Activities
There is always a main activity of the day. There is a theme every month and a 12 day roll on list of different types of activity. If your child does not attend every day they still have the complete range of experiences. Everyone enjoys the activity at their own level. Every day we have newstime, the children are encouraged to speak and to listen. Their news might be anything from "I've got a carrot for the rabbit" to "I sleep in a big bed now." We encourage children to bring items, relevant to the monthly theme, to show at newstime.

We have snack-time, when the children sit to drink and eat their own snacks. They do not share or swap and we put back what they don't want into their lunch-boxes; this way you know what they have eaten.

We have songtime when we learn nursery rhymes, counting rhymes, dancing songs [like Ring o' Roses], game songs and seasonal songs. We often use simple percussion instruments and enjoy music and movement. We also listen to all kinds of music.

The children are given time for free flow, inside and out, imaginative play and for finishing things off. The older children are introduced to reading skills, and taught to read if they are ready. The routine provides a framework for learning and security for the children.

Activities which are always available:
books and stories, computer, sand or water, playdough, construction toys, puzzles, bikes, pretending games for role-play, dressing-up, duplo, lego, cars, play-people, dolls, balls, climbing-frame etc. etc.

The After-school Clubs
The after-school clubs are very relaxed with no pressure for the children to do anything if they don’t want to. They start with a snack and just play. We cannot re-heat cooked food that has not been refrigerated. If you want us to re-heat previously cooked food for your child’s lunch or tea please bring to the nursery between 8.30 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. and we will refrigerate it for you. Tins, jars and packets which do not need refrigerating are fine. Please remember that your child needs one free hand to hold on to someone when walking back. Make sure that they can fit everything into their bags and back-packs and still have one free hand.