A day at nursery

Each child’s play partner meets them at the door and takes them to the younger years room to put away their things and help them settle into their day. Once everyone’s things are away, we sing a hello song together.

We sit together at our tables to eat a snack. Children are encouraged to self-select from a range of fruit and vegetables, which we serve alongside a carbohydrate-based snack.

During this time, each child has their nappy changed individually by a member of staff, while the rest of the group continue their messy and sensory play with an adult. We explore different textured materials and play with sand and water with our hands and toys.

During lunchtime, we sit together at our table to eat. Adults carefully supervise children while they eat, model talking about the food and its texture and encourage children to express when they are finished or if they would like more.

When children wake up, they have their nappy changed individually by an adult. Once we’ve finished, we explore the activities we’ve set out for them. Children choose resources from the playrooms and play with their friends and adults who facilitate their exploration.

We sit together on our cosy carpets to explore our books and share stories together.

Children freely explore our garden area, with adults playing alongside them. They might enjoy pushing and pulling toys, splashing in the water tray, playing with sand or discovering new textures.

During teatime, we gather at our table to enjoy our meal together. Children enjoy each other’s company, while adults carefully supervise them while they eat.

It’s home time for everyone. Adults support each child to gather their things ready for home and we sing our goodbye song together to end the day.

Each child’s play partner meets them at the door and takes them to the pre-school room to put away their things and help them settle into their day. Once everyone’s things are away, we sing a hello song together.

We sit together at our tables to eat a snack. Children are encouraged to self-select from a range of fruit and vegetables, which we serve alongside a carbohydrate-based snack.

Our children enjoy sensory play, such as mark-making with paint brushes or large chalks, and exploring different textured materials. Sieves, colanders, pots, pans and containers are provided for sand, water and messy play. This is an adult-led activity, with an adult sitting next to the children to supervise.

During lunchtime, we sit at our table together to eat. Once we’ve finished, we wipe our faces. Adults carefully supervise children while they eat and model talking about the food and its texture.

We explore the activities we’ve set out for the children. They choose resources from the playrooms and play with their friends and adults who facilitate their exploration.

We sit together on our cosy carpets to explore our books and share stories together.

Children freely explore our garden area, with adults playing alongside them. They might explore different textures in nature, discover growing and planting, build sandcastles or enjoy running and jumping games.

During teatime, we gather at our table to enjoy our meal together. Once we are finished, we wipe our faces and toddlers help each other clean up. Children enjoy each other’s company, while adults carefully
supervise them while they eat.

It’s home time for everyone. Adults support each child to gather their things ready for home and we sing our goodbye song together to end the day.