Opening hours

We are open term time only (Banes term times):
Monday 8-4.30
​Tuesday 8-4.30
Wednesday 8-4.30
Thursday 8-4.30
​Friday 8-3.30

​Available sessions - all day 8-4.30 morning 8-1 preschool 9-3 afternoon 11-4.30 (10-3.30 Friday)
​(We aim to be flexible so if you would like to alter these session times, we will always try and accommodate your needs. We just ask you do a minimum of 5 hours in any session, and a minimum of 2 sessions per week).

​A typical day

​​8-9.45am - self registration, free choice from lots of laid out activities/toys linked to our continuous provision
10am -We offer a rolling snack which the children help themselves to, helping to chop/spread and prepare it
10.30- outside play - Preschoolers
10.30- Buds/Shoots circle time/songs - we welcome the children, celebrate achievements and learn signs/songs
10.40- Buds/ Shoots- messy/topic based activity or free choice
11- outside play Buds/Shoots
11- Pre-schoolers circle time/songs - we welcome the children, celebrate achievements and show and tell if we want to, we also select special helpers for the day
11.10- phonics/maths key group -preschoolers play games and sing songs from phase 1 phonics or number work
​11.30 - focused activity for preschoolers
11.50 - story time for all
12pm - lunch - children are encouraged to serve and choose their own freshly made food that's laid out for them. They sit in their key groups and eat with their key workers. We find staff eating with the children encourages them to eat and try new foods.
12.30 - quiet time (in key groups quiet puzzles/games/books to classical music}
12.45- free flow play inside and outside - some children sleep in our smaller room
​2pm - snack bar - self service snacks
​2.45pm - songs/story/music/dancing
​3pm - free choice ending in a big group activity, e.g. a game or parachute or dancing

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