Nursery (6 wks – 23 months)
Our Nursery caters for children six weeks to twenty three months.
It is a calm, secure and inviting environment designed to be an extension of home. Our team of educators strive to develop and maintain caring relationships with each child ensuring they feel safe, nurtured and a strong sense of belonging at all times. This is a wonderful space for babies to begin to explore through play and start socialising with other children.
Routines are important for babies which is why our nursery educators work closely with families to maintain consistent routines within the centre and home.
ROUTINE
| 7:00 am | Children arrive at the centre. Breakfast and family grouping. |
| 8:00 am | Indoor educational program |
| 9:15 am | Morning Yarning Circle. Group Time – Literacy & Cognitive focus |
| 9:30 am | Morning tea (rest time for children having multiple sleeps/day) |
| 10:00 am | Outdoor exploration |
| 11:00 am | Group time – Music and movement focus |
| 11:30 am | Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | Rest Time for children on one sleep/day |
| 2:00 pm | Indoor educational program |
| 2:30 pm | Afternoon tea (rest time for children having multiple sleeps/day) |
| 3:00pm | Group time – Movement focus |
| 3:15 pm | Outdoor exploration |
| 4:30 pm | Indoor educational experiences |
| 5:00 pm | Late snack and family grouping |
| 6:00 pm | Centre closes |
Our routines are flexible, to ensure we are meeting every individual child’s needs
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
- May standalone momentarily
- Takes two to three steps without support, begins to walk alone
- Grasps spoon in palm, but poor aim of food to mouth and uses hands to feed self
- Kicks and throws a ball
- Makes gestures to communicate and to symbolise objects, e.g. points to something they want
- Shows interest in picture books
- Mimics household activities, e.g. bathing baby, sweeping floor
- Spends a lot of time exploring and manipulating objects, putting in mouth, shaking and banging them
- Alert and preoccupied with faces, makes eye contact when an adult is looking at them
- May play alongside other children (parallel play)
- Curious and energetic, but depends on adult presence for reassurance
- Imitates actions and sounds
- Comprehends and follows simple questions/commands
- Says many words (mostly naming words)
- Actively explores and plays when adult present, returning now and then for assurance and interaction
- Offers toy to adult but does not release it
- Understands gestures/responds to ‘bye bye’
- Assists another in distress by patting, making sympathetic noises
WHAT TO BRING
All items should be clearly labelled.
WHAT we provide
