Basic pencil control and improving dexterity arehelped with the use of more complex toys and gamesas well as activities like bead threading and papercutting. The many different kinds of art and craftactivities, which children absolutely love, also helpand the same time encourage expression. Self helpskills are encouraged, even small achievements likesitting and eating better or washing hands can help tobuild confidence.
MEALS AND BREAKSAll children enjoy the two course nursery lunch,which is taken at about 11.45. The hot lunchcomprises a dinner and pudding. A vegetarian option is available and other special diets can be cateredfor if they are required for religious or medicalreasons. Children also have a mid morning and midafternoon break comprising a drink and frsh fruit, aswell as a light tea, usually sandwiches and cake,served at about 4.00
SOCIAL SKILLSThese are mainly developed within the peer group(children of similar age). Activities like role play,dressing up and home corner are used to help foster these important skills. An environment is createdthat emphasises cooperation, caring and sharing.Staff offer support and understanding and help forchildren to understand the reason for constraintsupon their behaviour
This group is geared to the needs of toddlers.learning is through play and participation instimulating activities. Children are ready to spend abit more time and a little longer with activities and itis right to encourage this - an increasing attentionspan is important.Language development is also important fortoddlers, they are starting to build a smallvocabulary and we help in many different ways. Forexample, nursery rhyme sessions, storytime,singing, music and importantly by staff simply usingevery opportunity, like breaks and lunches, to talk tothe children.
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This group is geared to the needs of toddlers. learning
is through play and participation in stimulating
The area’s leading educational nursery
