Learning and Play

I provide suitable developmental experiences appropriate to the age and stage of development of each child. I will support and stimulate children’s social, physical, intellectual, communication and emotional development and build learning into everyday activities rather than ‘formal learning’.

Some of the games and activities available

• Drawing/colouring: crayons, felt pens, pencil crayons
• Cooking and Baking
• Painting: finger, printing, sponge, stencils, brushes
• Growing seeds
• Glueing: collage, model making
• Computer
• Play dough: plasticine, salt dough
• Videos/Television
• Crafts: card making, calendars, sewing, paper mache
• Interactive games
• Books: story telling, reading
• Celebrations
• Seasonal activities
• Games: puzzles, Lotto, jigsaws
• Dolls, prams, carry cot, high chair
• Kitchen, pots, pans, toy food
• Music: listening to songs, singing, dancing
• Play station
• Puppets making/playing
• Masks
• Mobiles

Outings

• Library
• Picnics
• Playgroups
• Childminding network groups
• Garden centre
• Walks
• Trip on the bus
• Local shops and supermarkets
• Town centre
• Local parks
• Manic Monsters
• Farms and children’s centre in town.

Outdoor activities

During the summer and in good weather I have a garden which we will use to play in, it is secure and children will be supervised at all times while outside.

• Bats and balls
• Skipping
• Water play
• Picnics
• Growing plants
• Sand pit
• Play house
• Throwing and Catching

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