A typical day

  • 8am – 11.30am – Children welcomed into the setting ready for the day. 
    Free flow play and playful learning experiences including Montessori-based activities. Children free-flow play in the morning, independently selecting toys and resources from the shelves. A range of activities are provided both indoors and outdoors in the garden or on an outing. Learning activities are planned on a regular basis to ensure they are meeting the individual needs and interests of each child as according to the EYFS. These include storytelling, art & craft activities, music and nursery rhyme sessions and nature based activities. Montessori activities include practical life, sensorial, mathematical, literacy, creativity and knowledge and understanding of the world. 

  • 11.30am – 12.30pm – Lunch-time – parents to provide a cold packed lunch.

  • 12.30pm – 5pm  – Children nap if required. Free flow play and playful learning experiences  indoors or outdoors in the garden. Tidy up time and getting ready for home. A warm meal provided by parents can be heated up for children attending the later session until 5pm.

 

Indoor learning activities 

Vegetable printing
Practical life – Baking biscuits
Montessori sensorial activity – colour tablets box 2
Montessori sensorial activity – knobbed cylinders
Montessori sensorial activity – pink tower
Montessori vocabulary matching cards
Nursery rhyme stones
Practical life – Pouring activity
Story sack

Outdoor learning activities

Matching Montessori colour tablets with flowers, leaves and other natural objects found outdoors
Counting shells
Story telling outdoors
Playdough using herbs growing in the garden
Messy play using vehicles, paint and water
Visit to the local farm
Planting vegetables – digging up potatoes
Walks in the local woods