What we do for your child

Ruskin Road Pre-School provides a safe and happy learning environment in which your child can develop self-esteem and independence through a variety of stimulating learning experiences. These are tailored to their individual needs and stages of development with a range of activities for individual and/or groups to achieve specific learning outcomes.

The emphasis is on learning through play, providing children with opportunities to:

• Observe the environment first hand
• Extend language skills
• Interact with others
• Make independent choices, decisions and solve problems
• Develop body awareness and self-care skills
• Express feelings in a socially acceptable manner
• Develop a positive self-concept
• Build on their existing knowledge and confidence
• Explore their own and other cultures.

Our pre-school programme is carefully constructed to allow for the development of positive self-esteem, independence and personal development within the seven areas of learning as defined in the Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework:

• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and design.

Each week we investigate a new topic or book that allows your child to explore the areas above through related games, discussions, activities, etc. The children are then encouraged to bring in relevant items from home to display on our interest table and to exhibit in show and tell at circle time.