Red Squirrel Room 3 – 5 years

The Red Squirrel Room encourages a more focused programme, whilst also ensuring that play opportunities are stimulating.  A wet play area is used for more creative activities including water and sand, painting and craft activities.

Play is recognised as a vital vehicle for learning and our curricular activities are informed by national and local guidelines to ensure that they assess all areas of children’s development and identify and meet the specific needs of individuals.   The focus is on each child as an individual.  Our aim is to create a child friendly environment for developing skills in all areas.

The five key areas of development are:

•  Emotional, Personal and Social
•  Physical and Movement
•  Knowledge and Understanding of the World
•  Communication and Language
•  Aesthetic and Expressive

There is no doubt that a well planned and balanced curriculum is fundamental to your child’s early development.  At the Squirrel Collection Nursery we aim to implement an engaging, stimulating and wide ranging programme that gives your child the best possible start to their educational life.  The learning experiences we devise with the children ensure that they are given an arena to express their individuality where their strengths are rewarded encouraging them to become confident and pro-active learners for their future endeavours.

Each month we have a main theme or topic of cultural, religious, and personal interest which we aim to link with all areas of development through a variety of activities.  Your child will enjoy discovering and learning about the themes with the staff and their friends.  These topics will cover a broad range of subjects which are often initiated by the children themselves, capturing their imaginations and broadening their knowledge of the world they live in.