Puddleducks Nurseries
Learning | Skill Building | Playing
Baby Room
We offer a natural, calm look to our environment, with lots of loose parts play enabling babies to explore a variety of objects that begin to spark their imagination and curiosity. The Babies are the youngest children in our setting. They have lots of fun activities to do! There is plenty of space for little ones to sit, roll, crawl, lie and toddle. Resources are down on the child’s level so they can begin to make their own choices in their activities, as well as also providing areas to begin pulling themselves up and cruise, before taking those independent first steps. The Aunties in this room develop activities around children’s level of development and interests. They offer lots of sensory activities such as food play, gloop, water, treasure baskets and much more. Our babies also have their own separate garden as an extension of the main room offering further investigation of the environment around them.
Tweenie Room
Our Tweenies are our babies that have become confident walkers and are ready to explore and learn a lot more! They are aged between 1-2 years. The staff offer lots of different activities to challenge their curiosity, creativeness and growing need to explore! All resources are down at the children's level, where they can self select toys to aid their play. This room again has a natural look to it, with lots of natural themes throughout! Our little ones again have access to their own garden area as an extension of their main room. as well as a developing sensory/vegetable gardens to explore and learn about changes in their environment.
Toddler Room
Our Toddler room is the next step for our younger 2yr olds. This room allows them to grow in their independence, mastering feeding themselves beginning to toilet train and develop friends with their peers. There is lots to learn and explore in this room, Including lots of messy activities, outdoors and small world, role play areas. Again this room also has access to the mud kitchen areas and sensory/vegetable garden on the raised grassed area outside.
Pre-Pre Room
Our pre-pre children are aged between 2-3 year olds. Their room is set over two rooms, the messy room and the main room. There is so much to do! There is space to play on the rugs and carpets, and space to be messy and begin to make marks using paints, pencils and pens. There is space to explore our physical skills outside and tables and chairs to develop our balance and give us a working space at a table. Toys are down on the child-level so that our Growing Grasshoppers can practice making their own choices in their play. Our Pre-Pre's may begin to toilet train within this room, having access to their own bathroom area and with handwashing facilities to promote independence.
Pre-School Room
Our pre-school children are aged 3-4 years. We have a natural look and feel to our room and encourage lots of loose parts play, where their imagination can run wild! They are getting ready for school and are starting to get used to ‘sit-down times’ and group times with their Special Aunties and their peers. They enjoy the ‘free-flow’ to the outdoor areas and the independence of free choice in their activities and games. There are plenty of spaces to play with others and for solitary play including a construction area, small world areas, and messy areas. There is two bathrooms within the room so that independence in self care can be encouraged, but the Aunties are always close by to help if needed. We also get to plan trips out in our explorer bus! We love to visit our animal friends and Auntie Sue at Peggy's Patch.