No two days are the same at Little Buds with different activities on every day. We follow the EYFS framework, while also allowing children to develop and follow their own interests. When Elio told us that he was going to visit Japan, we collected artifacts relating to some of the places that he would be visiting and had a display, and yes, of course we tried some sushi.
Irmuun is fascinated by dinosaurs, being able to identify them by name, and knowing what they eat. We froze some dinsaurs in ice so that the children could chip them clear, just like mini paleontologists. .
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Monday
Mondays might feature an activity with a parent (more details on our working with parents page).
Tuesday
We have French with Chrysale on Tuesdays, where the children learn numbers and colours and other concepts in French. They will sing nursery rhymes and songs.
Learning the words of another language helps the children explore the world around them beyond home and the nursery. It can also give them confidence in using their own languages.
Wednesday
We have a new activity on Wednesdays with Creative Art with Fran, a former teacher who comes in once a week to work with us. She will follow our monthly theme while giving a different creative output for the children, leading up to a big display at the end of each month.
Thursday
Thursdays is very popular with the visit of Gavin the Gardener or Julian for football coaching.
Gavin helps with planting and caring for plants such as tomatoes, carrots, onions, corn, strawberries. We just love eating what we’ve grown.
We have a wild garden with a bowl of water for the birds and the children can hunt for bugs and butterflies.
Julian brings with him cones and resources to help the children negotiate obstacles, to balance on things as well as learning how to control a ball, throwing, catching and kicking.
Friday.
Friday is music day, where Laura comes into the setting with her ukelele to sing songs and rhymes and to get the children used to moving to rhythm.
The cost of all of our activities is included in our fees or within the funded hours. We do not ask our parents for any contribution towards the cost of any resources used (in contrast to many local nurseries).