balance, design and create mini masterpieces. These activities support their gross and fine motor skills, incorporate mathematics and speech and language to aid in all round development.
We have a cosy area for the children to relax, take time out, socialise with their friends or read a book. There is a sofa, cushions and beanbags. At rest times we provide mattresses for the children that still require a sleep so that they are able to rest in comfort.
Children are able to access the garden and ensure it’s at least once in the morning and afternoon. We provide a range of equipment from climbing frames to scooters, bikes, role play and messy play area for the children to enjoy.
- We have range of Creative equipment, sand, water, arts and crafts and messy play which all children are free to access throughout the day.
