Learning & Play Policy

Children learn when they are in a safe and caring environment where they are stimulated through play.

Babies and young children develop best when they are in a caring relationship with an adult. A baby will learn to walk faster when they have a safe pair of arms to walk towards and learn to talk, when they have an adult listening and responding to them.

I will strive to provide your child with an environment that will be caring, fun and stimulating. I will implement ideas from the Birth to three “EYFS Development Matters” framework and National Guidance to the Foundation Stage. (Please ask me if you would like to see a copy of these documents)

I will provide activities that support the seven main learning areas:

Three Prime areas;

• Social and Emotional Development
• Physical Development
• Language and communication

Four Specific areas;

• Creativity
• Mathematical and logical thinking
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World.
• Art and Design

These activities will include: (but not limited to)

• Dressing up clothes
• Books and Videos
• Small world toys
• Construction toys (lego, duplo etc)
• Pretend play (toy kitchen etc)
• Messy play
• Water play
• Arts and Crafts
• Outings
• Cooking
• Gardening
• Outdoor play and equipment

I will regularly observe your child and will be more than happy to discuss any aspects of their development with you.

If there is a particular activity that you would like me to do with your child, please let me know. I am very happy to support activities that you are doing at home or events that have happened. For example if you have been to a wedding I can continue this theme by providing the children with material to use as wedding clothes and help them understand through books and other resources.

Treasure the Moments Childcare

Date Created: 5th January 2020
Updated: 19th May 2022