Our Rooms

We’re proud of our Baby room. This is the youngest group at our nursery known as Ladybirds. Alongside our qualified and experienced staff parents can ensure a smooth transition from home to nursery. In this room we endeavour to achieve the highest standards by providing a safe, stimulating and happy atmosphere, with a high ratio of staff to children and a good balance of care and understanding your child’s needs.

Our focus is to support each child’s individual growth and support their independence through positive experiences and encouragement. We believe in allowing babies to learn at their own pace and in their unique way. Whether through play, exploration, active learning or critical thinking, we provide opportunities for each child to thrive and develop new skills.

Language development is a key aspect, and we prioritise this through a variety of activities such as singing, storytelling, rhymes and staff modelling language through communication and role modelling play experiences.

We work with the needs of every child, and the day is planned around their individual needs. It is important that a baby’s routine is the same at nursery as it is at home, so we will try to accommodate for each child’s requirements as best we can

Children will start to move through to our Bumblebees room (Toddlers) at approx. 15 months old, depending on their level of development. Children going Blossom Lodge at 12 months of age can start in Bumblebees. Throughout the day children can explore and experience a range of resources and messy play experiences as well as exploring in their garden. In this room children the children enjoy sharing stories, sing and dance together, start to role play with the dolls and play kitchen sets, as well as construction and sort with a range of items.

Our focus is to support each child’s individual growth and support their independence through positive experiences and encouragement. We believe in allowing babies to learn at their own pace and in their unique way. Whether through play, exploration, active learning or critical thinking, we provide opportunities for each child to thrive and develop new skills.

Language development is a key aspect, and we prioritise this through a variety of activities such as singing, storytelling, rhymes and staff modelling language through communication and role modelling play experiences.

Our rooms provide ample space and opportunities for children to move freely to develop their gross motor skills, and this room has direct access to a outdoor area which is used by both Ladybird’s and Bumblebees.

Children will start to move through to our Caterpillars room (Early Learners) at 2 years old. Within this room children benefit from more structured play as their concentration levels expand and enthusiastic staff supporting their developing skills, language and social skills. In the Caterpillars room the children enjoy imaginary play, and fun well planned activities. This is usually the age group where toilet training is introduced, starting at home and supported by nursery. We have a toilet training guide that is available to all parents with nursery procedures, tips and support.

Learning is made fun and personalised to the children’s interests and stage of development, leading to more active participation and learning outcomes. Children in this room are curious and busy, we encourage various forms of expression, including role play, imaginative play, messy play and mark making.

Communication is emphasised with regular opportunities to discuss likes, dislikes and emotions. They are taught to be polite and courteous to each other, building their social skills and empathy.

When the children are 3 years old, they join our Butterflies Room (Pre-school), here the knowledge and skills acquired in the other groups, together with the children’s other day to day experiences are developed further.

With a relaxed atmosphere and a balanced mix of structures activities and free play, confidence and a desire to learn are nurtured in each individual child.

Here the children are inquisitive and eager to learn. We encourage this curiosity by providing open ended experiences that allow children to explore and learn at their own pace. Children are encouraged to follow their own interests and initiate activities, promoting independence and autonomy in their learning journey.

Children can learn to become more resilient by encouraging them to take risk, ask questions and find solutions to challenges that arise. This helps children to build their confidence and problem-solving skills. We support our children to develop self-help skills in becoming ready for transiting to school.