Equipment & Activities
The toys and equipment in pre-school provide opportunities for children, with an adult to help, to develop new skills and concepts in the course of their play and exploration.
The equipment we provide:
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Is appropriate for the ages and the stages of the children
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Offers challenges to developing physical, social, personal and intellectual skills
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Features positive images of people, both male and female, from a range of ethnic and cultural groups, with and without disabilities
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Includes a range of raw materials which can be used in a variety of ways and encourages an open-ended approach to creativity and problem-solving
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Will enable children, with adult support, to develop individual potential and move towards required learning goals
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Conforms to all relevant safety regulations and is sound and of good quality
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Inventory to be revised yearly
Activities
Various activities are provided for the children: imagination and role-play (shops, puppets, families), creativity (drawing, painting, play-doh), singing and movement, story time, cooking, writing and counting.
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All activities are within the child safety guidelines and are supervised.
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Small items that can be placed in the ear, nose or mouth are kept away or only bought out for the Rainbow Room.
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Sharp items are not used with the exception of scissors, which are used under supervision.
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If a child is prone to putting things like sand or play-doh into their mouth staff will explain to them why they should not do it or distract them so that they do not do it again.
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Hand washing is very important and the children are regularly asked to do this.