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  • Play House

    Ofsted GOOD in all areas

  • maths

    High quality care and education

  • mud kitchen

    Ofsted GOOD in all areas

  • book corner

    Open 7am to 6pm 51 weeks per year

  • outdoor mark making

    Ofsted GOOD in all areas

  • garden

    30 hours free early education for eligible 3 and 4 year olds

 

The Terrapin Room
children aged 3 months - 2 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Little Squirts we recognise the importance of early attachments and encourage positive relationships through our flexible key worker system.

We provide a nurturing environment which allows for plenty of baby led play, ensuring that activities are rotated to encourage the development of preferences and interests.

Throughout the day our babies enjoy lots of sensory exploration which promotes early brain development as well as being great fun. We enjoy getting messy with water, sand and shaving foam as well as various foods, adapting activities to make sure they are age appropriate.

We also provide Heuristic play sessions throughout the week to help our babies learn about how things work through the exploration of natural objects and their properties.

For our younger babies we have a separate garden area for them to explore in safety, however as they get older we do encourage them to join our older children in the main playground. This encourages learning from peers as well as promoting responsibility in our older children.

 

The Terrapin room routine

  08.00   Breakfast
  08.30   Free play/Outdoor play
  09.45   Who is here today & song time
  10.00   Snack
  10.15   Adult led activities
  10.45   Free play/Outdoor play
  11.30   Tidy up & Song/Story time
  11.45
   Lunch
  12.30   Nap time or Quiet play
  14.00    Snack
  14.15   Adult led activities
  14.45    Free play/Outdoor play
  15.30   Tidy up & Song/Story time
  15.45   Tea
  16.30   Free play/Outdoor play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Turtle Room
children aged 2-3 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Turtle room is the main play area for our over 2’s with free flow into the playground.  It is set up to ensure free choice of activities are available all day, encouraging children to explore all areas of their development. The children have access to construction, small world models, sensory, ICT and arts and craft activities as well as a cosy book corner and an exciting interchangeable home corner that is transformed to something new each week. 

The Turtle room staff plan lots of fun and educational activities helping the children to reach the next steps of their development. Each week the children learn about a new topic, a new song and a new letter of the alphabet and incorporate this in the art and craft activities.

Every child in the Turtle room belongs to a coloured team and has a designated Key person who responds to their needs and helps them to settle into the setting. The key person works in a close relationship with the child and their parents and tracks the child's developmental progress using an online system called Tapestry.

Once the children start in the Turtle room they will be expected to wear our lovely preschool uniform.  This is to help the children to develop a sense of belonging and prepare them for the school years where a uniform is also compulsory.

 

The Turtle Room Routine

 

  08.00   Breakfast (in the Ocean room)
  08.30   Free play/Outdoor play
  09.30   Who is here today
  10.00   Snack
  10.15   Free play/Outdoor play/Key worker led activities
(free-flow between the Turtle and Ocean room and the garden)
  10.50   Weekly sessions: Mini Movers, Garden Games, Music Squirts, Sensory play, Little Chefs
*Sessions run once a week during term time. Days for each session change termly.
  11.20   Story and song
  11.45
   Lunch time (in the Ocean room)
  12.30   Nap time/Free play/Outdoor play
  13.40   Who is here today? Topic discussion/Story/Song (in the Ocean room)
  14.00   Snack/Free play
  14.15   Free play/Outdoor play/Key worker led activities
  15.30   Story and song (in the Ocean room)
  15.45   Tea (in the Ocean room)
  16.30   Free play/Outdoor play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ocean Room
children aged 3 - 5 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Ocean Room is a large hall and is extremely versatile throughout the day.

In the mornings the Ocean Room is set up as a class room where our over 3's do their morning registration, circle time and preschool lessons. Preschool lessons alternate between maths and literacy weekly. They are tailored to meet children's individual needs, with 3 or more activities for the children to choose from. 

From 10.15am the Ocean and Turtle rooms are free flowing for all the children (over 2) to be able to choose their preferred activities.

The Ocean Room is also used as a dining hall and an area for our parties, annual performances and for our extracurricular sessions which include Music Squirts, Mini Movers and Sensory Play. The Ocean Room is also used an an exercise area on really bad weather days.

 

The Ocean Room Routine

 

  08.00   Breakfast
  08.30   Free play/Outdoor play
  09.15   Who is here today? How do you feel today? and Calendar
  09.40
  Preschool session or Letter of the week (Wednesdays)
  10.00   Self served snack/Free play
  10.15   Free play/Outdoor play/Key worker led activities
(free-flow between the Ocean, Turtle room and the Garden)
  10.50   Weekly sessions: Mini Movers, Garden Games, Music Squirts, Sensory play, Little Chefs
*Sessions run once a week during term time. Days for each session change termly.
  11.20   Topic or value of the month/story/song
  11.45   Lunch time
  12.30   Nap time/Free play/Outdoor play
  13.40   Who is here today? Topic discussion/Story/Song (all children 2+)
  14.00
  Snack Time/Free play (Turtle room)
  14.15   Free play/Outdoor play/Key worker led activities
  15.30   Story and song time (all children 2+)
  15.45   Tea time
  16.30   Free play/Outdoor play