Our Day

Optional early arrival. A calm, sit-down breakfast — toast, cereal, fresh fruit and milk — followed by quiet activities like puzzles, drawing or books.

Children arrive and are greeted at the door by their key worker. Free-choice play in the rooms — small worlds, construction, mark-making, role play.

A short, gentle group time: hello song, calendar, weather, and an introduction to the day's focus activity.

Adult-led, child-led and small-group work across the seven areas of learning — communication, physical, PSED, literacy, maths, understanding the world, and expressive arts.

Healthy snack (fresh fruit, oat cakes, cheese) followed by a story chosen by the children.

Whatever the weather. Bikes, balance boards, climbing, mud kitchen, gardening, water play.

A freshly prepared hot lunch served family-style at small tables. Children help to lay the table and pour their own water.

Our youngest children sleep on cosy mats. Older children have quiet activities — books, puzzles, drawing — in a calm space.

A second adult-led activity block — often more creative or physical: music & movement, sensory play, painting, baking.

Back outside for fresh air, gross-motor games and exploration.

Afternoon snack, a story, and a gentle wind-down. Children leaving at 3:30pm are collected by their grown-ups at the door.

Children staying late move into a relaxed mixed-age club. Tea is served around 4:30pm. Activities are calmer — drawing, dolls, cars, books — to help children unwind.