Nursery Learning and Development
- We keep records which tell us how children are developing and help us to plan appropriate activities to help them to progress.
- Our toys, equipment and activities are carefully chosen to be appropriate for children’s needs and to stimulate their interest.
- We are registered with the Department for Education and Employment to provide nursery education for three and four year olds to make sure that children who attend our centres get a good start.
- Our most recent Ofsted Inspection Reports are displayed in our centres. Please ask if you haven’t seen them.
- Our plans for children’s learning are on notice boards in the centres, staff will be happy to talk about them.
The Nursery adopts an "Active Learning" approach which allows children to work at their own level in a stimulating, secure environment.
Rooms are planned to provide a wide-range of opportunities from which the child can make his / her own choice.
Careful planning and good organisation of the Nursery environment helps the children to develop self confidence, self reliance and self esteem.
Activities and play sessions at the Nursery are structured in a way which will help children to develop to learn new skills.
Through activities and play, children have the opportunity to increase their awareness and knowledge of a wide variety of subjects. Children are also encouraged to develop as individuals as well as learning the importance of playing together and sharing.
As providers of Registered Nursery Education our staff are trained to deliver a curriculum which includes:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Children learn to understand and control their emotions, to be a part of social groups and to be confident and independent individuals.Physical Development
Children relish opportunities for physical play, and become confident in the way they move. They gain increasing confidence in handling and manipulating all manner of things.Creative Development
Children enjoy activities which allow them to be imaginative and to solve problems both independently and with support. Adults value children’s ideas and the way they express them.Language Development
The provision of language rich environments helps children to become confident communicators. Adults encourage all forms of communication and expression and help children to be ready for learning to read and write.Mathematical Development
Children learn as they play about numbers and counting, size and shape and about matching and sorting. The whole range of nursery activities provides opportunities for mathematical learning and staff will introduce language and ideas which will prepare children for numeracy.Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Children benefit from experiences which encourage them to think about their community and the world around them. They have opportunities to begin to understand their world and to allow their interests and curiosity to lead them to learning.
Ask for our leaflets if you’d like to know more.
Nursery staff are trained to encourage children in the following areas:
- Personal and Social Development
- Language and Literacy
- Knowledge and understanding of the world
- Physical development
- Creative development
- Mathematics
