It is important for parents to stay involved with their children while they are at nursery. At Little Steps Day Care, there are plenty of extracurricular activities for your child to explore, as well as interactive and educational topics at our nursery.
Little Steps Day Care are happy to discuss the different activities with parents, ensuring you are happy with the early education children are getting. Regardless of the different things we are doing, all children are involved and encouraged.
Nursery Sessions
We try to incorporate several parts to all nursery sessions, whether children are here for the full day or just AM or PM sessions. Our full-day is from 08:00-18:00, with AM sessions finishing and PM sessions starting at 13:00. Nursery sessions are available for both under 2s and over 2s, ensuring children are interacting with their own age group and have a great opportunity to make friends.
Within our daily session, in addition to the ongoing activities and lessons, we provide breakfast, morning and afternoon snacks and a light tea for your child. Hot lunches are also available for £2.50 if you cannot provide a packed meal, giving you peace of mind that children are always looked after and can be fed throughout the day.
Education & School Preparation
A big part of nursery is of course about preparing children for the big step up to primary school. Educational aspects of nursery should be made as fun and interactive as possible, giving all children a chance to develop but still making sure nursery is fun, with children enjoying everything they do day-to-day.
We help children with basic literacy, such as reading, and mathematical skills, as well as stimulating children’s development through exploration, play and adventure. Education is a big part of nursery and something we strive to help all young children with, regardless of their current abilities.
Nature Walks & Messy Play
It is important for all children to actually play outside and play the way they want to from a young age. To help keep children active and make sure they go outside regularly, we have both an outdoor play area, as well as organising nature walks to let all children explore the outside world. If your child does not show an interest in sports, it is still important to go outside and spend time with others, with outdoor walks one of the best ways to do this.
In addition to outdoor activities, we also give children the chance for messy and sensory play. We understand not all children share the same interests so it is important to have a range of options for every child at nursery to be involved and enjoy nursery as much as possible. Sensory play gives children the chance to be more creative and get their hands dirty, an opportunity that not every nursery provides. Furthermore, children do lots of arts and crafts, meaning everyone can find something they really enjoy from a young age.
Singing
Children should have as many opportunities as possible. Singing is just one of the extra activities we do to get all children involved and potentially find some hidden talents! Signing is also a fantastic way of improving self-confidence, giving all children self-belief and encouraging them to take part individually and as a group.
Drama and dance can also be incorporated into different activities, allowing children to use initiative and get involved with something they enjoy.
Cooking Club
Cooking club is another extra option we have. Children can learn to cook the more basic foods from a young age, with cooking club being fun for all children and even means they can bring something home for their parents to try (if you dare!).
Speak To Our Team
Little Steps Day Care want to keep parents updated and involved as much as possible so you are happy with the activities, learning and support your child has at nursery. We can talk you through the range of day to day activities that we have ongoing and make sure you and your child are always happy with our team.
Call Little Steps Day Care today on 01234 889518 or 07340 956 133 or fill in our contact form today if you would like to find out more about our nursery.