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Bunnies

The Bunnies room is where our younger children aged 3 months – 2 years, engage in play and activities.

Our bunnies are aged between 3 months up to 2 years, the room has linked bathroom facilities and access to the outside play area. In addition, there is a separate sleep room; babies sleep according to their own personal routines and within the main kitchen, there is a milk kitchen area, where fresh feeds can be prepared as required.

Our Bunnies engage in rich play experiences and activities appropriate for their age and stage; these include treasure baskets, heuristic play, sensory play and music and movement. In addition, we recognise as individuals all children have their own interests. Our activities encourage lots of hands-on exploration, vital for babies as they learn about the world around them. The Bunnies Room has simple wall-mounted pegs with ‘cubbies’ for comforters and babies’ daily log books.

Babies are born with an intrinsic desire to be curious, to find out, investigate, touch, discover and learn and to get moving. Everything to a baby is new and exciting.

  • If a baby is moving they are learning.
  • If they are handling and negotiating with objects they are learning.
  • Even if they are playing with their toes they are learning.
Our aim is to provide a safe, stimulating, environment which is rich in potential. To allow babies, space and time to explore and investigate. Our practitioners, are close at hand to offer security, presence, connection and to create a nurturing environment.
A small girl writing on the pavement with chalk
Boy playing with wooden blocks in the nursery

Children move through to the Squirrels (toddler area) in the September after their second birthday. With a phased induction and time spent with their key worker during the summer months. Each child is allocated a key worker who tends to all of your child’s individual needs, monitors their development, and works closely with the parents. The key worker for the Bunnies completes a daily log book, which is a communication book which tells you, sleep-times, nappy changes and what your child has eaten; this goes between home and nursery and parents also write in it, to share any significant events from home. There is a higher ratio of staff to children in the Bunnies’ room, this is in line with Ofsted ratios and requirements. As a nursery, we tend to run slightly overstaffed in order to provide the highest quality of care.

If you’d like to see the nursery ‘in action’ call: 01823 251257. To book an appointment and Deana or Becky will be happy to help you.

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