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Playtime PreSchool

Early Years Education for Children aged 2-4 years

We open Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays, offering:

Morning Session 08.30 - 11.30

Afternoon Session 11.30 -14.30 (including lunch)

All Day Session 08.30 - 14.30


At our Preschool we have a highly qualified and experienced, friendly, caring team of early years practitioners. Our high ratio of staff to children allows us to work closely with all children during their free play, teaching children individually and in small groups. 

We run our full sessions with 6 practitioners for 30 children. 


Children learn through their play, at Playtime Preschool, children aged from 2 years to rising 5's all play and learn together. This offers opportunities for learning and development not present in play among children their age,  'permitting younger children to learn more from older playmates than they could from playing with only their peers. In age-mixed play, the more sophisticated behaviour of older children offers role models for younger children, who also typically receive more emotional support from older children than from those near their

own age. Age-mixed play also permits older children to learn by teaching and to

practice nurturance and leadership; and they are often inspired by the imagination

and creativity of their younger playmates'. Peter Gray, American Journal American Journal of Play. 



 The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

At Playtime Preschool, as a registered childcare setting, we follow the EYFS. The EYFS Framework exists to support all professionals working in the EYFS to help
your child, and was developed with a number of early years experts and parents. It sets out the legal welfare and learning and development requirements, assessments and the expected levels that your child should reach by age 5. 
EYFS Parents Guide

EYFS at Playtime Preschool

We follow the Department of Education’s, Statutory Framework for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS, 2024).

We work to ensure children are keen and eager learners that are ready to start school. 

Each child is allocated a key person from the practitioner team and their learning and development is observed and next steps are planned on an individual basis. 

You can discuss progress with your child’s key person at any time during the term time, please book a time with your key person or alternatively, we hold parents evenings with allocated slots. 


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The Learning 

Environment at Playtime Preschool

Our environment enables children to develop their Characteristics of Effective Learning (EYFS) by:

• Encouraging independence 

• Enabling children to learn at their own pace

• Allowing each child to follow their own interests

• Enabling each child to develop and use their social skills

• Providing each child with the motivation to learn

• Enabling children to take risks and make mistakes in a safe and secure environment

• Providing each child with opportunities to practice newly acquired skills learnt from peers and own initiatives

• Giving children a secure environment to work through their emotions

• Enabling each child to learn about the world around them, the local community and the wider environment 

• Allowing each child to learn through processes and not be concerned about the end product.

How do we teach and children learn at Playtime Preschool

We teach children by:

• Communicating and modelling language

• Showing

• Explaining

• Demonstrating

• Exploring ideas

• Encouraging

• Questioning

• Recalling

• Providing a narrative for what the children are doing

• Facilitating and setting challenges


Children learn by:

 

  • Finding out and exploring
  • Playing with what they know
  • Being willing to 'have a go'
  • Being Involved and concentrating
  • keeping on trying
  • Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
  • Having their own ideas
  • Making links
  • Choosing ways to do things

 



 The EYFS Areas of Learning at PLAYTIME PRESCHOOL

XtraTime After School Club

After School Club for Children aged 3 to 11 years

We open Monday to Friday, 15.00-18.00.

Sessions can be booked with a minimum booking charge of 1 hour and to the half hour thereafter.

We collect children from Poringland Primary and Nursery but can accept children from other schools in the area if they can be brought to us.

At our XtraTime sessions we offer free flow play for children aged 3 (please see note 1 below) to 11 years. This includes a wide range of activities, incorporating cookery, craft, gardening, board games, reading, imaginary play, construction, sports, computers and much more. During their time at XtraTime, children choose activities that suit them best. 

There is a homework table, a sofa and a large screen TV for relaxing and watching movies.

Ad–hoc sessions are available once registered if you do not need a continuous care service.

The large hall is used for snacks, crafts, construction and creative play. 

The small hall will be used as quieter chill out and homework area, as well as for using computers, watching DVDs and reading books, etc.. 

We have access to a large, fully fenced, secure outdoor area (including a gardening area), in which the children are encouraged to learn about the outdoor environment and enjoy the freedom of outdoor play.

1: Although we take children from age 3, they would usually already be attending our Preschool, have attended Preschool previously or be coming with an older sibling and therefore already have familiarity with the staff and setting. If none of these apply to you, please email or pop in to discuss with us.


activities AT XTRATIME AFTER SCHOOL CLUB AND TIME OUT HOLIDAY CLUB

 TimeOut Holiday Club

Holiday fun for Children aged 3 to 11 years Old

We open Tuesdays and Thursdays during all school holidays except the Christmas break, offering:
Morning Sessions 09.00 -13.00

Afternoon Sessions 13.00 -17.00

All Day Sessions 09.00 - 17.00 

We also offer a longer day where you can pay a small extra fee to start at 8am, finish at 6pm or do both.

We offer focused activities and free play, inside and out.

Please see XtraTime (above) for the activities we do.

There is also a poster to view on our BLOG section before each school holiday and this will show the specific activities you can expect depending on the time of year, along with details of how to book your place and the cost of sessions.





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