Typical Daily Timetables
BABIES:
For babies in the nursery aged 3 - 9 months, the nursery day is very much a child led day with staff following the lead of individual children's routines of sleeping and feeding. For the slightly older babies aged 9 - 12 months we will gradually begin to introduce them to nursery meal times. Babies nappies are checked every 2 hours.
The babies have lots of fun throughout the day playing with visually stimulating toys, activity gyms, rattles, stacking toys, soft toys, and treasure baskets. They are also taken for regular walks, in double buggies, as well as joining in simple activities such as finger and foot painting, singing and music.
TODDLERS TYPICAL DAILY ROUTINE (1 - 2 year olds):
- 8.00 Welcome to children arriving - free play
- 8.30 Hands washed
- 8.40 Breakfast time
- 9.10 Song time
- 9.20 Free play plus a structured activity
- 10.00 Check nappies
- 10.20 Outdoor play or a walk, weather permitting
- 10.40 Story time
- 10.50 Free play
- 11.20 Hands washed for lunch
- 11.30 Lunch time
- 12.00 Nappy check
- 12.10 Wash teeth and hands
- 12.20 Toddlers requiring lunch time nap will go down
- 12.40 Free play
- 12.45/1.15 Goodbye to morning session hello to afternoon session
- 1.10 Song time
- 1.20 Free play plus a structured activity
- 2.00 Outdoor play or a walk, weather permitting
- 2.40 Soft play
- 3.00 Free play
- 3.20 Nappy check - hands washed for snack
- 3.30 Snack time
- 4.00 Story time
- 4.10 Free play
- 5.00 Singing and dancing
- 6.00 Goodbye to all children
Free play activities include construction toys, shape sorters, push & pull along toys, stacking toys, simple dressing up clothes (hats and bags), dolls and early transport toys, sand and water. Structured activities include activities such as simple baking, painting and drawing, play dough, treasure bags, early puzzles, musical instruments and dancing.
TWEENIES DAILY ROUTINE (2 - 3 year olds)
- 8.00 Welcome to children arriving - free play
- 8.45 Hands washed for breakfast
- 9.00 Breakfast
- 9.30 Songs and rhymes
- 9.50 Check those in nappies
- 10.00 Free play plus structured activities
- 10.45 Outdoor play or a walk, weather permitting
- 11.15 Hands washed for lunch
- 11.30 Lunch time
- 12.00 Teeth brushed - nappy check
- 12.20 Children that still require afternoon nap will go down now for length of time as requested by parents. Other children will go to soft play room
- 12.45 Story, songs and rhymes
- 12.45-1.15 Goodbye to morning session Hello to afternoon session
- 1.10 Free play plus choice of two structured activities
- 2.10 Outdoor play or walk *weather permitting
- 2.40 Songs and rhymes
- 3.00 Free play
- 3.30 Hands washed for snack - Nappy check
- 3.40 Snack time
- 4.00 Story
- 4.30 Soft play
- 5.00 Free play
- 6.00 Goodbye to all children
Free play activities include imaginative play, dressing up and small world figures, construction toys, play dough, painting and drawing, sand and water play. Structured activities would include cooking, dance and movement, musical instruments, activities linked to a theme or to the seasons and regular visitors so the children can find out more about the world around them.
PRE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S DAILY ROUTINE (3 - 5 year olds):
- 8.00 Welcome to children arriving -free play
- 8.45 Hands washed for breakfast
- 9.00 Breakfast
- 9.30 Circle time - register and story
- 9.50 Free play plus choice of two structured activities
- 10.50 Sharing time
- 11.10 Outdoor play or a walk (weather permitting)
- 11.50 Hands washed for lunch
- 12.00 Lunch time
- 12.40 Teeth brushed
- 12.50 Stories, rhymes and songs, rest time for children staying all day
- 12.45-1.15 Goodbye to morning session hello to afternoon session
- 1.10 Circle time - register
- 1.20 Free play plus choice of two structured activities
- 2.20 Sharing time
- 2.40 Outdoor play or a walk (weather permitting)
- 3.20 Free play
- 3.50 Hands washed
- 4.00 Snack time
- 4.30 Stories, songs and rhymes
- 5.00 Free play
- 6.00 Goodbye to all children
Free play includes core activities such as sand, water, dough, clay, modelling, painting, imaginative play, construction play and computer time. Structured activities include activities such as cooking, movement dance, music and drama, activities linked to a theme, a season or specific activities covering the 3 - 5 curriculum. Other activities we have going on throughout the nursery are swimming lessons for children aged 4 and regular visitors to the nursery so the children can find out more about the world around them.