We Take Play Seriously!

Our curriculum gives children the time, space and support to explore, experiment and try things out. We nurture knowledge such as literacy and numeracy through playful interactions that set your child up for transitioning to further education at school. Exploring is what drives brain development in our youngest learners. This means taking risks, getting messy and being creative.

How does play support your child’s learning and development?

 

Social and  Emotional Development

Play can help develop social and emotional skills and values when children:

• Practice how to interact with others, negotiate ideas and make choices and decisions
• Develop self-confidence by experiencing success and challenges
• Learn to self-manage and control their emotions
• Develop empathy and fairness as they learn to play alongside other children

Cognitive Development

Play builds cognitive skills such as thinking, remembering, learning and paying attention. Children develop skills such as:

• Problem solving
• Imagination and creativity
• Concepts such as shapes, colours, measurement, counting and letter recognition
• Concentration, persistence and resilience

Literacy and Numeracy Development

Play requires thinking, language, interactions, curiosity and exploration. Children develop skills such as:

• An increased understanding of words and their use
• Listening, speaking and writing skills
• Learning about stories (plots, characters)
• Learning letters, words, symbols, numerals and signs have a purpose and are meaningful to others

Physical Development

Active play supports children’s overall health and sense of wellbeing in regard to physical growth and skills for independence and self-help.