Our nursery environment and facilities enable your child to explore, develop and learn. Our Baby, Toddler and Preschool spaces are specially designed and equipped especially with them in mind. You’ll see many familiar homely items such as bookcases, tables, chairs, and sofas just much smaller than you are used to!
We consider the spaces around your child to be like their third teacher, joining you as parents and us as educators in guiding them through their learning. And you’ll notice how we use our garden area as an outdoor classroom too, full of features to support their play and learning. Our Baby, Toddler and Preschool rooms are perfect for the ages of children that spend their time in them.
We keep many aspects of our nursery environments consistent as we know your child will benefit greatly from this. With core resources, enriching toys, games and creative materials, that are always at hand for your child to play with. However, it is not unusual for parts of our nurseries to become unique adventure places where your child’s imagination can run free!
A friendly nursery with a close family feel and wonderful facilities. Provision always looks exciting and engaging for children of all ages. Since being at the nursery my son talks so much more and has learnt loads. He is quite shy but they have gained his trust and he doesn’t stop saying his key worker’s name now. They are always doing something new with him so he is never bored and the outdoor space is unbeatable!
Babies Environment
Our Baby Room caters for children aged 3 months to 2 years. We can take up to 12 children on a 1:3 ratio so you can be rest assured that your little one will get lots of the essential attention that they need at this age. We have a large, bright open plan room with a wide range of toys and equipment available for the children, including a role play area, sand and water play, a cosy reading area, sensory toys, musical instruments, climbing gyms and lots lots more!! There is purpose built garden, solely for the use of the babies and younger children, to ensure they are able play outside safely and securely. There is a separate sleep area too, which allows children to snuggle up and rest/sleep in the comfort of either a cot or bed. Within the room there is also a kitchen where staff can prepare children’s bottles throughout the day.
Toddlers Environment
Our Toddler Room caters for children aged 2 years to 2.5 years. We can take up to 16 children in this room on a 1:3 ratio. The Toddler Room is a large, bright open plan room with a wide range of toys and equipment available to the children, including a role play area, cozy reading garden, sand and water play, an arts and crafts area, and lots, lots more! The Toddler Room also has a lovely outdoor decked area which is used daily as part of their free flow play, enabling the children to play both indoors and outside. There is direct access into the main garden area which is a fantastic space for children to play, explore, and investigate their natural surroundings.
Mini Preschool Environment
Our Mini Preschool group caters for children aged 2.5 years – 3 years. Within this group we can take up to 16 children on a 1:4 ratio.
Upper Preschool Environment
Our Upper Preschool caters to children aged 3-5 years and within this group, we can take up to 16 children on a 1:8 ratio.
Both the Mini Preschool and Upper Preshool share the same room but activities are planned and structured more in accordance to age taking into account the older children who will make the transition from nursery to school.
The Preschool Room is a large, bright, open-plan space with a wide range of toys and equipment available to the children, some of which include a role play area, sand and water play, reading garden, maths, and literacy area.
We also have an educational room where children have access to ICT equipment and complete school readiness activities and tasks.
The Preschool Room has access to the main garden area too and also spends time growing plants and vegetables in our growing area.
Kitchen
We have amazing kitchen facilities on-site at the nursery and our nursery chefs, Ria and Sharon prepare and cook all of the meals and snacks for the children, fresh on the day. We have a 2-week menu which is rotated, to ensure children have a wide variety of balanced, nutritious meals. We also have a summer and winter menu. Dietary requirements and food allergies can be accommodated.
Outdoor Provision
We have amazing outdoor facilities for all of the children to play and explore in. Including a mud kitchen, large walk-in sandpit, and a woodland area with a hideaway house! The children have a large soft surface to ride their bikes and scooters on, as well as a large grassed area to play on too. There is a vast range of outdoor toys and equipment available for the children to use including jumbo building blocks, balancing beams, balls, hoops, bikes, trikes, scooters, water and sand toys, tabletop activities and lots lots more!
As well as lots of outdoor play and learning, the staff and children will often have lunch alfresco style and enjoy picnic teas in the garden! There is also a separate area for the children to plant and grow their very own vegetables! The children at Monkey Puzzle Eltham take care in helping our fruit and vegetables to grow! We are currently growing strawberries, pumpkins, garlic, peppers, potato’s and green beans!