PANDA ROOM
1 - 2 Year Olds
Our Panda room is a purpose built room, creating full time spaces for children between the ages of 1- 2 year olds and is open from 8am - 5pm every day (5pm as at Sep 2021).
We work on a 1:3 ratio.
All About Us
In our Panda Room we recognise the importance of early attachments and have positive relationships with our Babies and Parents through our Key Person System, the key person will create a learning journey as a record of their time and achievements whilst they are with us, which will follow them as they transition through our Pre-school.
Our room provides a nurturing and enabling environment through baby led play. Our day consists of lots of enjoyable sensory exploration as this promotes early brain development as well as the babies having fun as they enjoy getting messy and using their senses to explore. Example of our sensory and malleable activities are shaving foam, body painting, sand, water, rice, play dough, corn flakes, jelly.
We also have two baskets which are changed weekly for our Heuristic play, this gives the babies the opportunity to explore natural objects, and different tactile materials.
Our Daily Routine
8am – 9am: Breakfast
9am – 10am : Free play/Messy play (Access to inside and outside areas)
10am – 10.30am: Snack time
10.30am – 11.20am: Free play
11.20am – 11.30am : Stories and song time
11.30am – 12.15pm : Hot lunch supplied
12.15pm – 2.30pm: Quiet/ sleep time
2.30pm – 2.45pm: Snack time
2.45pm – 4pm: Free play/ Messy play
4pm – 4.30pm: Light tea supplied
4.30pm – 6pm: Free play
Outdoor Exploring
We have a dedicated secure outside space for our Panda’s to explore and as they get older we encourage them to join our 2-3 year olds in the Zebra garden. This encourages learning from peers as well as promoting responsibility in our older children. The Panda’s also access our Forest area.
We have a state of the art ‘bus’ which is a 6 seater pushchair. This allows the staff to take the babies out into the community visiting the Library, Shops, Park and the Community garden.
We have a quiet area, with ‘state of the art’ sleep coracles for nap/rest times.
Menu
Menu
Menu
Menu
Our meals and snacks are freshly prepared on site. Here is an example of our menu:
| Lunch | Pudding | Light Tea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Jacket Potato, beans, cheese and salad | Pineapple and banana whip | Scrambled egg on toast |
| Tuesday | Meatballs in tomato sauce and spaghetti | Sponge and custard | Selection of sandwiches: Ham, Cheese, Tuna with cucumber and pepper sticks |
| Wednesday | Mild Chicken curry and rice | Banana and custard (Alpro pudding available) | Cheese and tomato flatbread and garlic bread |
| Thursday | Salmon, Sweet potato mash, seasonal vegetables | Jelly | Cracker: Ham, cheese, Tuna. Fruit/Veg sticks |
| Friday | Chicken Roast potatoes, seasonal Vegetables | Yoghurt | Bagel with soft cheese, selection of fruit and yoghurt |
