Our Rooms

Stables Daycare is run in two ground floor buildings, once converted from an old donkey stable and a set of garages.

The buildings are called the Nursery Building which is the baby unit and caters for children aged 3 months – 25 months, this building is designed to nurture the children with small groups of children, carpeted areas and a home from home ethos.

The Pre-school Building which has a kindergarten attached and caters for children aged 25 months to 5 years is designed as more of a workshop approach, with most activities accessible at all times encouraging children to be more independent learners.

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Baby Room
Toddler Room
Nursery Room
Kindie Room
Pre-School Room
 

 

Baby Room: 3 months – 12/14 months

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Children are in this room from ages 3months to approximately 14 months

There are a maximum of 9 babies in this room with a ratio of 1:3

The babies in this room benefit from their own quiet room positioned in a room directly off of the playroom where they can rest and sleep comfortably in cots.

Babies enjoy a range of tactile activities including flour play, rice play and gloop.

The babies have sensory play daily with lights, wind chimes where they can relax or be stimulated using their senses.

Babies have access to a wide range of toys appropriate to their age and development.

Babies are offered fresh pureed fruit and vegetables whilst weaning and gradually the staff introduce carbohydrates and proteins following instructions from parents.

Parents are asked to provide formula milk, nappies and wipes for their children.

Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with chairs around small round tables, where babies are facing each other and can interact socially. Children have access to drinking water through-out the day as and when they require it.

With permission from parents, babies are taken for walks using double buggies around the grounds of Mountains Country Estate. Alternatively the babies have a closed off area in the play ground for them to explore safely.

 

The staff within the baby room focus on the children’s Personal, Social and Emotional development, they focus on a home from home sense of feeling and concentrate on the children feeling secure and happy while in our care. They are focused much more on our Key Person approach this is beneficial for both children and parents.

 

 

Toddler Room: 12/14 months – 20/22 months

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Children in this room range from age approximately 12 months to 20 months.

The maximum number in this room is 9 with a ratio of 1:3

The toddlers in this room also benefit from their own quiet room positioned in a room directly off of the playroom where they can rest and sleep comfortably in cots.

Toddlers use a range of toys appropriate to their age and participate daily in adult led activities such as painting, sticking, cooking, flour play, rice play and gloop.

With permission from parents, the toddlers are taken for walks using double buggies and reins around the grounds of Mountains Country Estate. The children will go out at least once a day if not twice.

Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with chairs around small round tables, where toddlers can face other and begin to communicate with their peers. The children are also encouraged to brush their teeth after meal times. Children have access to drinking water through-out the day as and when they require it .

 

The staff within the room will focus their planning around the Prime areas of learning taken for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

 

Prime Areas of Learning

 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

  • Making Relationships
  • Self-Confidence and Self-Awareness
  • Managing feelings and Behaviour

 

Physical Development

  • Moving and Handling
  • Health and Self-Care

 

Communication and Language

  • Listening and Attention
  • Understanding
  • Speaking

 

 

Nursery Room: 20/22 months – 28/30 months

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Children in this room range from age approximately 20 months 25 months.

The maximum number in this room is 12 with a ratio of 1:3

The nursery children benefit from their own bathroom positioned in a room directly off of the playroom where they can be changed or use the small toilets or potty.

Children are encouraged to brush their teeth after lunch in this room.

Nursery children can access a range of toys appropriate to their age and participate daily in adult led activities such as painting, sticking, cooking, sand, water, flour play, rice play and gloop.

The nursery children have access to the garden straight from their room, they will go outside in the playground or go for a walk around the grounds at least twice a day, they will also have free flow through-out the day directly to the garden. Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with small chairs around small round tables, where the nursery children are encouraged to begin to be more independent with feeding themselves and appropriate table behaviour is encouraged. Children have access to drinking water as and when they require it through-out the day

Children in this room sleep on mats with the supervision from a member of staff in their playroom.

 

The staff will focus their planning around the prime areas of learning taken from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as stated above.

 

 

Kindergarten: 2½  Years – 3 years

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Children in this room range from age approximately 2 years to 2 ¾ years.

The maximum number in this room is 12 with a ratio of 1:4

The kindergarten is designed to help the children to grow and develop in a small group with the benefit of promoting independence on a smaller scale than the Pre-school to ease their transition smoothly and encourage them to take control of their choices of activities and learning styles.

Kindergarten enjoy a balance of free play time and adult group time where they can use a range of toys appropriate to their age and participate daily adult led activities such as painting, sticking, music, dancing, stories, songs, cooking, flour play, rice play, play dough, role-play and gloop.

The kindergarten children go outside in the playground, usually with the Pre-school children twice every day and during the summer months use the paddock area, a large field for them to run around.

Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with small chairs around small round tables, where the kindergarten children are encouraged to be independent with serving their own meals and feeding themselves and appropriate table behaviour is encouraged. Children have access to drinking water as and when their require it through-out the day

Children can still be in nappies in this room as we have suitable changing facilities in both buildings.

Children in the kindergarten can sleep on mats in the afternoon if they wish.

 

The staff within this room will focus their planning the both Prime and Specific areas of learning taken from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as stated below.

 

 

Pre-school: 3 – 5 years

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Children in this room range from age approximately 2 ¾ – 5 years.

The maximum number in this room is 26 with a ratio of 1:8

The pre-school children benefit from their own cloak area where they can hang their belongings, use the toilets and wash their hands.

Mealtimes are taken in the playroom with small chairs around small round tables, where the Pre-School children are encouraged to serve themselves and take their plate and scrape it when they are finished. They have access to drinking water through-out the day as and when they require it.

 

Pre-school children can access a huge range of activities and toys which are laid out in the seven development areas; these are both the Prime and Specific areas of learning taken form the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which are:

 

  

Prime areas of Learning

 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development –

  • Making Relationships
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Awareness and Managing Feelings and Behaviour.

 

Physical Development –

  • Moving and Handling
  • Health and Self-Care

 

Communication and language –

  • Listening and Attention
  • Understanding and Speaking

 

Specific Areas of learning

 

Literacy –

  • Reading
  • Writing

 

Mathematics –

  • Numbers
  • Shape, Space and Measure

 

Understanding the World –

  • People and Communities
  • The World and Technology

 

Expressive Arts and Design –

  • Exploring and using Media and Materials
  • Being Imaginative
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