Welcome t0 Woodlands Day Nursery
Woodlands Nursery opened in May 1991, we care and educate children from babies until they go to school. We offer a family friendly and welcoming environment with dedicated caring staff. Our well equipped nursery offers spacious playrooms and exciting garden and even our own forest school space.
The new shelter has been a great hit this summer ! We are looking forward to cosy blankets, hot chocolate and cosying up in the winter months !
Come and visit the Woodlands Nursery Forest School -limited places available
check out the Wee Hoose compost loo !!
Our Curriculum
Our curriculum is child-initiated and adult led learning using continuous play and small group activities covering all seven areas of learning. We use both inside and outside to deliver this curriculum. Our inside and outside space offers a well-resourced space for children to develop their understanding of the world around them.
We use opened ended resources, loose parts including treasure baskets, tinker trays and heuristic play to allow children to truly explore a range of experiences and deepen their understanding.
The curriculum is built on continuous play and children having access to resources, giving them the opportunity to make choices. Routines and everyday experiences form part of the curriculum. Promoting good manners, British values, having good adult role models and building on their cultural capital.
Our pedagogy is built around several approaches to learning for example Forest school, playing in a natural environment, Froebel, the importance of play and having first hand experiences. Bandura, the importance of the adult as a good role model, adults think out allowed showing thought processes.
We teach children using a range of strategies including good questioning techniques and dialogue to develop understanding and extend learning. We use schemas, knowing the child, talking to parents and children's developmental stages.
Our curriculum changes and adapts to meet the needs of the differents cohorts attending nursery.
Under Twos
Our self contained baby suite offers a great space for your little one to explore and learn.
The suite is based on the first floor and has a sensory area, playroom, dining/creative area , separate sleep area and a secluded garden for lots of fresh air.
Over twos
Under twos are based downstairs and they have several spacious playrooms including ,designated dining area and direct access to outside to enable free flow play. The garden is large and has lots of exciting areas eg builders site, water and sand area, climbing frame, reading sheds and outside wooden blocks and bikes.
Over Threes
The over threes are located on the first floor 194 and they have a great space to play with reading area, home corner, lovey creative area and easy access to outside. They also have access to forest school activities in our own little forest area; the secret garden.
