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Excellence in Early Years
The Acorn Room
Birth to 20 months
This caters for up to fifteen babies from birth to around twenty months in age. It has a milk kitchen, changing room and separate sleep room.
The unit is a cosy and natural environment for the babies, with loose parts and natural resources. The toys and activities in this room are all age-appropriate to help promote development.
Babies have their own purpose-built garden area with age-appropriate toys, free flow opportunities and U.V protected canopy allowing outdoor play all year round.
The Willow Room
20 Months to 3 Years
The willow room is a natural and homely environment with lots of space for up to twenty-four rising twos (20-24 months) and two-year olds.
There are large play rooms, toilets and nappy changing facilities. The toddlers in this room also enjoy regular access to the outdoor area where they can free flow between the inside and outside activities.
The outdoor space has child safety bark chippings, a decked area, planters, an outdoor classroom with wooden play equipment and water tunnels.
The Oak Room
3 Years to 5 Years
The oak room unit is a large, spacious and cosy room specifically designed as a classroom. This learning environment provides toys and equipment to promote children’s curiosity and independence.
The unit can accommodate up to thirty-two children between the ages of three and five years. It has s separate bathroom with child-sized toilets.
There is a large and very well equipped outdoor courtyard area specifically designed to develop co-ordination and balancing skills. This is in addition to the outdoor courtyard space providing different kinds of learning opportunities in two outdoor spaces.
Our Approach
At Edward Bears Private Daycare we follow closely the Curiosity Approach pedagogy.
This is a modern, innovative educational philosophy that combines elements from Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Steiner, and Te Whāriki approaches to create an environment rich in opportunities for children to engage in play-based learning driven by their own interests and curiosity.
It emphasises creating aesthetically pleasing, natural, and engaging environments that inspire children to explore and learn. This approach focuses on using real-life objects and materials, rather than plastic toys, to encourage children to use their imagination and develop their creativity, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking.
The Curiosity Approach advocates for respectful interactions where educators see children as competent, confident learners, capable of directing their own learning journey.
Our role is to facilitate, guide, and support, rather than direct, allowing children's natural curiosity to lead the way.
This method aims to foster a love of learning, independence, and resilience in children from an early age, setting a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
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