Our Day
The Importance of Routine
Routines keep us balanced and help to take the stress out of decision making. Just like adults, children feel more confident and secure when their daily activities are predictable and familiar. A consistent daily schedule and step-by-step routine helps children to feel in control of their environment and allows them to become interested and curious in a variety of activities and experiences.
Our School Day
8.30 or 12.30 Welcome and Warm Up
8.45 or 12.45 Register and Daily Counting
9.00 or 1.00 Carpet Time
9.15 or 1.15 Snack
9.30 or 1.30 Choosing Time (Inside and Outside)
10.50 or 2.50 Tidy up (optional snack)
11.00 or 3.00 Phonics
11.15 or 3.15 Story
11.30* or 3.30 home time
*Lunch is between 11.30 and 12.30
**Our afternoon routine mirrors the morning routine to ensure all children are given the same learning opportunities. Children who stay for the full day are supported to extend and develop their learning by building upon their interests and skills from earlier in the day.
Children learn best in an environment which is stimulating but ordered, one in which they can make choices and then follow them through. Our room arrangement is divided into areas which reflect the seven areas of learning within the Early Years Curriculum. It is designed to encourage both social interaction and solitary play, and to provide comfortable spaces for both individual and group activities.