Established almost twenty-five years ago, Summerfield has always maintained a strong sense of community spirit. Our group leader, Mrs Janet Ball, has been a part of Summerfield for almost twenty years, during which time she has seen the location change, but the ethos remain the same.

We specialise in providing a balanced range of activities and experiences for pre-school children, focusing on learning through play and fun. Our objectives are that the children gain confidence through developing their social, intellectual, emotional and physical skills in a happy, caring, safe and stimulating environment. Providing an essential introduction to learning.

Our curriculum is planned, well in advance, although we feel that an element of flexibility should be maintained in order to fully respond to and maximise the spontaneity of the childrens' ideas. At Summerfield, we aim to provide an atmosphere where every child can learn the joy of discovery whilst developing at their own pace. We believe implicitly that it is better to build on small successes than to faces tasks too difficult to accomplish.

Children can be admitted from 2 years and 9 months to 5 years and will be introduced to Summerfield gradually, making the transition as smooth as possible. The settling in process is conducted in accordance with the needs of the child, with parents/carers remaining with the child until he or she feels comfortable about being left.

Wherever possible, places are allocated to suit the needs of the family, however, we do operate a waiting list, as places are limited.

Summerfield Nursery runs Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 12:00, during school term time.

As we aim to encourage the children's confidence and competence in all development areas, we ask parents to provide simple clothing and footwear which children can eventually manage for themselves.

We believe that children should be given the opportunity to move freely from one activity to another, although experience has taught us that a degree of familiar routine provides the children with a feeling of security, whilst enabling assessment of the progress of the session. An outline timetable would be:-

	Outline Timetable 9:00am - 10:40am Free choice play: creative activities; role playing and home corner Adult led games and activities (puzzles, jigsaws, participation games) Child initiated games with adult support as appropriate. 10:40am - 11:00am Drink and snack - books. Prepare for outside play. 11:00am - 11:30am Outside play (weather permitting). Alternative indoor play in bad weather. 11:30am - 11:50am Stories, songs, rhymes, ring-games, music 11:50am - 12:00am Prepare to go home

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