Oaks (Pre-school room)

The routine in our pre-school room is stricter to ensure children get used to the nursery day

and are prepared for their journey into reception. A sample day looks like this:

8.00-8.45 Arrival/Breakfast/Registration

8.45-9.00 Free Play

9.00-9.15 Circle Time

9.15-10.00 Adult-led Focused Activity

10.00-10.30 Snack time

10.30-11.00 Story Time

11.00-11.50 Garden Free Play

11.50-12.00 Wash Hands and Set-up

12.00-12.30 Lunch time

12.30-13.00 Afternoon Circle Time/Home Time/New Session Starting

13.00-13.30 Circle Time/Welcome new children

13.30-14.30 Adult-led Focused Activity

14.30-15.00 Carpet Games

15.00-16.00 Garden Free Play

16.00-16.30 Tea Time

16.30-17.30 Free Play

17.30-18.00 Story Time/Home Time

Our environment is play-based with focused activities. The key person spends a large amount of time observing the child’s interests and planning suitable activities for them. If the child is starting to display an interest in letters and written language, we will not stop this but further it. We may include copying letters and more mark-making activities that develop pencil grip on the child’s day. However, children who do not display this interest are not forced to sit at the table and copy letters. Every child develops at a different rate, and we aim to understand and support children as individuals. We include daily phonics activities into the day, to teach children to listen out for sounds and try and copy them. Pre-school children are currently using the “Jolly Phonics.” 

Early Mathematics are everywhere, it is difficult to “teach” children without sharing some mathematical concepts. Our children work with different shapes first 2D and then 3D in the classroom and often point this out. When preparing activities, or setting the table, we include the children in these activities allowing them to experience maths in a practical way (counting children, plates and cups to match etc.). This will give children an understanding of how we can use maths. We do not introduce abstract numbers to children until they understand what a number is and how we can use it practically 

Absolutely! The children are engaging in the same activities as children in the nursery class. We work to the same standard and are achieving the same outcomes for children. As transition

time approaches, we prepare children through dressing up in school uniforms, reading stories about school and visiting local primary schools.