Pre-School Room –  3 years to 5 years

Our Pre-School children learn through exciting and engaging activities, which are planned to motivate and inspire young learners. ’ Children’s interests and passions are considered by practitioners to engage, enthuse, and stimulate effective learning and development.

Our belief, that children learn quickly through their own interests and passions, is embedded within our approach of providing every child the opportunity to be at the centre of their own learning. We encourage our Pre-School children to become independent learners, develop self-motivation and to believe in themselves and each other. Built on the principles of learning through play, Children in the phase develop and extend their language and communication skills; take risks and make mistakes without fear of failure; and make sense of the world around them through fist-hand experiences indoors and outdoors.

What will my child do in the Pre-School room?

At this stage of their learning, your child will be mainly learning through play-based activities. They will also be learning about routine and developing early literacy and maths skills, learning about the world around them and learning social skills.

Self-reliance is very important at this stage in a child’s development. Children will be supported to dress, wash and self-serve their own meals.

The importance of play

In our wonderful Pre-School room your child will begin to learn by doing things for themselves, by exploring and investigating, watching and listening, talking and discussing, creating, and communicating – in other words, playing.

Play is children’s work and playing hard is very tiring! Play can also be very messy as your child will be learning both inside with sand, water and paint, and also in the outdoors with mud, leaves and so on, so you can expect some mucky clothes at the end of the day.

High-value is placed upon communication and language in our Pre-School room, allowing children to take initiative and express their needs and desires. This is achieved through fun and engaging stories and song, role-play activities, and communication and repeat reading children develop a love of reading and books from early on in life.

Early relationships, build upon mutual respect, tolerance and trust, are created here. Children learn to express themselves, take turns and show empathy through effective communication with peers, enabling them to feel safe and happy. Children also develop relationships with practitioners who consider the child’s individual needs, feelings and interests. Each child is assigned a ‘key person’ who provide a special relationship with the child and their parent/carer(s).

Through play, including a range of fun and lively activities, games and songs, children develop their awareness and understanding of literacy, mathematics, expressive arts and design and the world.

Children leave nursery well-prepared for their future in reception, the subsequent year in the Early Years Foundation Stage.