Your Child’s Day
Our Routine
One of the best things you can do when choosing a nursery is understand exactly what happens in a day. At Appledore, every hour is purposeful — but never rushed. There's always time to play, rest, eat well, and just be a child.
Nursery Opens
Children begin to arrive at nursery and are offered breakfast.
Nappies
changed regularly throughout the day.
Breakfast Finishes
Breakfast finishes and is tidied away, children help to tidy away their toys ready for circle time.
Circle Time
Children sit in a circle and sing the good morning song, learning and remembering each other’s names. We then sing the Days of the week song, children learn their days of the week and try to remember what day it is today. Children then choose what snack they would like that day and put it on the board.
Group Activities And Free Play
Children will engage in group activities with their key worker and have access to a range of resources in free play both indoor and outdoor. Children have free flow and are encouraged to play outdoors as much as possible.
Snack
Children are offered snack at the snack table, they are encouraged to wash their hands and sit at the table where they will self serve their own snack. Snacks are available until 10:30am.
Nappies
Children who are in nappies are changed and those who are toilet trained are encouraged to use the toilet before going outside.
Come Inside/Circle Time
Children tidy up outside and will come inside to get ready for dinner. We will sing or read a story before washing hands ready for dinner.
Dinner Time
Once hands are washed children will get their own plates, cutlery and cups and will find their place mat at the table. Children self-serve their own dinner.
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Nap Time/ Free Play
Children who have a nap will go to sleep and other children will have free play time.
Children Wake Up/ Circle Time
Children wake up and do the afternoon circle time. We welcome the afternoon session children by singing the good afternoon song, sing the days of the week song and remember what day it is.
Group Activities And Free Play
Children engage in group activities with their key worker and have access to a range of resources in free play both indoor and outdoor.
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Tea Time
Children will tidy up and get ready for tea. They will wash their hands and sit down at the table with their mats. Children then self-serve their tea.
Outdoor Play
Children will have access to a range of resources outdoors.
Story Time/ Quiet Play
Children come into nursery and engage in quiet wind down time. We will either read a story or play a game in the carpet area.
Nursery Closes
What it feels like to be here
Your child arrives to the smell of breakfast and the sound of familiar voices. The morning starts gently — circle time, snack, then the doors open and the day really begins. Inside and outside are one world here. Children decide where to go and what to explore, with their key worker nearby and ready. Lunch is home-cooked and eaten together, plates passed and conversations had. The afternoon has the same rhythm — activities, outdoor play, tea, story time. By the time you pick up, your child has had a full day. Not a long day. A full one.