Our Preschool Room

At Chapel House Day Nursery, we are proud of our holistic approach to learning; we recognise that children often cover lots of areas of learning in the course of doing one activity. With this in mind, we offer a huge range of activities and we aim to make learning fun so that your child feels positive and confident about learning. This will enable them to succeed at school and beyond.

Our nursery environment is set up for children to independently access resources through different areas of provision. We encourage independence; for example children’s pegs are labelled and they can register themselves when they arrive at the nursery.

We will support your child in their journey to becoming a successful reader and writer by providing a language-rich environment, including interest tables and writing areas.

Social skills are further enhanced but we ensure that your child’s unique and individual personalities are celebrated. This enables them to have the confidence to contribute within the room, to make friendships and to engage with adults. Of course, our educational approach is combined with care and attention to every child.

We will also encourage and support your child to explore arts, music, dance and technology to develop their learning further. We will provide opportunities for your child to be excited about mathematics and science, to solve problems and find things out for themselves, as well as scaffolding their learning.

Our Preschool Room has:

  • Books and puppets in a cosy space
  • Books are used in most areas of learning to support children’s interest to use and refer to them
  • Materials for collages and junk models, perfect for creative workshops
  • ICT equipment, including supported using of tablets to explore and find things out
  • Small and large construction
  • Loose and open ended parts
  • Small world resources
  • Literacy and numeracy visual aids
  • Malleable materials including clay and play dough
  • CD players, musical instruments, moving and dancing
  • Dressing up and role play
  • Opportunities to purposefully write and make marks
  • Paint, art and craft resources
  • Sand and water
  • A crayoning, writing and drawing area
  • Excellent access to the outdoor space into which the children free flow in any kind of weather

These vast opportunities have the potential to support problem solving, critical thinking and the understanding of mathematical and scientific concepts and the world around them.

They also help support the development of literacy, writing and numeracy skills; the development of social skills and imagination; the exploration of different media; the development of fine hand to eye coordination, spacial awareness and motor skills; the development of vocabulary and communication skills; sharing, celebrating and representing their own experiences; and the development of their understanding of managing their own health, body awareness and safety rules.

The Role of the Key Person

Your child’s Key Person will continue to play an important role in their learning and development in the Preschool Room. Every day, at the beginning of the session, we hold small and short Key Person-led group times where each child’s ideas and opinions are discussed to help them plan and get the best out of their day.

The well-planned day offers the opportunity for individual and group learning, both indoors and outdoors, through both planned activities and open access to resources. This encourages children to make their own explorations and lead their own learning experiences alongside those that have been planned by adults.

Your child will have individual assessments throughout the year to monitor their progress and their Key Person will directly communicate with you to ensure that together, we can help them continue to progress.

Get in touch

For more information, about our fantastic Preschool Room here at Chapel House Day Nursery, please get in touch. Our team would also be delighted to show you around our nursery.

What Our Parents Say

Very talented and caring staff. My son really loved this nursery. He learnt a lot in all aspects from communication, relationship building, being independent, to learning maths, shapes, letters, word, sentences etc. Really pleased with the development. Thanks to all the lovely staff, you are all the best.

Vaibhav H (Father of Child)

My daughter has been in the nursery since the Baby Room. It has been an incredible journey. Now she is in the pre-school and every day she is excited to go to the nursery. She loves the staff, her key worker, the other kids, the setting (especially the garden). She really enjoys all the activities organised through the week/day. She enjoys and has fun while learning. The staff encourage and support multilingual families making the kids feel proud they can speak more than one language. Now the staff are also getting her ready to go to school this September. The staff have always been amazing, very approachable, flexible and caring.

B C (Father of Child)

The staff are so kind and caring, they all know my daughter even those in different rooms. She skips in to see them every day and they are as excited as me when she does new things. It's a home away from home.

H G (Mother of Child)

I can't thank the staff enough for giving me peace of mind when my child is with them. The number and variety of activities each day is amazing and the fact they manage to get in the garden or go on trips - even in winter is fantastic. My child's development is streets ahead of his peers who don't attend nursery.

S H (Mother of Child)

The nursery has a lovely nurturing and vibrant atmosphere which my son loves. There is plenty of space for him to explore and learn via the vast range of toys and equipment they have. I know he is well cared for. I am always well informed and I work together with the nursery staff to give my son the best possible experience.

Claire F (Mother of Child) 

The care, consideration and attention my son receives is exemplary. Staff pay attention to his strengths and weaknesses and verbalise them to us and ideas for developing them are implemented. All staff demonstrate an excellent attitude and have excellent relationships with their designated children.

A D (Father of Child)

The staff were warm, caring and professional and the facilities are great. We felt like our daughter was part of a big family. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all working there.

E S (Mother of Child)

I have been impressed by the level of care given to my son since he started. The daily warm welcome of the staff makes both children and parents alike feel at ease. Seeing the smile on my boy's face as we drive into the car park is proof enough for me that the team are doing something right.

Alexander M (Father of Child)

My little girl has recently started and is absolutely loving her time at nursery. The settling in sessions were brilliant and really helped put my mind at ease, especially with me starting back at work. The ladies in the Baby Room are super friendly and enthusiastic and I can't thank them enough for their support in what could have been quite an emotional rollercoaster.

G W (Mother of Child)

Once I drop my son off into the Baby Room, I feel he's as safe and as well looked after as I do at home.

Laura R (Mother of Child)