Welcome to Pre-school
Pre-school, also known as Oak room, is a dedicated space for children aged 3-5 years old. This area is made up of two rooms rich in natural light with direct access to outdoor space.
Here at Ringwood Day Nursery, we have been running a successful preschool for over 15 years. With great links to the local schools, we pride ourselves on ensuring every child leaving us is ready to start a new adventure at big school and have received many compliments from Reception teachers regarding our children’s school readiness.
Our preschool offers flexibility to suit the needs of all parents. Children can attend a combination of morning, afternoon or full day sessions and we can offer both term time and stretch funding options enabling us to cater for most family’s needs.
Experienced, long serving and dedicated staff provide a stimulating and attractive learning environment with an emphasis on promoting natural resources. The rooms are designed to create a safe and secure environment, encourage meaningful conversations, stories, singing, group activities and individual activities that engage the whole child. The room has direct access to our beautifully enclosed garden that houses a large sandpit, road track, water wall, mud kitchen, balance beam, picnic table and lots more. The children also have access to a tarmacked playground that is fantastic for riding our bikes, trikes cars and scooters. This is also home to our wonderful wooden climbing frame that supports children to develop their gross motor skills.
Each day is different, and routines are flexible to suit the needs of individual children. There is a good balance of adult lead and child-initiated activities and we never forget to include the fun. Our preschool focuses on encouraging children’s self-help skills and promoting independence. Resources are all displayed in storage units with photo labels to encourage children to make choices and think about their personal preferences. Children participate in circle times allowing them to be part of a group, gain self-confidence, take turns, develop social skills and develop a sense of routine.
We have a self-registration system that encourages children to recognise themselves as individuals and begin to recognise their name, letters, and sounds.
Children are encouraged to contribute to their own learning journal and are given the opportunity to view photos, share observations and add their comments. These are all shared through our fantastic Blossom parent app.
We hold regular meetings with our eldest children to discuss future activity ideas, resources and weekly menus. Children participate in cookery club with our Chef Tom giving children the opportunity to bake a range of culinary delights. Our eldest children also put on their lab coats and safety goggles to perform fun experiments in our science club.
We believe it is important to support your child as an individual and therefore our room routines are not rigid, but instead flexible and reactive. This means every day is different and ensures each child receives the same opportunities for learning, play and exploration.
Experienced staff will use their expert knowledge to support your child and ensure they settle well into nursery life from the beginning. The time this takes will be quite different for each individual child, however staff will regularly engage with parents to encourage links between home and nursery that create familiarity for your child.
Before your child starts at nursery we provide settling in sessions and an optional home visit. These ensure each child becomes familiar with the environment and the staff, in particular their key person. During this time, we will discuss routines, likes and dislikes and provide support for each family during this transition.
