What happens at a session?

1. 1

   Arrive and settle in

   Meet the team and help your child feel comfortable.

2. 2

   Explore together

   Follow your child’s curiosity through the available play activities. Equipment and resources are provided.

3. 3

   A little guidance along the way

   Our lead teacher and assistant are available to support you and your child.

4. 4

   Gather for story time

   Finish the session together with a story led by the group leader.

Stay, play and discover together. A parent or caregiver must remain with and supervise their child throughout the session.

Little discoveries in every session.

Everything we do is inspired by the seven areas of learning and development in the Early Years Foundation Stage, the same framework used by nurseries and childminders across England. It simply means that while your child plays, they are also learning: every song, stack of blocks and splash of paint is building skills for life. Activities reflect children’s ages, interests and stages of development.

• Communication and language

  

  Babies and toddlers soak up words long before they can say them. Through songs, rhymes, stories and plenty of chat, little ones learn to listen, take turns and find their voice.

• Personal, social and emotional development

  

  Playing alongside other children is big work for little people. Our sessions offer gentle chances to share, wait, join in and grow in confidence, always with a familiar grown-up close by.

• Physical development

  

  From a baby’s first reach to a toddler’s determined climbing, bodies learn through doing. Stacking, crawling, posting and carrying all build strength, balance and coordination.

• Literacy

  

  A love of books starts long before reading. Picture books, stories and the simple joy of turning pages plant the earliest seeds of literacy.

• Mathematics

  

  Sorting, counting, filling, emptying and noticing shapes and sizes: early maths happens naturally through play, no worksheets in sight.

• Understanding the world

  

  Little ones are born curious. Exploring textures, sounds, nature treasures and everyday wonders helps them make sense of the world around them.

• Expressive arts and design

  Making marks, music and a little creative mess. Paint, playdough, instruments and imagination give children their first ways to express themselves.

Every child develops at their own rate. There’s no pressure here, just time, space and beautiful things to play with, together.