Squirrels
The Squirrels room is where our 2 – 3 year olds engage in activities and play appropriate for their age and stage of development.
Our Squirrels Room caters for our children aged 2 – 3 years, the room has easily accessible bathroom facilities and doors into the outside play area, allowing for free flow into the garden.
Our Rainbow room is used as an additional play space/quiet room and doubles as our toddler sleep room. This area has recently been redeveloped to create a Cosy Corner, this includes day beds & Cosy Soft Furnishings.
Our Squirrels engage in rich play experiences appropriate to their age and stage of development; these activities include painting, water and sand play, construction, role-play and physical experiences are offered regularly to encourage fine and gross motor skill development.
Within this age group there is a strong focus on personal skills; including toilet training and becoming independent in feeding and dressing themselves. In addition to this, we encourage social skills as the children begin making friends and working together more collaboratively. All of these aspects help prepare the children to move across to the Badgers room.
Children will move through to the Badgers in the September after their third birthday, this move often happens quite naturally as they become older and ready for more challenging activities. Similarly to the transition to Squirrels from Bunnies, their transition over to Badgers will include being introduced to their new key worker and play sessions will take place throughout the quieter summer weeks.
Toddlers like to be on the move, they are natural movers and shakers. As part of their nursery day, we allow them to run, learn how to balance, climb and control their bodies and spend time outside, whatever the weather.
We aim to provide an enabling environment that is inspired by following the children’s interests and schematic learning styles.
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.