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)

​A typical day

​​8-9.45am - self registration, free choice from lots of laid out activities/toys linked to our continuous provision 
9.45am -We offer a rolling snack which the children help themselves to, helping to chop/spread and prepare it
10.15- Buds (1-2yr olds) go in smaller room for age appropriate activities/and short circle time
10.25- Pre-school 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
10.35- outside play - preschoolers
11- outside play Buds
11.10- phonics/maths key group -preschoolers play games and sing songs from phase 1 phonics or number work
​11.30 - focussed activity for preschoolers
11.50 - story time for all
12pm - lunch - children are encouraged to serve and choose their own 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
​2pm - snack bar
​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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