Babies curriculum

Your baby will learn through an environment which focuses on the magic of play, supported by trained staff who have a passion for providing memorable learning experiences with expertise in the Prime areas of the EYFS that your child will need to develop and progress through their infancy. This is centred around:

• Developing and building secure attachments through bonds with your baby’s keyperson and emotional security through warm, nurturing and sensitive care.
• Supporting communication and language through high quality interactions and developing vocabulary through books, songs, rhymes and Makaton.
• Promoting confidence and independence through providing choices within their play and the keypersons sensitively supporting and encouraging the children as they learn new skills.
• Supporting physical development and the baby’s core strength to prepare them for the transition into the next room.

Toddler curriculum

Your toddler will learn through an environment which focuses on the magic of play, supported by trained staff who have a passion for providing memorable learning experiences with expertise in the Prime areas of the EYFS that your child will need to develop and progress through their infancy. This is centred around:

• Developing a sense of self through developing the children’s awareness of what makes them unique, ensuring children feel valued and understood.
• Developing awareness of feelings and emotions through co-regulation, giving the children a safe space to express their emotions.
• Developing friendships which is supported through interactions with their peers enabling children to collaborate, play alongside one another and promote values such as sharing and turn taking.
• Becoming confident and independent, encouraging children to have a go and try new things and continuing to support the children to make choices.

Other Toddler curriculum

Your child will learn through an environment which focuses on the magic of play, supported by trained staff who have a passion for providing memorable learning experiences with expertise in the EYFS and child development. At this age your child will experience greater opportunities to explore expressive art and design, literacy, mathematics, and understanding the world. Our curriculum is not confined to four walls and you’ll find learning lives in every space including the outdoors, and the world around us. This is centred around:

• Widening range of physical experiences, developing balance and co-ordination, gross and fine motor skills and encouraging, whilst supporting children to take risks.
• Practitioners are in tune with their key children and work alongside parents supporting children’s awareness of toilet training.
• Managing feelings and emotions through the provision of calm and safe spaces for children to freely express their emotions and begin to self regulate. The team will provide emotional support to the children, ensuring they feel respected, listened to and comforted.
• The team will support the development of communication, language and vocabulary through the use of open ended questions and encouraging children to engage with their peers.

Preschool curriculum

Your child will learn through our own curriculum which focuses on the magic of play, supported by trained staff who have a passion for providing memorable learning experiences with expertise in the EYFS and child development. At this age your child will experience a full range of learning activities to prepare them for life at this age and beyond. They will be guided in understanding the world, create expressive art and design masterpieces, and be immersed in an environment full of literacy and mathematics. Our curriculum is not confined to four walls and you’ll find learning lives in every space including the outdoors, and the world around us. This is centred around:

• Links with the local community are created through outings with the team
• Independence and confidence is strengthened through self service at mealtimes, self care and learning to put own coats and shoes on
• Understanding boundaries through our ‘Golden rules’ which reinforces the children’s understanding of being respectful and kind to one another
• The team will help the children develop their confidence in communicating and articulating their individual needs and providing regular opportunities for the children to hold a ‘serve and return’ conversation

Supporting children’s well-being

Join our happy, sociable yoga and mindfulness classes filled with fun, music and active movement. Our creative and engaging yoga-inspired routines come to life with storytelling and music. We capture the magic of childhood, exploring the sensory world through sound and touch, whilst unlocking movement and flexibility. Strength, balance and co-ordination skills are mastered, as concentration and physical confidence flourish. Essential creative pathways connect while valuable life skills – relaxation and mindfulness – are learnt.

Cultural Capital

It is the essential knowledge that children need to prepare them for future success. Cultural Capital is about giving children the best possible start to their early education. Children start in the nursery with a variety of different experiences and we want to ensure the curriculum we deliver enhances multiple opportunities for the children to experience this essential knowledge.

How do we promote this in the nursery?

When your child starts in our nursery, we will ask you what you would like your child to experience. During the time your child will be at nursery, we will organise a wide variety of engaging activities and experiences to let them explore and discover ‘the awe and wonder of the world’. We promote Cultural Capital through real life experiences as well as imaginative play. This gives our children a taste of all the things you can do in our big wide world.