Play-A-Way Nursery & Pre-School
Our Daily Routine
Baby Room Daily Routine
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
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7:00am – 9:00am |
Breakfast served |
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8:00am – 9:15am |
Free Play Activities (lots of speaking and listening opportunities, encourage the children to name things around the room) |
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9:15am – 9:45am |
Focus Activities (sensory experiences / arts & crafts) |
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9:30am |
Free Play Activities (opportunities for in the moment observations and 1:1 focus learning) |
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9:50am – 10:00am |
Snack time (while the children are at snack time, set up new activities and change the toys if needed) |
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10:00am |
Group time (singing, nursery rhymes or story time) |
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10:30am |
Nappy Changes (during nappy changes, free play activities) |
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10:45am |
Get ready for the garden |
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11:00am – 11:20am |
Garden time |
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11:30am – 12:00pm |
Lunch |
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12:00pm – 2:00pm |
Nappies and Sleep time (set up an activity for the children who do not sleep at 12:00pm) |
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12:30pm |
Welcome our new friends |
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2:00pm – 2:30pm |
Nappies / Snack time (while the children are at snack time, set up new activities and change the toys if needed) |
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2:30pm – 3:00pm |
Free play & sensory activities |
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3:00pm – 3:30pm |
Garden time / Soft Play |
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3:30pm |
Home Time for children who do not stay for tea |
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3:30pm – 4:00pm |
Quiet time/sensory activities |
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4:00pm – 4:30pm |
Teatime (while children are sitting down for tea, set up new activities and change the toys if needed) |
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4:45pm |
Physical Activity – Children join in with yoga and meditation or a dancing. |
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5:00pm |
Free play activities |
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5:30pm – 5:45pm |
Quiet activities – Children can enjoy a puzzle, reading books, Makaton songs, CD and story book or another quiet activity that they choose. |
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6:00pm |
Home Time |
Toddler Room Daily Routine
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
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7:00am – 8:00am – Breakfast |
Children are offered breakfast which is accessible for them to self-serve. Once they have finished their breakfast, children clear up after themselves and choose an activity to play with. |
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8:00am – 8:30am |
Free Play Activities |
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8:30am – 8:45am – Tidy Up Time |
The children are encouraged to join in with this using our clearly labelled toy boxes. |
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8:45am – 9:00am – Group Time |
Preschool all sit down for register and read a story. We have discussions about our weekly topic. |
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9:00am – 9:30am – Free play & focus activity time |
This usually consists of activities based around our theme and will be carried throughout each area of the room. |
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9:30am – 9:45am – Snack Time |
We offer a rolling snack time. Once they have finished, they will clear up after themselves and find an activity to play with. |
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9:45am – 10:00am – Focused Activity |
This usually includes activities focusing on our numbers, shapes, letters and colours. |
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10:00am – 10:45am |
Free play Activities |
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10:15am |
Nappies |
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10:45am |
Get ready for the garden |
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10:45am – 11:15am |
Garden Time |
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11:15am |
Get ready or Lunch |
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11:30am |
Home time for children who only attend morning session |
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11:30am |
Lunch Time |
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12:15pm – 12:45pm |
Lunch is finished and Free flow play |
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12:30pm |
Children who attend in the afternoon come in. |
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12:45pm – Group Time |
Children will sit together for register and some nursery rhymes |
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1:00pm |
Free Flow activities |
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1:45pm – Snack Time |
We offer a rolling snack time. Once they have finished, they will clear up after themselves and find an activity to play with. |
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2:15pm |
Nappies |
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2:30pm |
Tidy Up |
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2:30pm – 2:45pm – Focused Activity |
This usually includes activities focusing on our numbers, shapes, letters and colours. |
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2:45pm |
Get ready for the garden |
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3:00pm |
Garden/ Soft Play |
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3:30pm |
We say goodbye to our friends who do not stay for tea |
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3:40pm – Getting ready for tea. |
The children will help to clean up the soft play/ garden before going to the tearoom. They will wash their hands and find their placemats ready for teatime |
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4:00pm |
Teatime |
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4:45pm – Physical Activity |
Children join in with parachute games, yoga and meditation or a dancing. |
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5:00pm |
Free play activities |
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5:30pm – Quiet activities |
Children can enjoy a puzzle, reading books, Makaton songs, CD and story book or another quiet activity that they choose. |
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6:00pm |
Home Time |
Pre-School Room Daily Routine
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
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7:00am – 8:00am – Breakfast |
Children are offered breakfast which is accessible for them to self-serve. Once they have finished their breakfast, children clear up after themselves and choose an activity to play with. |
|
8:00am – 8:30am |
Free Play Activities |
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8:30am – 8:45am |
Tidy Up Time |
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8:45am – 9:15am – Group Time |
Preschool all sit down for register and read a story. We have discussions about our weekly topic. |
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9:15am – 9:45am – Snack Time |
We offer a rolling snack time where children are encouraged to serve themselves. Once they have finished, they will clear up after themselves and find an activity to play with. |
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9:30am – 10:15am – Focused Activities and Free Play |
Preschool will join in with an activity based on our topic of the week which will be an arts & crafts activity or a focused tuff tray activity. Activities related to the theme are set up around the room, the areas that are set out are: arts and crafts, writing/mark making, maths, construction, small world, roleplay, reading and sensory activities. |
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10:15am |
Nappies |
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10:30am – Tidy up and get ready for the garden |
Children are encouraged to put their shoes and coats on independently |
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10:45am – 11:10am |
Garden Time |
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11:10am – 11:25am – Group Time |
Children encouraged to join in with singing nursery rhymes or playing a team building game. |
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11:25am – Get ready for lunch |
Children are encouraged to use the toilet and wash their hands independently ready for lunch. |
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11:30am |
Home time for our friends who only attend the morning session |
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11:30am – Lunch |
Children find their placemats and sit down for a hot lunch. Children are supported by practitioners but encouraged to do everything independently. Once finished, children will clean up after themselves. |
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12:15pm – 12:45pm |
Lunch is finished and Free flow play |
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12:30pm |
Children who attend in the afternoon come in. |
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12:45pm – Group Time |
Children will sit together for register and a team building group game. |
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1:00pm – Letters, Sounds and Number Time |
In small groups, depending on their age and ability, children will work on different skills which will support their development of letters, phonics and numbers. |
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1:15pm |
Free Play Activities |
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1:45pm – Free Play and Snack Time |
We offer a rolling snack time where children are encouraged to serve themselves. Once they have finished, they will clear up after themselves and find an activity to play with. |
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2:15pm |
Nappies |
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2:30pm |
Tidy Up |
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2:40pm – Group time |
Preschool will help to tidy up and get ready for gar5den/ soft play. During group time, we will have a recap of our day, talking about what we have learnt and give children choices of what activities they would like to do tomorrow. |
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3:00pm |
Garden / Soft Play |
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3:30pm |
We say goodbye to our friends who do not stay for tea |
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3:40pm – Getting ready for tea. |
The children will help to clean up the soft play / garden before going to the tearoom. They will wash their hands and find their placemats ready for teatime |
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4:00pm |
Teatime |
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4:45pm – Physical Activity |
Children join in with parachute games, yoga and meditation or a dancing. |
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5:00pm |
Free play activities |
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5:30pm – Quiet activities |
Children can enjoy a puzzle, reading books, Makaton songs, CD and story book or another quiet activity that they choose. |
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6:00pm |
Home Time |