Routine of the day

Welcoming time

  • Your child is greeted with a smile by their practitioner! At the front door, we have a poster offering different morning greetings, allowing children to choose how to say good morning to their teacher or goodbye to their parents. Children place their belongings in individual cupboards and use our personalized magnetic name labels to sign in.

Meal Times

  • 8:30 am Breakfast
  • 10:30 -Mid-morning snack
  • 12:00 Lunch
  • 2:30 pm Mid-Afternoon snack
  • 4:30 pm – Tea

  • We all sit together, and the children serve themselves. For each meal, we provide different opinions and children choose what they want to eat. We talk about table manners and healthy eating. Children have individual Montessori table mats and enjoy setting the table up. We encourage independence and teach our little ones to use spoons, forks, and napkins. Older children use child safety knives to cut their fruits and vegetables. Children have personalized cups and learn to pour their own drinks.

Circle time/ Group sessions

  • Singing Session: Using microphones and musical instruments, children sing their favorite songs.
  • Wake-Up & Shake-Up: Energetic exercises like jumps and jogging to get the day started.
  • Yoga Session: Gentle stretches with calming music, including chair and mat yoga.
  • Storytime: Engaging storytelling with audio stories, puppets, and imagination.
  • Dancing Session: Exploring rhythms and steps with different music styles such as rock, jazz, and classical.
  • Makaton Session: Singing and learning sign language.
  • Tap Tap Box Game: Vocabulary-building fun where children guess and describe items in a mystery box.

Outdoor play/ Forest School based activities

  • Children explore nature in our outdoor space, guided by our Forest School Leader. Activities include nature walks, physical play, and forest-themed learning, fostering independence and confidence.

Child-initiated activities

  • Children follow their interests. They can look at our book of resources and choose what they want to play with. We get involved in children’s play and help them to build new skills following their interests. For example, if a child chose to play with a train we will sit next to the child and teach the child to count the coaches or recognize the colours etc.

Tidy-up time

  • We encourage the children to put their toys away while listening/ singing to our special tidy-up song. This makes the process so much fun and enjoyable for the little ones!

Invitations to Play 

  • We invite the children to take part in new experiences and learning opportunities. Every day we have something new and exciting! We provide a variety of activities linked to our curriculum, children’s interests, and their next steps. We celebrate over 150 festivals, events, and special days throughout the year!

Nap time for the little ones 

  • Children who need rest have individual beds and sheets, and a book or relaxing music helps them settle into sleep in a dedicated quiet room. Older children engage in calming activities such as puzzles, drawing, or reading. 

Nearly the end of the day we always have Circle time. / Group discussion

  • We all sit on the carpet and discuss how our day went. We ask the children what they enjoyed most, what they found exiting etc.

Home time

  • At the end of the day, we send daily diaries to parents with information about meals, nap times, activities etc.