Routines and Activities

We will always follow guidance from families regarding the routine of their children and often we allow the child to dictate this on a day-to-day basis. A typical day of routine or activities will include the following:

• Free play
• Snacks, milk and meals
• Walks
• Garden play
• Resting / quiet time
• Messy play
• Explorative play
• Story time
• Singing
• Circle time
• Jolly phonics
• Role play
• Interactive white board activities
• Creative activities
• Nappy changes
• Construction
• Investigating and understanding the world around them

Typical Daily Routine for a Two Year Old

To give you a more specific idea, a typical daily routine for a two year old looks like this:

Activities for Children Under 24 Months

For children in this age group, activities will fit around their feeding and sleeping patterns that are established by the family. We promote a range of activities for this age group including:

• One to one singing and talking
• Lots of eye and physical contact
• Regularly changing the baby's position
• Use of interesting toys like gyms, feely mats, chewing toys, rattles and activity centres
• Heuristic play to promote exploration
• Working on sitting and mobility skills
• Story time - we believe babies are never too young to be introduced to books
• Provision of water, sand, sensory and music

Activities for Children Between 2 and 5 Years

Children in this age group will be observed by teams developing the play and enhancing the learning provision and will include:

• Water and sand play
• Role play to promote mathematics and physical development
• Literacy and numeracy through Jolly Phonics and Number Zoo schemes
• Write Dance scheme promoting fine and gross motor skills through musical and creative activities.

Generally, all of our activities and routines are differentiated to suit the individual childs' needs.