Our rooms

At Sunrise Day Nursery we have four rooms for the different age groups.

Yellow Room, caters for our youngest children from 6 weeks to 1 year in a room that has been designed to provide a warm environment that is fun and stimulating, yet cosy and secure. We include activities like painting, music sessions, treasure baskets, messy and sensory play.

The daily routine is very flexible, taking into account each child's individual needs and routine. Your child's key worker will work closely with you to ensure these routines and weaning patterns are kept consistent with what you are doing at home.

Red Room, catering for children aged 1 to 2 years has been created to develop social and physical skills by encouraging independence and choice. The room is resourced with a wide range of equipment and activities encourage sharing, group play and stimulate small enquiring minds!

We have a separate outdoor play area for our under two's which has low level equipment, a sand play area and sensory toys, outdoor play is encouraged throughout the year.

Green Room, catering for children aged 2 to 3 years has been designed with spacious areas to provide free and structured play, water and sand play, painting, arts and crafts, table top activities, construction activities and quiet reading area. A themed corner provides the children with additional opportunities for imaginative play.

The children have access to the outside play are which, throughout the year.

Parents are encouraged to work with staff to provide ideas for planned activities that the children will enjoy.

8.00am - 9.00am	Welcome, breakfast and free play
9.00am - 9.30am	Register, circle time, singing/ stories and free play
9.30am - 10.00am	Group activities
10.00am - 10.30am	Snack Time
10.30am - 11.00am	Outdoor play
11.00am - 11.30am	Physical activities, soft play
11.30am - 12.00pm	Tidy up time, stories and singing, toileting
12.00am - 12.30pm	Lunchtime
12.30pm - 2.30pm	Rest /freeplay
2.30pm - 3.00pm	Garden play/ Physical activities
3.00pm - 3.40pm	Group Activities
3.40pm - 4.00pm	Stories and singing/ Toileting
4.00pm - 4.30pm	Teatime
4.30pm - 6.00pm	Free play, table top activities, sharing books

A parents board situated outside the room can be found with daily information about the activities carried out.

The Blue Room, is our pre-school group and caters for the children aged 3 to 5 years.

This spacious room provides ample opportunities for free and structured play with a large learning area where small groups can concentrate on developing the educational targets set for all pre-school children as set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage Programme.

The six areas covered are:

Personal, social and emotional development
Language and Literacy
Mathematics
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Physical development
Creative Development.

Independence is actively encouraged at this age and as every child develops at a different speed, staff will offer subtle encouragement whenever needed. At this age children are developing their skill and awareness of numbers, letters, colours and basic reading and writing. We will encourage these skills which will help prepare them for school. At this important transition time your child's key worker will liaise with you to ensure we help in any way possible.

The timetable is flexible but will be similar to this:

8.00am - 8.30am	Welcome and free play
8.30am - 9.00am	Breakfast
9.00am - 9.30am	Circle time, register
9.30am - 10.00am	Structured free play and creative activities
10.00am - 10.30am	Snack time
10.30am - 11.15am	Outdoor play
11.15am - 12.00pm	Key worker led activities, toileting
12.00pm - 12.45pm	Lunch time,
12.45pm - 1.10pm	Story time, quiet time
1.10pm - 2.15pm	Register ,Outdoor play
2.15pm - 3.30pm	Key worker led activities
3.30pm - 4.00pm	Music/song time, stories/quiet time
4.00pm - 4.30pm	Teatime
4.30pm - 6.00pm	Free play/ sharing books

Our child centred approach in each room will ensure that your child receives all the support needed to develop confidence, independence and a positive image of themselves and their achievements.

We welcome your ideas and feedback about what your child enjoys at home so that we can plan activities around these.

A parent board can be found outside each room for you to see what your child has done during the day.

Observation and assessment records are kept by the staff for all children. You are encouraged to contribute to these records and have opportunities throughout the year both formally and informally to talk about them with our staff team. Your child's key person will be very happy to explain the range of activities and answer any questions you may have about your child's development and progress.

The Soft Play Room is enjoyed by all children within the nursery. It is a time where children can socialise with each other, develop physical skills and expel some energy!