Your child's first days

The First Days

We want your child to feel happy and safe. Each child is allocated a key person who will work with you to help your child to settle into preschool life. Each key person has a group name so the children can have an experience of belonging, our key group names are Butterflies, Ladybirds, Caterpillars, snails and ants. You are welcome to stay for as many sessions as you wish while your child settles.

Mealtimes

Snack
Snack time is a time of the day where the children sit together, socialise and enjoy a healthy, nutritious snack. We freshly prepare snack everyday for the children and offer them a drink of milk or water. During snack time we like to give the children the chance to develop their independence skills by allowing them to choose what they would like to eat and using utensils to fill up their bowl. When the children are sat at the table they also have the opportunity to pour their own drinks. Please ensure we are aware of any dietary requirements so we can provide your child with an alternative if needed.

Lunch

If your child will be attending preschool all day please can you provide them a packed lunch which is clearly labelled with their name. At lunch the children have their own personal placemats to encourage good sitting, name recognition and to create a sense of belonging within their key groups.

Please can we ask that only water is provided for lunch as a drink to encourage healthy living and good tooth hygiene.

Allergies

We currently have an individual within the team with a severe nut allergy, please help us by not including any nut based products, peanut butter or Nutella in your child’s packed lunch. Please also check that food such as cereal bars don’t contain nuts.

The staff member does not have to eat or touch the nuts to have a severe reaction, there can be particles of nuts in the air and the individual can have a severe reaction.

Our daily routine

9:00 - 9:30 Registration and free play

9:30 - 10:00 Snack time

10:00 - 11:40 - Free play/discovery time

11.40 - Tidy up time

11.50 - Story and singing

12.00 - Home time or group lunch

12.30 - Free Play/discovery time

2.00 - Tidy up

2.10 - Dough disco

2:15 - Story and singing

2.30 - Home time

What shall I wear?

Children learn best through exploring, whether this by touch, smell, taste or sight. With this in mind please send your child into preschool in clothes that you won’t mind them getting dirty! We do have aprons available during activities but the children may still get messy.

We encourage children to gain the skills to look after themselves, including taking themselves to the toilet. Easy-to-manage clothing will help with this. e.g. no dungarees as some children can struggle to manage them independently.

If your child is beginning to potty train please could you put them in 'pull-ups' as these are easier for them to manage themselves.

Sensible soft play shoes with covered toes should be worn. Please be aware that wellies are not to be your child's main footwear option, please clink on the link below to our sway regarding welly boots:

https://sway.office.com/51WkMkQ9Ll6vSFNm?ref=Link

We have a small selection of uniform for sale at pre-school (these are not compulsory), if you would like to order some please speak to a member of staff.