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PRE-SCHOOL

In our Pre-school Room we make learning fun, build positive relationships and promote children’s confidence and independence.

We provide a variety of activities to cover all areas of learning. Our activities are mainly child-led with a small number of adult-led, planned activities. Activities include large and small construction; mark-making; painting; music; puzzles; games; ICT; books; role play; using malleable materials; the sand and water trays and small world toys.

We offer free-flow play, allowing children to choose whether to play and learn inside or explore and learn outside in our large, well equipped garden.

We promote independence, providing the children with a rolling “snack café”. This helps them manage time, prepare their own snack and make their own choices.

Small group time takes place once in the morning and once in the afternoon. This helps develop vocabulary and communication skills, allowing children to share ideas and develop social skills. These groups also promote the children’s early phonics, literacy and numeracy skills in preparation for school.

Early years foundation stage profile – 2021 handbook

We provide a variety of activities to cover all areas of learning. Our activities are mainly child-led with a small number of adult-led, planned activities. Activities include large and small construction; mark-making; painting; music; puzzles; games; ICT; books; role play; using malleable materials; the sand and water trays and small world toys.