Our Daily Routine
Morning Sessions
We have an early drop off at 8.30am available if needed. There are limited places and there will be a small charge for this extra service.
The front door will be opened at 8.50am for children to hang up coats, change shoes, store lunch boxes on the trolley and be ready to enter the nursery at 9.00am.
| 09.00: | Welcome and free choice of activity |
| 09.45: | Activities, Outdoor play |
| 10.30: | Snack |
| 11.45: | Tidy up time |
| 12.00: | Time to go home |
The Nursery is set out at the beginning of the session to offer a range of interesting activities, the key person will be on hand to greet the child and offer support if needed.
Please don’t worry if your key person is absent or unavailable for any reason, all the staff know the children well, have warm relationships with them and we work very closely as a team.
We offer a wide choice of healthy snacks, including fresh fruit, bread sticks, crackers, rice cakes, dried fruit, cereal and toast. A member of staff is always present to help, but we encourage the children to be as independent as possible in their choices and also in pouring their own drinks and cutting fruit or buttering toast.
After a short period, children are free to choose to play either inside or outside in our large garden.
Towards the end of the morning we have a small group session. During this time the children meet in their key groups. This is a time to share news and talk about any special events or activities. This is a mixed age group and the older children are very caring towards the new children in their group and help them to learn the routine and where to access resources.
This is also a good way for new children to learn the names of other children in their group and to feel safe and secure with familiar people. Key workers may also use this time to explore a particular topic of interest or key learning experience with their group.
Afternoon Sessions
| 12.00: | Children play outside for a short period before lunch. |
| 12.30: | Children wash their hands and we all eat lunch together. |
| 13.20: | Whole group session where the activities vary from stories - dance.
With the older children we have a whole group activity which varies throughout the week from lively music and movement to stories and drama, parachute games, write dance (a very active way to learn early writing skills), singing and signing and with the older age group French songs and phrases and early phonics activities. |
| 13.45: | Indoor and outdoor free time activities. |
| 14.45: | Key group time including drink and small snack |
| 15.10: | We all meet together to have end of day singing, stories or other activities. |
| 15.30: | Home time. |
| 15.30-16.00: | Late Pick Up option is available at an extra charge. |
Lunchtime Routines
If your child is starting their session at 12 noon, please enter via the side gate into the garden, your child will be greeted at the gate by a member of staff. Your child will have the opportunity to have a short play in the garden before all children wash their hands and will then sit down to have lunch together at 12:30pm.
When the children have finished their lunch, they are free to begin their afternoon activities.