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Rear of St Marks Church, North End, Portsmouth PO2 8HR

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Nurturing Learning Through Play

Our Approach

Our approach to your child learning is based on four fundamentals:

Child Led Learning

Children are at the heart of everything we do. Our carefully planned environments provide daily access to open-ended and natural resources including wooden blocks, loose parts, shells, fabrics, recycled materials and authentic objects that encourage creativity, problem solving and sustained shared thinking. Practitioners observe children's interests and extend learning through meaningful conversations, exploration and play, allowing every child to become an independent, confident learner.

Learning through Play

Play is at the heart of our approach to early years education, providing children with meaningful opportunities to learn, explore and develop at their own pace. Through carefully planned play experiences, children build communication, physical, social and emotional skills while developing confidence, creativity and resilience. Our practitioners thoughtfully support and extend children's learning through purposeful interactions, encouraging curiosity, problem-solving and a lifelong love of learning.

Nature & Outdoor Learning

We believe the outdoors is an essential extension of our learning environment. Children enjoy daily opportunities to explore nature, investigate the world around them and engage in hands-on experiences that promote curiosity and discovery. Outdoor learning encourages physical development, resilience, teamwork and confidence, while allowing children to take managed risks, solve problems and develop a deep appreciation for the natural environment.

School Readiness

Our school readiness approach focuses on developing the confidence, independence and essential skills children need for a successful transition into primary education. Through engaging, child-led experiences, children strengthen their early literacy, mathematical understanding, communication and personal, social and emotional development. By nurturing curiosity, resilience and a positive attitude towards learning, we help every child feel prepared, capable and excited for the next stage of their educational journey.

Health & Safety

We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of care, safeguarding and well-being, ensuring every child enjoys a safe, secure and nurturing environment where they can learn, grow and thrive with confidence.

Rear of St Marks church, North End, Portsmouth PO2 8HR, United Kingdom

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