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ACTIVITIES

The younger children have access to toys appropriate to their age and stage of development, ie shape sorters (both bought and home made), sensory games/books and lots of one-to-one attention.  

I have a large range of reading books covering all ages cared for.

Outside, my small garden is fully enclosed, with access to Foxey Leys Copse, a lovely nature reserve and various parks within a short walk. This gives us endless opportunities to climb trees, play poohsticks in the stream and generally just run around in a traffic-free area.

 I share a local allotment with 3 other childminders and we go there when we can.

All planning, activities and routines are linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.

I have many play and learning activities to suit all ages and stages of development including construction (i.e. magnets, lego etc) small world toys, role play, tent & tunnel,  puzzles, board games, lots and lots of arts and craft materials, dressing up clothes, dolls,  musical instruments, junk modelling, playdough etc.

To encourage child-initiated play, the majority of activities are easily accessible by the children and are, therefore, regularly risk assessed. The children are encouraged to choose for themselves and put toys/books away when finished with or if they want to play with something else.