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Diverse Learning Environments

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Toddlers

The toddler area cares for and educates children aged 24 mths-36 mths. The childminder and assistant will provide free flow activities as well as structured activities following routines. With this, children will have access to a role-play area. The Role-play area will change guidance from the plan from time to time following your child's interest and needs by the key person (the childminder), who will get to know them extremely well. Children will have the opportunity to explore through fun purposeful play where the children will progress in their learning and development. The childminder and assistant will support your child throughout the day encouraging independence good self-esteem, building strong relationships with their caregiver and friends. 

Activities such as messy play, arts and crafts, mark-making, book/quiet teepee, construction, investigation area and small world. Children will have the opportunity to explore sand & water, music & movement, maths and ICT. We have an area for eating and sleeping for those children who need to rest. Children will BUBBLE together with other children registered at the setting as one BUBBLE. All children will practice social distancing when on outings, trips and if visitors are in the setting. The BUBBLE will remain together including the childminder and assistant. Children will have access to the garden where they can explore and learn outdoors in the log cabin. Rest assured that we will do the utmost best to safeguard your child as this is our duty of care, minimise social distancing where possible and encourage good hygiene throughout the day.  

Babies

The baby area is for babies and pre-toddlers (6mths – 23mths). Snuggle Bunnies have safe, soft, stimulating play environments for babies to adventure in. Within the play environments, children will be encouraged to wear slippers as no outdoor shoes are to be worn inside (We encourage slippers). Practitioners will be providing children with activities to encourage and stimulate children’s development, activities being put out will be sensory-based such as orbeez or paint in a tight zip-locked bag as this allows children to develop loads of different skills, physically-based such as having tummy time or finger gym or even an obstacle course, messy play, mark making, investigating and small world. Babies will have the opportunity to explore and investigate within both sand and water, musical instruments and much more! Children will BUBBLE together with other children registered at the setting. All children will practice social distancing when on outings, trips and if visitors are in the setting. The BUBBLE will remain together with the practitioners (childminder and assistant). Children will have access to the garden where they can explore and learn outdoors in the log cabin. Rest assured that we will do the utmost best to safeguard your child, minimise social distancing where possible and encourage good hygiene throughout the day. 

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Preschool

The preschool area cares for and educates children aged 36 mths - 59mths. Practitioners will provide free flow activities as well as structured focused activities following routines. With this, children will have access to a role-play area. The Role-play area will change from time to time following your child's interest and needs by the key person (childminder), who will get to know them extremely well as well as the assistant and change accordingly. Children will have the opportunity to explore through fun purposeful play where the children will progress in their learning and development. Practitioners will support your child throughout the day encouraging children to choose their play such as messy play, arts and crafts, literacy, maths, construction, investigation area and small world. Children will have the opportunity to explore sand and water, music and movement, maths and ICT. Children will BUBBLE together with other children registered at the setting. All children will practice social distancing when on outings, trips and if visitors are in the setting. The BUBBLE will remain together with the childminder and the assistant. Children will have access to the garden where they can explore and learn outdoors in the log cabin. Rest assured that we will do the utmost best to safeguard your child, minimise social distancing where possible and encourage good hygiene throughout the day. 

Out of hours care

We provide Breakfast and Afterschool Clubs, before and after school care. Parents/carers can drop their child off at Snuggle Bunnies Childcare (Home Nursery) at 7.30 am where your child will have breakfast of their choice, cereal/toast. Staff will take them to school and collect them after school at 3 pm. Children will return back to the setting for a warm meal and drink and choose an activity that they will enjoy such as reading, finishing off homework, gardening, baking and supporting the younger children to encourage confidence and leadership.

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