Session Details

We are open Monday to Friday for a total of 30 hours per week. We have two options for sessions offered: a shorter morning session that doesn’t include lunch time and a full day session that does include lunch time. The hours are as follows:

Monday-Friday

Morning session: 9am - 12pm (3 hours):

Afternoon session: 12pm - 3pm (3 hours)

Full day session: 9am - 3pm (6 hours)

Siblings of children attending Oldfield Park Infants school can be dropped of at 8.30am. This is charged at our private fee rate for the 30 minutes prior to the session starting.

All children need to bring a small snack to each daily session.

Children who stay for the full day session will need to bring a packed lunch with them.

Ideas for lunch boxes can be found here: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/the-eatwell-guide.aspx

Our Daily Routine

This is an outline of the typical activities which take place each day:

8.30am - Children of Oldfield Park Infants school can be dropped off. ( There is a charge for this)

9.00am - Children arrive, followed by welcome time, using Makaton signs.

9.15 am - 9.50am - Every day - we use the big school playground. This enables the children to build large physical and motor skills.

During this time the children are able to eat their morning snack - we use a table in the playground and encourage independence skills of peeling/opening fruit, and pouring their own drinks. Milk and water are offered.

9.55 am - 10.10 am - Welcome time - we use this time to ‘check in’ with the children and adults, we talk about how we are feeling - happy, sad, angry and talk about our Pre-school ‘Golden rules’.

10.10am - 11.25 am - Activity time, the garden is open for free flow access and children who need to eat their morning snack can do so. Their is often a adult directed activity - cooking, puzzle club, creative activity.

11.30 am - Tidy up time

11.40am - Whole group time for singing or short activities that encourage listening skills.

12.00pm - Lunchtime - The children sit at tables of 5 children with an adult. Children are encouraged to open pots and packets, yoghurt lids, peeling satsuma’s for example. The adult sits with the children at the table to promote table manners, independence skills and communication.

12.00 pm - Home time for those who attend just for the morning session

1.00pm - Activity time - the garden is open for free flow access.

2.25pm - Tidy up time

2.35pm - Story time/ singing/ circle time

3pm - Home time for all

Additional activities that we offer

PE with George - On Wednesday Mornings George from Bath City Football Foundation provides a 30 minute PE Lesson in the hall. - This is an optional activity for children, with a small charge that is added to invoices.

Pre-school Ballet with Miss Alison - Miss Alison from Little Dancers offers a 30 minute ballet lesson on a Thursday morning. We have 10 spaces for the session. This is an optional activity with a small charge added to invoices.