Our Baby /Toddler Rooms
At Bluebell we try to create an environment as close to home as possible.
Our large room is divided into two, they are cosy and well staffed to give each child as much individual attention as possible, but also to enable them to interact with their peers and adults.
All staff are qualified they are experienced and caring to all. Thus ensuring your child will feel secure and content in a warm, friendly, relaxed atmosphere, leaving you to feel happy and confident when leaving your baby/toddler with us.
Our baby room is carpeted, with lots of bright colours, many stimulating toys, various equipment is used daily i.e. Ball pool, tunnels etc. Well equipped with changing area, sleep area with cots, each child/baby will be given clean bedding each week that is laundered weekly. A member of staff is always present when the babies/toddlers are sleeping.
All baby’s food is kept in a labelled container with your child’s name on/stored in a fridge.
Meals can be prepared in the nursery kitchen by our cook and provided to your child.
We try to do a variety of activities with the babies, using textures/painting/water play and much more.
We work with your babies routine, we are not regimented with fixed ideas, we want your baby/toddler to feel that they are at home.
As your child grows into a toddler they will be introduced to more of a range of activities and more stimulating equipment i.e. paint easel/sand play etc.
We do not see babies/toddlers as younger versions of the two to five year olds but as individuals in their right, they are entitled to their own activities and play equipment to suit their individual needs.
“To be a successful three year old a child must be allowed to be two years old. To be a successful two year old a child must be allowed to be a one year old”
We at Bluebell believe this is true and hope that you as parents/carer’s, agree with us.
Early Years Foundation Stage - Nursery Activities
0-5 Years
| Sand: |
Wet, Dry, Shells, Dinosaurs, cars, filling, Texture, sensory play. |
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| Water: |
Bubbles, Floating/sinking, Ice, Coloured, Washing toys, Bathing Dolls, Pouring Measuring |
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| Messy play: |
Glup,spaghetti, mashed potato, custard, baked bean, corn flour, jelly, shaving foam. |
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| Gluing: |
Tissue paper, leaves, Sand, Glitter, Dry food i.e. Pulses, Pasta, Junk modelling |
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| Painting |
Printing, Sponges, Cotton Reels, Vegetables, Stickle bricks, Fruit, Hand and Foot, Painting with brushes, Rollers, Using cars, Butterfly painting, Marble painting, Marbeling using oils, Finger painting. |
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| Drawing |
Chalks, Pens, Stencils, Pencils, Crayons, rulers. |
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| Construction Toys |
Popoids, Interlinks, Magnet blocks, Pegs, Mobilo, Lunar Park, Duplo, Stickle bricks, Wooden blocks, Octons, Big Builder, Large bricks, Waffle bricks, junk modelling, |
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| Imaginative Play |
Home corner, Dolls, Pushchairs, Doctor’s set, Telephones, Cooker Food, Dressing up clothes |
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| Minature Play |
Farm and animals, Zoo and animals, Airport and Planes, Garages, Car mat and cars, Trains, Bugs, Dolls house and dolls, Duplo farm |
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| Co-ordination |
Jigsaw puzzles, Matching pairing games, Magnet letters, Large Foam letters |
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| Cutting |
Card, Playdough, Shapes, Lines |
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| Playdough |
Warm/cold, Coloured, Scented, Cutters/rollers,Glitter |
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| Cooking |
Varies each week |
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| Planting seeds |
Sunflowers, Cress, Beans vegetables, |
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| Music |
Music and movement, Musical instruments, Singing songs, Listening to Tapes, relaxation |
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| Books |
Story time, One-to-one stories, Opportunites to talk about different cultures and religions |
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| Flashcards |
Shapes, Colours, Numbers, Letters, Different animals from around the world, Name cards |
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| Weatherboard |
Discussion at group time |
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| Physical Play |
Slide, Tunnel, Footballs - Ball games, Hoops, Cars, Bikes, Climbing Frame, See-saw |
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| Ict |
Computer, interactive toys and books, remote Controlled cars, photo copiers etc, |
Parent Comments!
We are very
impressed
with french
lessons, our
daughter has
been using
french at
home,
saying hello,
thankyou and
goodbye
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Cheerleading
and
yoga are excellent new
activities in the nursery,it
shows you are promoting
healthy physical
skills
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A big thankyou for
emailing
to us parents
photos of
our children participating
in nursery activities
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As a parent i
would like
to
say how impressed i
am at
my 3 year old
son
counting
to
10 in
french |
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Thankyou for all the
excellent care my
child has received,
you have provided us
with
a warm,nurturing and
safe environment
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