During term time, we take children to school. Under 5’s are taken out and about in the community each morning. They will have a circle time, visit groups, go to the park, library, have pre-planned activities in line with a topic, engage in cooking, art and craft activities etc. In the afternoon after school pick up is a free play time with many resources. Drawing/writing area is always available at the table and school aged children are encouraged to make a start with their homework and are fully supported with this. The children also have games, art and craft activities and ICT resources. The setting has free-flow indoor and outdoor space. Holiday time, is a lot of fun. We choose outings and activities for younger ones by observing their interests. Older children tell us what they would like to do or write down their wish lists. Examples of activities in the holidays are: bowling, reading maze challenge, cinema, castles, beach, museums, kidspace, sanctuaries, utilise many parks which offer different things, forests, library shows, art and craft activities etc. We also listen to parents. For some parents their child has not had the opportunity of visiting a museum, or beach. We will then make sure this is an experience their child has the opportunity of taking part in.

Here at Little Poppets we ensure that we have a wide variety of activities to suit every child’s interests. All activities encompass the 7 areas of learning, and are either adult-led or child initiated play. We have a range of construction toys, role-play, small world, arts and crafts, messy play, outdoor play etc. We also take the children out in the community every morning whether its into town, to local parks, to forests, to our local sanctuary and more.

We provide only vegan food at our setting (children learn to be kind, caring and compassionate towards animals and all living beings and we extend this attitude into the food we eat). Many parents have the concern that their child won’t be getting all the nutrients etc that they need through vegan food. Although we know we provide everything a child could possibly need; to set aside these concerns, we have recently worked with an incredible nutritionist who has helped us put together an amazing 3 week rolling menu that will fulfil every child’s dietary needs. We provide 3 meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner), snacks, puddings and drinks. Please see attached our 3 week rolling menu, our baby food menu, and a letter from the nutritionist we worked alongside with all her qualifications.