EXPLORE OUR SETTING

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Children and parents are greeted everyday with a warm smile. There is a coat and shoe rack for the little ones to access themselves. We have pictures of all the children who attend. It's lovely when they show their parents, 'look that's me.' It gives them a sense of belonging. There's also a board where their work is displayed and an information board for parents also.

Children are given their own colour coordinated plates etc, they can access water throughout the day via the fridge dispenser. Our aim is to make children as independent as possible. All safety appliances and equipment are in place throughout the setting. A first aid box, fire blanket, and fire extinguisher is kept in the kitchen.

The WC is used by the children only. There is a child seat under the lid for toilet training with a step for independent access, hand wash and individual flannels are provided everyday for extra hygiene purposes. Children are also given toothbrushes & toothpaste to brush after meals (as part of the oral health scheme) introduced into the EYFS.

We have a great outdoor space the children

spend hours out here running, jumping, climbing, sliding, and riding, fine tuning their gross motor skills balance, coordination, spatial awareness and muscle strength.  

Our new addition to our classroom is the sensory corner that provides a space that is comfortable and tactile, physically and visually which helps to soothe and regulate children's mood. It's also a quiet place to sit and read a book or take timeout  

We have a lovely adorable female cat called Skylar. Sometimes she comes downstairs to say Meow to the children.

In the pond there's water, a pump that transports water around when you push and pull the handle. we put ducks, plastic bottles, a watering can to fill up and pour out. sometimes we fill the big bucket but it can be heavy to lift, but we try.

I love getting my hands dirty in the mud kitchen. I can play for hours, mixing pouring, sieving, scooping mud and putting it into all different containers. I get to make mud pies. 

This is a great activity for balance as we climb the wall. Sometimes we stop to drive somewhere far, we beeb the horn to get cars to move out of our way.

Books are my favourite, I go through so many. Sometimes I see something I know, but I love looking at the pictures.

I am making silver lines with my fingers on the sensory sequence wall mat

I use orange, red, and brown paint to do leaf prints with stamps 

Using sticks and real flowers we did a group activity. Do you like our tree?

The children celebrated Pancake Day by making their pancakes from scratch. They had them with one of their favourite fruits, strawberries

Yummy! 

Every week we go to the children centre to play with other kids and toys we don't have in our setting

 Fine motor skills activity can be very simple with dough, food colouring, fresh flower petals and tools 

 The children were learning about cold climates, and animals that live in the Arctic. Blocks of ice, water, blue and white paint were added. The children watched the ice melt and the water changed colour. great science activity too.    

Oranges and Lemons.....

This activity was all about the sense of taste and smell. the children could choose the fruit they wanted to taste, squeeze  and mix with food colouring to create different colours, and pour into different glass shaped bottles to drink.