ABOUT LILLIPUT LEARNERS PRE-SCHOOL
Learning through play:
Play helps young children to learn and develop through doing and talking. In our setting we plan and provide a range of play activities which help children to make progress.
In some instances the children will decide how they will use the activity and, in others, an adult takes the lead in helping the children take part. The adult will join in with the play when invited to do so.
Parents are invited to share with their child’s key person, the child’s current interests and each key person will then plan for each individual child. If it becomes apparent that there is a common theme with all the children’s interests then the most favoured topic may be the focus of the setting as a whole.
This of course may be subject to change as we follow the lead given to us by the children.
Experiences:
At Lilliput Learners we pride ourselves in allowing the children to gain confidence and become active learners. We do this by providing the children with various activities that they might not experience in their daily lives.
Our children have enjoyed such experiences as:
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Celebrating Easter and Christmas at the local Church
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Celebrating Eid and Diwali
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A trip to the local theatre to see a pantomime
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A boat trip on the River Thames
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The children also enjoy being read to by children from the local middle school every two weeks.
If you have any questions or would like to visit the setting please contact us and we can arrange a suitable time for you and your child to visit. Alternatively, just turn up!
Healthy lifestyles:
We aim to support the children in attaining a healthy lifestyle.
Parents bring in a piece of fruit each time their child attends, which is then shared between the children at snack time along with milk or water.
The children are encouraged to serve themselves and all the children drink from a plastic cup, we do not encourage drinking from bottles and we work with parents to help their child not to rely on dummies at the setting.
We also encourage the children to play outdoors and they are given the opportunity to do so at each session.
Reading:
We have a library system which enables children to take home books and return them when finished.
Parents:
As a community based voluntary managed setting we depend on the goodwill of parents and their involvement. Parents are asked to donate items such as soap and tissues etc. which enables us to keep the cost of fees down.
Membership of the setting carries expectations on parents for their support and commitment. Parents are always made welcome in the setting and are encouraged to bring in different talents and hobbies that can be shared with the children. This may be cooking, art, reading or simply, playing.
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To download a copy of our current prospectus, please click here
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