About Us
The Baby Room caters for up to eight babies, aged from
3 months to 2 years.
They have a play room with a
dress up area, story corner and
free play space
The babies have a separate changing area and quiet sleep room.
They also have access to the outside space and room for messy play.
The Toddler Room caters for
13 children
over 2 years old.
It is a large room made up of special areas - small world area, numbers and letters, home area, construction, and dress up.
There is an adjacent quiet room for story corner and nap time
They have access to messy play and the outside play space to help their gross motor skills
The Pre School Room caters for
11 children
over 3 years old.
There is a play area, a home corner, craft and writing area, quiet area with a book corner and a IT station.
The classroom is equipped with more advanced resources to help prepare them for the move to school, for part-time school and after school club.
Baby Room (birth - 2 years)
In the Baby room babies get the close attention they need in a safe environment.
The required staffing ratio is 1 member of staff to 3 babies/children and can accommodate 8 babies.
This ratio is always met and often exceeded.
The babies follow the Foundation Phase, the seven areas of learning are:
* Communication, language and literacy
* Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
* Personal, emotional and social development
* Knowledge and understanding of the world
* Welsh language development
* Physical development
* Creative development
Toddler room (2-3 years)
The Toddler room can accommodate 13 toddlers with the staffing ratio being 1 adult to 4 children, this ratio is always met and often exceeded. There is a play area, a home corner, craft and drawing area, quiet area with book corner.
We follow the ‘Foundation Phase Framework’ in this class which provides us with the guidance to extend a child’s learning covering all areas of their development. The seven areas of learning are:
* Communication, language and literacy
* Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
* Personal, emotional and social development
* Knowledge and understanding of the world
* Welsh language development
* Physical development
* Creative development
Here at Once Upon A Time we encourage children to engage in all types of play:
free play, imaginative play, structured play, role play, group play, creative play, social play and quiet play.
Pre School (3+)
Pre School room can accommodate 11 Pre schoolers with the staffing ratio of 1 adult to 8 children aged three years and over, this ratio is always met and often exceeded. There is a play area, a home corner, craft and writing area, quiet area with a book corner and a IT station the classroom is equipped with more advanced resources to help prepare them for the move to school, for part-time school and after school club.
We follow the ‘Foundation Phase Framework’ in both groups which provides us with the guidance to extend a child’s learning covering all areas of their development.
The seven areas of learning are:
* Communication, language and literacy
* Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
* Personal, emotional and social development
* Knowledge and understanding of the world
* Welsh language development
* Physical development
* Creative development
Here at Once Upon A Time we encourage children to engage in all types of play:
free play, imaginative play, structured play, role play, group play, creative play, social play and quiet play.
Baby Room Daily Routine (Morning session) | |
7:00 - 8.00 8:00 8:00 – 8:25 8:25 – 8:30 8:30 – 8:45 8:45 – 9:25 9:25 – 9:50 9:55 – 10.00 10:00 – 10:20 10:20 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:25 11.25 – 11:30 11:30 – 11:50 11:50 – 1:00 | Early opening session Nursery opens Welcome session Hand washing Breakfast Free play Circle time Hand washing AM Snack Set activity / Sleep Music time - outdoors /walks/busy feet 11:30 – 11:50 11:50 – 1:00 Quiet sensory play / sleep |
(Afternoon session) | |
1:00 – 1:20 1:20 – 1.55 1:55 – 2.00 2:00 – 2:20 2:20 – 2.50 2.50-3.10 3:10– 3:30 3:30 – 3.50 4.00 – 4.10 4.10 - 4.15 4:15 – 4:45 4:45 – 5:15 5:15 – 6:00 6:00 6:00 - 7:00 | Welcome session / Free play Set activity/ messy play Hand washing PM Snack Circle time Set activity / Sleep Free play Music time / outdoors Story sack /Songs bag Hand washing Tea Free play Quiet time Nursery Closes. After hours session |
Toddlers Daily Routine (Morning session) | |
7:00 - 8.00 8:00 8:00 – 8:25 8:25 – 8:30 8:30 – 8:45 8:45 – 9:25 9:25 – 9:50 9:55 – 10.00 10:00 – 10:20 10:20 – 10:50 10:50 - 11.00 11:00 – 11:25 11.25 – 11:30 11:30 – 11:50 11:50 – 1:00 | Early opening session Nursery opens Welcome session Toileting Breakfast Free play Circle time Toileting AM Snack Key workers : Key child time Tooth brushing Physical time - outdoors /walks / busy feet Toileting Lunch Quiet time / sleep |
Pre School Daily Routine (Morning session) | |
7:00 - 8.00 8:00 8:00 – 8:25 8:25 – 8:30 8:30 – 8:45 8:45 – 9:25 9:25 – 9:50 9:50 – 9.55 9.55 - 10.00 10:00 – 10:20 10:20 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:10 11:10 – 11:25 11.25 – 11:30 11:30 – 12:00 12:00 – 1:00 | Early opening session Nursery opens Welcome session Toileting Breakfast Free play Circle time Weather chart & Days of the week Toileting AM Snack Craft / focus activities Tooth brushing Outdoor play / songs & music time Toileting Lunch Quiet time |
(Afternoon session) | |
1:00 – 1:20 1:20 – 1.55 1:55 – 2.00 2:00 – 2:20 2:20 – 3.00 3.00-3.10 3:10– 3:30 3:30 – 3.50 3.50 – 4.10 4.10 - 4.15 4:15 – 4:45 4:45 – 5:15 5:15 – 6:00 6:00 6:00 - 7:00 | Welcome session / Free play Circle time Toileting PM Snack Key workers : Key child time Tooth brushing Physical time - outdoors /walks / busy feet Rainbow time. songs Toileting Tea Free play Quiet time Nursery Closes. After hours session |
(Afternoon session) | |
1:00 – 1:30 1:30 – 1.55 1:55 – 2.00 2:00 – 2:30 2:30 – 3.00 3.00-3.10 3:10– 3:45 3:45 – 4.10 4.10 - 4.15 4:15 – 4:45 4:45 – 5:20 5:20 – 5.45 5:45 – 6:00 6:00 6:00 - 7:00 | Free play Craft / focus activities Toileting PM Snack Circle time Tooth brushing Outdoor play Music time / Puppets / CD story etc. Toileting Tea Set activities (After Schoolers) Games / Own choice (After Schoolers) Quiet time Nursery Closes. After hours session |
These routines will be modified according to the children’s needs.
Naps, snacks and lunch will be adjusted according to each infant’
This routine will be reviewed every six months but the Focus Activities will change weekly.
Key Workers
Your child will be assigned a key worker as soon as they start at nursery, and we encourage families to interact with their child’s key worker as much as possible, to pass on information and talk about your child’s development.
Your child’s key worker will be your main point of contact and will spend as much time as possible with your child helping them to ‘settle in’; they will keep track of your child’s progress by observing them and taking note of their milestones.
These observations will then be placed in a Learning Journal and linked into the Early Years Foundation Phase. The key worker will then write a Next Step of what they would like to do to help your child strengthen that achievement and progress further. You are welcome to look at this work at any time. Please feel free to make an appointment to see your child’s key worker for a Parent’s Evening, we encourage this as it is always in the best interest of the child.
