Pre-School
Educational Philosophy
The Play Planet Pre School is a stimulating and safe environment, which provides an easy transition for your child from home to a group setting.
We believe that to thrive in all areas of their development children need warmth and affection, a safe and stimulating environment to play and explore with encouragement and guidance from adults.
Children will learn through play in a developmentally appropriate way, with a balance between free play and teacher guided activities.
Our recipe for an enriched and stimulating environment involves the following:
1) Providing a source of positive emotional support
2) Stimulating all the senses ( a multi-sensory environment)
3) A stress and pressure free environment
4) Offering a nutritious snack
5) Social interaction
6) Challenges that are neither to easy or difficult for a child at their stage of development
7) Giving each child the opportunity to choose their own activities, as children are unique and different.
8) Development of a broad range of skills – intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially, and musically
9) Providing an enjoyable atmosphere that promotes exploration and learning through play.
Our classrooms can accommodate 18-25 children, depending on age group and size of classroom. Each class has a qualified teacher and helper with edu-care experience.
The Play Planet Pre School is a stimulating and safe environment, which provides an easy transition for your child from home to a group setting.
Daily Programme:
7h30 – 8h30 Drop off / Arrival Time.
8h30 – 9h30 Free play with a variety of educational and creative activities.
These are designed to enhance and develop fine motor skills and co-ordination, cognitive and thinking skills, visual perception, colour and shape awareness as well as tactile and creative development.
9h30 – 10h00 Outside Play – Free play encouraging gross motor and social skills.
10h00 - 10h30 Wash time and Snack routine
10h30 – 11h00 Outside Play – Organised activities for co-ordination, spatial
orientation and muscle development.
11h00 – 11h30 Inside Quiet time – puzzles, games and dress up.
11h30 – 12h00 Story and music time
12h00 – 12h30 Lunchtime ,encouraging good social behaviour and appropriate table
manners
12h30 - Pick up time.
Activities will vary depending on weekly themes and focuses. Our focus will be on developing foundation skills through age appropriate activities that are fun and educational. These skills will lay the foundation for future learning and growth. Our aim is to develop well rounded, socially adapted, confident young children with a love for learning.
Together with the pre-school we are able to offer an aftercare facility.
An aftercare teacher as well as assistants run the facility.
The aftercare runs five days a week (Monday till Friday)
The hours will be from 12h30 till 17h30.
A mid afternoon snack and drink will be provided. |
