e are extremely proud of our Baby Room here at Little Harriers; we have a team of caring, dedicated and experienced staff to care for your baby throughout the day.

t boasts a wide range of fantastic toys and equipment to encourage all areas of development; our equipment includes sit-up cushions, pull-up rails and baby walkers. We also use a Treasure Basket - a basket of objects to assist in stimulating all of the baby’s senses, this contains natural objects such as sponge, fir cones, fruit and also other items of interest like velvet boxes, dolly pegs and wooden spoons!  This is actually one of the baby’s most favourite activities! 

he babies have their own outdoor garden, with mounds in the grass to make crawling around more exciting. Garden activities include: picnics, water and sand play and singing together.

e feel that it is important to echo the routine of home.  The babies routines are displayed in the room so parents can up-date them as needed.
Our large sleep room provides a soothing atmosphere with very low lighting and soft music playing – a lovely place to have a snooze!

In this group we have a lovely large room which gives the children plenty of space to learn to walk and toddle around between activities.

ur high staff ratios, and small group size enables staff to combine the cuddles and care needed at this young age, along with lots and lots of messy play!

taff in this group let their imaginations run wild with messy play ideas, and children have opportunities daily to participate in activities such as; water play, cornflour play (exploring texture,) painting (including body painting,) and jelly play (temperature and texture.) 

nursery routine is introduced at this age, though staff are also understanding of the children’s individual needs.
After breakfast each day, the children sit together with the staff and sing ‘The Hello Song’ to each other, as a lovely start to the day.

he children then find their photo and put it on the wall next to their friend’s pictures until they go home.

enturing in to the garden is part of the Daily Routine, as it is in all the groups.  The children love the outdoors – there is lots of space to toddle around, ride trikes or push doll’s buggies and get some much needed fresh air.

t Little Harriers We incorporate the Montessori philosophy into our curriculum to provide the opportunity for children to reach their potential, with the best possible start in life. Montessori recognised the varying degrees to which children develop, and so each child is treated as an individual in their own right, and has the opportunity and support to develop at their own pace.

he classroom is designed to be child-sized, and so appears inviting to the child, everything is at their height and the room is almost asking to be explored! Each activity provides an achievable task for the child, and so builds their self-esteem, they then have the natural desire to move on to the next activity.

he children in pre-school wear a Little Harriers t-shirt, which helps introduce them to the idea of wearing a uniform, preparing them for school. Book bags are also used to compliment local schools, allowing the children to take home a book each evening to read with Daddy and Mummy.

he Montessori philosophy covers all of the six Early Learning Goals set by OfSTED;

he Teacher based in this group holds a Higher National Diploma in Early Childhood Studies, and is committed to helping each child achieve their potential, and is always ready to gently guide each child to the next step. The staff in the group are constantly monitoring and recording each child’s progress to ensure they are receiving the support they need, when they need it.
The children have an exciting new topic each month to learn about, and this is supported by an interest table full of things to do and discover.