Little Ducks Preschool Ltd
About Us
Ethos of Little Ducks Preschool
The aim of Little Ducks Preschool Ltd is to provide a welcoming, secure and stimulating environment for children to learn through play.
We work in partnership with parents to help children learn and develop whilst promoting equality and valuing diversity.
We aim to support every child as an individual and encourage them on their learning journey with us and through the transition on to school.
Key Workers
At Little Ducks each child is allocated a key person. Your child’s key person will observe your child whilst at pre-school recording their progress and achievements through an online learning journey called Tapestry. You can speak to the key person at any time and they will be your main point of contact if you have any queries or questions.
Morning Session
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On arrival children are invited to find their name and place it on to our name board.
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At approx 9.20 am a bell is rung requesting all children come and sit down together for the register. The children answer their name, discuss the weather board and count the number of children and adults in that day. Adults will also talk about the letter or theme of the week and special activities planned.
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During the morning children are free to choose from a variety of activities and equipment available each day. Different resources and equipment are included in planning each week to support children’s development in all areas of learning. Children will have the opportunity to go outside and play during this time. If necessary they will change into their outdoor shoes or wellies. Rolling snacktime operates during this period where children can sit at the table with their friends and enjoy a choice of healthy snacks of fruit and vegetables and a drink of milk or water. Children can bring their own drink in a labelled cup if necessary.
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Circle time (11:35am) - singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and doing “show and tell”
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Children then prepare to go home. Children staying for the afternoon will have their names called to go to other end of room to engage in other activities at this time.
Afternoon Session
​Children are asked to bring in their own lunch to eat together. After lunch they may take part in a variety of activities indoors and outdoors. They may work in small groups to practice their pen control skills for letter/number recognition or play a turn taking game.
Weekly Themes
We have themes during each term to help aid children’s learning and equipment and activities are planned to help support this theme. Each week we have a ‘letter’ of the week and a weekly theme. No child is made do anything that they don’t want to do as everything that we do is planned to be fun. Our philosophy is for children to learn though play. Children may bring in items relating to the theme or letter of the week to share with the group at circle time. The themes and letters of the week are listed in our newsletter issued each term.
Prospectus
For more information on what a day at Little Ducks Preschool Ltd looks like. Please take a look at our prospectus.