Planning and Activities

Although I am not a nursery with a curriculum to follow, I use the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

You can find information about The Early Years Foundation Stage for Parents and Carers in a document to which you can download in my Parent/Carer Information section

I try to pick themes that the children might like to learn about. The children decide the next steps from their interest in a theme or their new ideas might take us in a completely different direction for which I then plan.

We have a playroom laid out especially for the children, some of our activities include:

• Painting; with sponge, finger, hands or feet, brushes,
• Gluing; collage pictures, junk models, glitter, cards
• Clay and Play-doh. Shop brought and homemade with different colours/glitter/sequins
• Sand and Water play inside and outside
• Cooking; cakes, biscuits, sandwiches foods from different festivals.
• Gardening; planting, watering, observing, discussing
• Drawing using crayons, chalk or by using their own fingers in a tray of sand
• Learning to love books and reading. Making our own books. Visiting the library.
• Role play, home corner, hospitals, shops
• Dressing up; A large variety of dressing up clothes-animals, people who help us multicultural
• Dolls house and families
• Puppets;
• Listening and dancing to music
• Musical Instruments;
• A selection of games for all ages
• A selection of puzzles for all ages
• Wooden Bricks
• Tuff spot tray used for different sensory experiences. For example Jelly/mashed potato/cooked spaghetti
• Threading for youngsters and sewing for older children
• Baby Toys
• Computer used for homework projects and introducing young children to ICT
• Seasonal Activities; festivals activities

Outdoor toys include:

• little red playhouse, sand and water table
• low level tuff spot tray which is moulded plastic. I put sand into it and it is big enough for children to walk in. I also use it for water
• Slide, bike and trike
• Outings;  walks, a trip to feed the ducks, park at Hartshill Hayes, to the local shops and to the Library