Little Treasures  Nursery

Preschool Class (2-3 years)

 

Our preschool classrooms are specially equipped to suit children from

2 – 3 years. We currently have one preschool classroom at Little Treasures.

 

Sample Daily Routine:

09.00 – 09.20am     Greeting children, Goodbye to Parents followed by

                                        supervised free play

09.20 – 09.40am     Circle Time: Teacher brings the class together for morning

                                        routines, calling the register, good morning song, abc's,                                                                                                                                                                   numbers, shapes, colours, topic of the week and

                                        and singing.

09.40 – 10.00am     Outdoor Play Time (Weather Permitting)

10.00 – 10.15pm     Wash Hands/Toilet Visit/Nappy Changes

10.15 – 10.30am     Snack Time

10.30 – 11.30am     Group activity linked to the Topic of the Week/Art & Craft/

                                        Music & Movement/ Show & Tell/ Academic Work

11.30 – 11.45am     Outdoor Play Time (Weather Permitting)

11.45 – 12.00pm     Wash Hands/Toilet Visit/Nappy Changes

12.00 – 12.15pm     Lunch Time

12.15 – 12.45pm     Extra Curricular Activity (Movement & Dance/ Musical Instruments/ Baking / Library/ Free Flow Activity etc)

12.45 – 13.00pm     Tidy Up/Shoes On/Bags Ready & Story time while waiting on parents to arrive.

 

In addition, one session per week will be allocated to P.E. (Physical Education) which will include running, football and other sporting activities.

 

Little Treasures Nursery’s curriculum concentrates mainly on the three prime areas of learning & development as set out in the EYFS Curriculum which includes:

• Personal, Social & Emotional Development :               Making relationships, self-confidence and self-awareness & Managing                                                                                                                          feelings and behavior

• Communication & Language:                                                 Listening and attention, Understanding& Speaking

• Physical Development:                                                             Moving and handling & Health and self-care

 

Our curriculum also includes the four specific areas of learning & development as follows:

• Literacy:                                                                                           Reading & Writing

• Mathematics:                                                                                Numbers & Shapes, Space and Measure

• Understanding the World :                                                     Peoples & Communities, The World & Technology

• Expressive Arts & Design :                                                      Exploring and using media and materials & being imaginative

 

Little Treasures Nursery operates a Weekly Topic Program with a new topic being introduced each week.

 

Weekly Topics include:

*All About Me * My Family * Cooking week *Construction Week  * Senses Week * Creepy Crawlies Week* Gardening Week * Space Week * IT Week * Transportation Week * Recycling Week * Reading & Book Week* Road & Fire Safety Week * Healthy Eating Week* Friendship Week ……………….and lots more fun-filled and educational topics.

 

During our academic calendar most of our arts and crafts and learning activities  are based around our weekly topic. All classes from babies to preschoolers and right through to the foundation stage class follow the same weekly topic, just at a different level catered to suit each age group.

 

In addition to the above, our Preschool and Foundation Stage Classes follows the Jolly Phonics method for teaching literacy. For more details on the Jolly Phonics approach, please click here: 

 

 

Our classroom is equipped with a touch screen desktop so the children spend a little time each week at our IT Station where they can use educational applications to help improve their fine motor skills, memory, concentration etc.