Children in EYFS have access to beautiful indoor and outdoor environments, all day long, all year round. They have long periods of time when they can play both inside and out, observed carefully by our staff. We strongly believe children learn best through play and so we make sure that the environments they play in are well planned, organised and resourced with clean, high quality resources to promote high quality engagement.
Our indoor environment offers:
- ‘Our Together Time’ library with fiction, non-fiction and poetry books
- drawing table – ‘mark making’
- water play
- role play
- block play and small world
- creative space – paint, colour mixing, clay, modelling
- ICT (pc, ipads, cameras, remote controlled toys, interactive whiteboard, story phones etc.)
- snack area, with adult led baking activities
- the dressing up area – music, movement and dance
- cosy corners – a place to relax
- the sports hall – a space for physical group work eg drumming, dance, yoga, zumba etc.
- the glade – a sensory calming area
- the music hut
- the reading bus
- Jungle spaces for fine motor skills
Our outdoor environment offers:
- A bike track
- Arty Clarty zones
- Beach school events
- Canoe and train for role play and adventures
- The construction play shed
- The fort for castle adventures and climbing
- Fruit bushes and trees
- Growers garden
- Invention stations
- Jungle role play
- Letters
- Maths resources
- Music stage- music, movement and performance Natural dens
- Open-ended resources for play
- Outdoor blocks
- Reading opportunities
- Role Play sheds e.g. Vets, shopping centres, travel agents etc.
- Sand pit and sand kitchen
- Small world play
- Sports zones
- Story circle zone with large story chair
- Make a Splash – Water play with channels and waterways
- Wild garden with wildlife homes and observational opportunities
- Writing zones and writing opportunities threaded throughout the whole provision.
