Rooms
Rooms
Here at Stables we have a number of rooms which we use for different age groups. Here is some more information about each room as given by a member of staff from each room.
Baby Room
The baby room is situated opposite the main building, it is a purpose built unit for up to 9 babies. The staff ratios are 1:3 in the baby room. The baby room has a quiet relaxed atmosphere with a sleeping area with 3 cots and 3 rockers. In the baby unit we follow the Birth to Three guidance and staff maintain ongoing observations of each individual child to ensure we are providing for their needs.
Poppy Room & Buttercup Room
The children in the poppy and buttercup room work very closely together, as their ages range from 18mths to 3 years.
Our morning starts with a creative activity encouraging children to share and to work on their communication skills eg. play dough, shaving foam, painting, glueing etc.
Mid morning they go out for there daily exercise outside, where they get the chance to explore the garden and play on all the equipment with their friends. We have slides, bikes, scooters, sandpit, climbing frame any many more to keep them all active.
Afternoons consists of more fun activities for eg. music, dance, musical instruments, jigsaws, mobilo, lego construction and much more.
The children then have tea and prepare for home time.
A sleep area is available for them to recharge their batteries throughout the day.
Daisy Room
The Daisy Room is for the 3 year olds. It's here that we start to follow the Foundation Stage curriculum. We have toys available and accessible to the children throughout the day. Children are encouraged to choose from cards what they wish to play with. They are encouraged to share and play together and tidy up after themselves.
Children follow the same topics that the Bluebells follow but at a lower level. The children enjoy singing, dancing and creative activities. Our latest adventure was making a Guy Fawkes for bonfire night.
The ratio for the Daisy Room is 1 adult to 8 children.
Bluebell Room
Bluebell room is a lively and active pre-school class. The ratio is 1 adult to 8 children. There are usually 2 members of staff in the room at 1 time.
There are a wide variety of topics covered in bluebell room such as: -
- Ourselves and our families.
- Environment and recycling
- Friends and sharing
- Toys
- Manners
We also cover festivals and world events.
In bluebell room we enjoy sharing our toys, playing nicely together and being good friends. The fun, friendly and relaxed atmosphere provides an excellent educational setting for children to learn and develop.
Holiday Club
At Stables we have a fun packed out of school club that runs before and after school and during the school holidays.
There are a wide variety of exciting activities every day that are planned and prepared in advance. Activities include: -
- Baking
- Painting
- Modelling
- Sports and Games
- Cooking and lots more
There are two rooms available for the out of school club to ensure that the youngsters can spread out and have sufficient space to carry out the various activity.
During the school holidays there are trips to various places eg. Telford town park and chester zoo.
Tea is provided every night with a variety of deserts.
Out of school club has a friendly and fun atmosphere and is a great place to go after school to relax, have fun and chat with friends.