Gallery

Some details from our setting including a few activities to show the sorts of things we might do together...

A hand sewn pink felt house with the door wide open next to a How many people are here today sign featuring numerals from 1 to 9 and five wooden people outside the house.
Each day we can count how many of us are here today and find the numeral for the total.
A hand sewn pink felt house with a 'There are 5 people here today' sign and five wooden people positioned inside the house with the front door wide open so they can be seen inside.
Once everyone has arrived we can put the people inside the little house and close the door to keep them all safe!
Hand sewn felt weather chart hanging inside
Every day we can change the weather chart depending on what we can see and how it feels.
A young child standing near a sunny window as colourful rainbow light reflections speckle the wall beside them.
Such a lovely moment when the sun brings sparkles to the kitchen!
Overhead view of a young child in a green jacket crouching next to an iridescent rainbow oil slick on grey paving slabs.
Sometimes rainbows can be found in unexpected places!
A young toddler sitting in a high chair holding yellow and orange crayons above a sheet of white paper filled with colourful scribbles.
You're never to young to have fun making marks!
A young child in a floral shirt drawing dark scribbles on a white dry-erase board with a black marker.
Using a dry wipe pen is pressure free...free enough to (successfully) have a go at writing the letter 'M' ... for Mummy! Yay!
A young child wearing a blue smock and sun hat uses a foam sponge brush to spread yellow paint onto a paper covered in bright, thick acrylic paint swirls.
A sponge brush can make some interesting marks.
A young boy sitting on the floor and using an orange crayon to colour in a handmade 'OPEN' sign resting on a wooden chair.
A chair can make a good table when time is tight and you have a new business to 'open'.
Two young children wearing art smocks sit at a star-patterned table, using cotton buds to paint cutout paper letters with colorful paints.
Cotton buds are a lovely way to decorate paper numbers.
Overhead view of two young children lying on a large sheet of cardboard on the floor, surrounded by markers and crayons for drawing.
A huge piece of cardboard has such creative potential...where to begin?!
A young child sitting at a wooden table using a marker to decorate smooth stones placed on sheets of white paper.
Collecting rocks at the beach and then decorating them for the garden makes a calming, creative activity.
Toy trains on wooden tracks tracks in sitting room which includes other toys in the background such as books on low level shelving, a wooden, yellow toy crane and small dolls house.
There are lots of toys to choose from. The train track can connect with endless possibilities, over and under bridges, dropping off cargo at the crane-stop or collecting passengers at the station.
Brio toy train with driver in foreground driving train around wooden train track visible in background.
The train driver always drives carefully and tries their best to arrive at the station on time!
Reading shelf with star patterned bean bag, books and soft toys as well as animal flap books positioned on top with animal toys to match to play with. A teddy on a stool reading a Maisy Mouse book with his friends. A book basket on the carpet in front.
A 'small' (we have more!) collection of books to choose from. Some times sitting on a bean bag to look at a book makes a nice change.
A young child sitting in a wooden chair reading a colourful sensory touch-and-feel board book featuring a butterfly.
Trying out a perfect-fit chair is a nice way to explore the shiny patch in the scratchy-feely book using a tentative pointy finger!
Farm themed toys on a wooden table top surrounding the What the ladybird heard story book and the characters from that story. A farm puzzle is further back and a children's chair visible.
Exploring farm stories using figures is a good chance to practise making farm animal noises, the early steps to learning phonics and reading!
A young child sitting cross-legged on a rug holding a pegboard with a neat border of colorful plastic pegs, next to a bin full of extra pegs.
Using colourful pegs to make a frame...what might be nice to try out in the middle? Maybe Charley crocodile? (Maisy Mouse's good friend).
An alphabet puzzle on the carpet in front of a wooden drawer unit which has more boxed puzzles on display on the shelf above the drawers.
There are games and puzzles to choose from. Here an alphabet puzzle with a matching poster if help is needed.
A young child in a green-and-grey striped top uses a wooden spoon to mix flour in a large glass bowl while another child watches.
Baking sometimes involves taking turns, watching and waiting, developing patience and sharing and here are some excellent examples of both!
A young child wearing a grey sweater pouring white sugar or flour from a clear glass tumbler into a large mixing bowl.
Pouring is an important baking skill, especially with accuracy when it comes to sugar...doing a great job here!
A young child uses a white electric hand mixer to blend batter in a glass bowl on a kitchen counter while another child covers their ears nearby.
Learning how to safely use tools, like a mixer is important but also noisy! Noisy isn't always welcome...but having a tasty treat at the end makes it worth hanging in there...
A young child wearing a pink top using a small red child-safe serrated knife to cut a cucumber slice on a wooden chopping board.
Cutting food using a (child's safety) knife is an important life skill. Holding the cucumber steady, staying calm and focused.
A young child wearing a yellow watch slicing a banana on a wooden chopping board on a kitchen counter.
A softer banana is easier, but still needs a steady hand and focus...
Ladybirds and numbers on table with bug books close up
Count the spots on the ladybirds and find the matching number...or have a look at some bug books! Which would you choose to do?
Digger toys and a wooden crane outside in bark
Some days it might be time for the diggers...
Playmobil play park toys and characters, Mum waiting for child on the slide while other children play.
some times it might be a day to play with the playground!
A young toddler crouching outdoors on stone paving slabs while drawing with chalk next to a chalk rainbow.
Chalking outside can be fun...but a bit daunting when there is so much space. Let's take it one mark (or colour) at a time...
Two young children sitting in the sand inside a wooden play teepee structure, wearing coats and yellow wellington boots.
There's nothing like sitting in the sand to get a true sensory experience of how it really feels...
A young child in blue jeans and colourful gardening gloves using a yellow hand trowel to scoop soil into small metal buckets on a patio.
All the gear and a clear idea of what to do...go you!
A young child wearing colourful gardening gloves uses a small light-blue watering can to water potted plants on a patio floor.
Cherry on the cake time - watering!
A young child in a red cap crouching down to scoop soil in a long black planter box with a yellow trowel next to pink flowers.
First, dig a hole...
A young child wearing patterned gardening gloves and a maroon sweatshirt planting pink flowering succulents into a black container.
Arranging flowers is such a lovely thing to do!
A young child wearing a blue floral puddle suit and pink patterned hat plays outdoors, touching leaves to a wooden beam over green grass.
Exploring water marks left on the balancing beam from our wet boots using an autumn leaf.
A collection of twelve hand sewn felt counting pears in a metal pot with rope handles under a pear tree ready to hang and count.
Outside hanging hand sewn pears on the pear tree is good for developing fine motor control and the soft, chunky pears are great for counting practise.
Two Playmobil fairies in the tree, one fairy wears blue clothes and has green wings, the other fairy is all in yellow.
In the garden, remember to look up as if you're lucky you might spot a fairy!
Two children wearing puddle suits and splashing in a puddle.
Whatever the weather, splashing in puddles is always fun!
S pegging pegs 1of2
Having a washing line at the right height for a little person means they can have a go at doing real-world activities (if they want to). First clip on the pegs...
Small child carefully clipping cloths onto a miniature washing line.
next, peg up the cloths to dry.
Child holding a stick to draw with rain water on a bench on a wet day.
A small twig and a splash of rain on a bench can be a natural invitation to draw some marks on a wet day - with perfect pencil grip!
Child holding a paint brush and making marks on a brick wall using rain water from a pot beside him.
A plain wall can be a blank canvas to paint some marks using an old brush and some rain water!
Child on grass between two grey squirrels, one running (on left), the other climbing a tree (on right).
Two squirrels at once? How lucky is that to see?
Two young children sitting on a patio playing with a long black plastic tube, watching a small yellow ball emerge from the end.
Rolling a ball through tubes is endless fun, even better 'together'! Passing and taking turns are important skills to becoming 'school ready'...