Welcome to the Main Building!

The main Building is where your child will continue their journey with us when they turn three. They will stay in this building until they are ready to move on to ‘big school’.

Your child will be assigned a key worker. The room supervisor in this building is Emma.

Tapestry will be used in the main building to share observations and photos with you on a weekly basis. This will keep you updated with what we have been learning about and any topics we are focusing on. Tapestry is also a way that children are assessed according to EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage).

We use ‘in the moment’ planning in the main building. this means that all topics are based around the children’s interests. The staff then extend this to plan further activities to support their learning, progression and development. The children in the main building are encouraged to select their own toys and activities. This supports out planning as it shows what their main interests are.

The hourly rate for main building is £6.50

Settling in sessions

After your initial visit and introduction to the setting, we will offer you a range of settling in session options. Session 1- will be a set half an hour where you will stay with your child. Session 2- will be a set half an hour where you can leave your child with our staff team to let them settle in. Session 3- (if required) will be a set hour where your child will get to settle into more of the setting’s routines. If you only require one session or feel your child needs more than 3, this can be arranged to suit you and your child’s needs.

Goals for 3-4 year olds (helping to prepare them for their transition to primary school).
The overall objective of the curriculum for three-year olds is to promote holistic development, including physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language development. To support the children and prepare them through teaching and learning to enable them to be ‘school-ready’ and prepared for their transition and next step in their education journey. To provide them with the skills they will need to learn and develop in a school environment, e.g. joining with letters and sounds activities and structure within the setting’s daily routines e.g. register, tidy up time and circle time. Assessment for three-year-olds should focus on observing and documenting their progress and development in various areas. It’s important to track a child’s growth, development, and achievements. It’s important to remember that children develop at their own pace, so flexibility and individualised attention are key components of any curriculum for young children.

Daily routine- Main building (3–4-year-olds)
9:00– Pre-school children enter through the main door; they are encouraged to take off and hang up their own coats.
Self-registration- ask children to find their names on the way in- put onto the other board.

9:10- Staff to check all lunchboxes for any nut products, remove and wrap up with a nut sticker.

9:15- Children are encouraged to sit on the carpet for register. Staff member to read register then count children as a group. 5-10 minutes morning discussion (day of the week, weather of the day, Makaton of the week).

9:30- Free flow play, outdoor area is opened and children can play in both areas.

10:00- Snack table opens- children are encouraged to find their own drink/lunchbox and to find 1 or 2 healthy choice snacks. Milk and cups are provided to encourage independent pouring.

(Snack table to stay open until 11:30- always allow children to have snack when asking)
Free-flow play continues until 11:30 when the outdoor area is closed.

11:40- The tidy-up song is played, and all children are encouraged to tidy up- modelled by the staff.

11:45- Circle time (Staff have a rota and take turns to choose circle time activities each day, e.g. singing, music and movement, story time)

12:00- Dinner time
Children are sent two at a time to wash their hands, they get their drinks and lunchboxes on the way back to the tables and they find their name on the table to see where they are sitting.

12:30- Free flow play continues when children have finished their dinner, and the outdoor area is opened.

Free flow play continues throughout the afternoon.

2:30- Children are encouraged to help tidy the outdoor area then this is closed for the afternoon.

2:40- The tidy-up song is played, and all children are encouraged to tidy up- modelled by the staff.

2:45- Circle time (Staff have a rota and take turns to choose circle time activities each day, e.g. singing, music and movement, story time).

2:55- Children are encouraged to find their own coats and put them on/zip them up. Staff assist when needed.

3:00- Home time- 2 members of staff at the door- one greeting parents and one finding the child’s belongings. Children sing the goodbye song as their friends are collected.