Our Curriculum
We believe learning should be fun. The Nurture Children’s Curriculum is specially designed to ensure your child’s day is spent in a caring environment with the best interaction possible. We have designed a curriculum for each age group which encourages children to think, reason, question, experiment and explore.
You will receive a tool-kit of information relevant to your child’s development and age group, which will help you understand how your child learns through play. These guidelines will be used in conjunction with the information you will receive about your child’s daily, weekly, monthly routines.
At Nurture, we believe it is important that your child is given the space and opportunity to explore and discover things for themselves.
We have a curriculum for each age group:
Our Baby Steps Curriculum (3 months – 1 year)
In our specially designed Baby Rooms we provide places for babies from 3 months old up to approximately 12 months. We aim to follow your baby’s routine as much as possible and your child’s key worker will work with you to ensure an easy transition from home. We are led by your child’s interests and development. This is a time of rapid development and we will provide your baby with safe areas where they will crawl, climb, learn to pull themselves up and, if they are ready, they will begin walking in this room too. Exploring and discovery will be a large part of your baby’s experience at this time. We have musical instruments, messy play, painting and story time on a daily basis to help develop your baby’s gross and fine motor skills and to encourage language development. It really is exciting to see the babies develop so much in this room.
Our Wobbler First Leaps Curriculum (1 – 2 years)
As your child begins to walk, they progress to this care group. Your child will continue to experience play elements such as water, sand, climbing, story-time, music and movement and reading. Their growing independence will be facilitated and encouraged. The tricycles, see-saws and slides in the outdoor play area will help develop your child’s gross motor skills. The Wobbler Room is a really fun and busy room and each baby’s personality begins to shine through.
Our Toddler Giant Strides Curriculum (2 – 3 years)
The Giant Strides Toddler Curriculum helps your child to excel in their development while helping them to have fun. By having fun they are improving their skills and as they master these skills, they love showing us how independent they have become. This includes learning to get dressed themselves, put on their shoes, toilet training, using cutlery etc. Activities include arts and crafts, reading, baking, life skills, physical exercises, music and role play. Toilet training begins in this room and our toilets are specifically designed to cater for this.
Our Montessori Curriculum (3 – 5 years)
Our Montessori class provides a prepared environment where children develop their own skills: Sensory, Cultural, Language and Arithmetic. To reap the full benefits of this curriculum, we recommend children attend the two-year programme. We provide parents with support and information to continue the programme at home. All toys and equipment are supplied by specialists in Montessori teaching.
Our After-School programme (5+ years)*
*where available
Our after-school programme provides a relaxing and comfortable environment for your child after their school day. They are given a hot meal and homework is supervised. There is time for free play, arts and crafts, baking, drama, role play, music and movement, story time, construction toys and outdoor play. A comfortable area is provided where children can relax and have some quiet time to themselves. The children “own” this room and this is what makes our after-school programme so successful.