OuR ROOMS
First babies - 3 months to 16 months
We have designed our First Babies room to accomodate infants aged three to sixteen months ensuring that they can explore safely while developing their prime areas of learning. We prioritise building secure relationships during this crucial stage. allowing each child to feel comfortable and valued as they grow and learn.
Babies - 17 months to 24 months
Our babies room is designed for 17 to 24 months, focusing on fostering their independence as they prepare for the 2's room. We create a warm and stimulating environment where they can explore, learn, and engage in play-based activities that support their development.
Nursery - 2 to 3 years
Our two-year-old room focuses on fostering independence and confidence, while also enhancing communication and language skills, as well as encouraging turn-taking. Each day is filled with fun experiences that are crafted to support their growth and development as they take their first steps towards preschool readiness.
Preschool 3 to 5 years
Our preschool room is designed to foster independence, social growth and school readiness through distinct hands-on learning zones. Our preschool room transtions children from baby-centric care to independent, self-directed learning while remaining inside a familiar setting.
Child led learning
Outdoor Play
Natures Nursery Barn promotes the curiosity approach which helps children reconnect with the outdoors. Instead of viewing the classroom and the outdoors as two separate spaces, learning flows seamlessly between them.
Nature is also brought inside, whether this is using natural resources at the playdough or water station, or plants throughout the classroom setting. It’s important for a child’s mental health that they are exposed to natural surroundings. This creates a positive environment and also adds to the sense of peace and tranquillity.
Curiosity approach settings inspire children to have a genuine love for the outdoors and to feel excited about discovering more. This pedagogy is centered on children having respect for the outside world and for those who share it.
This concept is also supported by using natural resources by using items which would otherwise have been discarded. There is no need to keep buying more plastic toys when there are endless opportunities to be had using existing materials.
In turn, this teaches children about the need to upcycle which is an important life lesson outside of an educational setting.
Imaginative Play
As children are using objects with no fixed identity, they have the freedom to use their creativity and engage in imaginative play.
They can choose what they want the object to do and what it means to them. This might differ from one child to the next, but the main thing is that children are having fun and making decisions for themselves. They are free to make up their own mind without being judged.
This reinforces their innate curiosity and gives children the confidence to develop their own theories of the world. By using their imagination, anything is possible, and their ideas are not restricted by an adult.
It is the responsibility of nursery practitioners to provide these opportunities and create an environment which brings happiness and soul back into the classroom. By doing so, it leads to the development of a child physically, spiritually, and mentally.
Natural Resources
Using resources made from natural materials is good for both the child and the planet. Firstly in terms of sustainability as you’re not using plastic toys. Instead you’re using materials which are readily available from the environment.
Furthermore, these commercial toys are becoming more intelligent and are doing more thinking than our children. They flash, beep, make noises, and ultimately entertain children instead of educating them. This means our children are becoming passive learners rather than active learners as the thinking is already done for them.
Young infants need to grow and develop independently without relying on these digital devices to skip over important stages. For example, to aid physical development, the approach takes inspiration from Pikler. It believes in allowing children to unfold and move freely without the constraints of a baby bouncer.
This enables children to develop at their own pace instead of jumping over key developmental milestones which could be detrimental to their balance and coordination in later life.