Small children need to learn through play, and it is essential that they learn at their own pace and are not forced into tasks which are beyond their capabilities: or into activities which don’t interest them. We respect children’s ability to choose what they would like to play with.
Social Development
By mixing with each other socially, children learn to develop skills of communication and self expression, and learn how to behave in ways which are socially acceptable. Emotional outbursts are common place at first, but eventually children do learn to share and co-operate.
By mixing with each other socially, children learn to develop skills of communication and self expression, and learn how to behave in ways which are socially acceptable. Emotional outbursts are common place at first, but eventually children do learn to share and co-
Physical skills are very important for young children to practice so that they can develop control of their large body muscles as well as the smaller muscles in the hands and feet. Our nurseries offer a good range of physical play equipment, including climbing equipment to suit the different age ranges of children.
Some of this equipment is designed for indoor use, and we have an extensive range of soft play equipment which even the babies can enjoy!
Outside, the nurseries provide other large equipment, together with wheeled toys of all kinds.
Manipulative skills need to be developed in order to strengthen the hand muscles which will eventually be used for writing. The nursery provides a large range of activities to develop manipulative skills, from clay and play dough through to puzzles and threading activities which encourage hand-eye co-ordination.
Painting of all kinds is encouraged, and in every area of the nursery, paper, pencils, crayons and other writing tools are provided for children to practice their writing and pre-writing skills.
Some of this equipment is designed for indoor use, and we have an extensive range of soft play equipment which even the babies can enjoy!
Outside, the nurseries provide other large equipment, together with wheeled toys of all kinds.
Manipulative skills need to be developed in order to strengthen the hand muscles which will eventually be used for writing. The nursery provides a large range of activities to develop manipulative skills, from clay and play dough through to puzzles and threading activities which encourage hand-
Painting of all kinds is encouraged, and in every area of the nursery, paper, pencils, crayons and other writing tools are provided for children to practice their writing and pre-
Language development
This covers a whole range of skills, from listening to adults and other children, to the realisation that there is a relationship between the spoken and written word. All children go through stages in their language development.
Books are of the utmost importance for pre-school children. You will find that there are books in all areas of the nursery because they are so important for a variety of reasons: a story will comfort a child who is upset or unwell; a familiar story which is read again and again provides the repetition of vocabulary which a child needs in order to learn new words and meanings, and a story can be a shared experience between an adult and a group of children which gives the child a sense of security and a feeling of belonging to the group.
At the nursery, we attach great importance to talking to the children. This is vital, not only for finding out how they feel and what they want to do, but for assessing their stage of language development, so that they can be encouraged to learn more new words and can learn how to communicate more effectively with adults and each other.
This covers a whole range of skills, from listening to adults and other children, to the realisation that there is a relationship between the spoken and written word. All children go through stages in their language development.
Books are of the utmost importance for pre-
At the nursery, we attach great importance to talking to the children. This is vital, not only for finding out how they feel and what they want to do, but for assessing their stage of language development, so that they can be encouraged to learn more new words and can learn how to communicate more effectively with adults and each other.
Intellectual development
By taking part in all of the activities on offer at the nursery, children will be developing and growing intellectually. The staff will be working with the children to help them develop an awareness of themselves and of the world around them.
Developing an awareness of themselves for small children means learning about their physical characteristics: size, height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, skin colour, clothing etc. In this way children can begin to appreciate differences between each other and between adults, and they learn the appropriate words to describe those differences.
Through water and sand play, various scientific concepts will be learned. Volume, capacity and the various characteristics of sand and water are all things which children learn through their play. Discovering about magnetism, hot and cold, heavy and light, and about sounds, are all things which are interesting for small children, and to learn about these things through play makes them fun and exciting.
Without realising it, your child will be preparing him/herself for the more formal education he/she will receive later on.
By taking part in all of the activities on offer at the nursery, children will be developing and growing intellectually. The staff will be working with the children to help them develop an awareness of themselves and of the world around them.
Developing an awareness of themselves for small children means learning about their physical characteristics: size, height, weight, hair colour, eye colour, skin colour, clothing etc. In this way children can begin to appreciate differences between each other and between adults, and they learn the appropriate words to describe those differences.
Through water and sand play, various scientific concepts will be learned. Volume, capacity and the various characteristics of sand and water are all things which children learn through their play. Discovering about magnetism, hot and cold, heavy and light, and about sounds, are all things which are interesting for small children, and to learn about these things through play makes them fun and exciting.
Without realising it, your child will be preparing him/herself for the more formal education he/she will receive later on.
