From 0-3 years old

First steps to education and independence

 

When you arrive the Parent & Child leaders will have an activity at the table which is focused for the children. This is optional and children are very welcome to explore the room and play with the toys and books..

Together with their parents, children learn essential social skills, such as relating to one another and how to participate in a group. The mood of the morning is intended to be informal, providing a warm, safe and nurturing child-centered space for children and their parents to relax and play together

After the activity, the children will sing a tidy up song, wash their hands and have a shared snack with the parents. All snacks are nut free, vegetarian and organic. Vegan alternatives are also available. There is coffee, tea and herbal tea with dairy or oat milk available.

There is outdoor play in the garden where there are trucks, a slide, sandpit and swing. After the children come in, they have circle time with nursery rhymes and a simple puppet show, then everybody says goodbye.

“Our parent and child mornings are by far the best of our week. Our son has grown up from a baby to a fully-fledged toddler coming to the sessions and they've provided such a nurturing, loving, safe space for him to find his feet. We’ve both made wonderful friends and connections through this group and love to incorporate elements of the session into our daily lives”

“We love our time at the parent and child group! It is held in such a calm space with a beautiful garden. The gentle rhythm - free play, an optional craft project, snack time and circle time, is all guided and prompted by lovely Becky and her songs and the children very quickly learn what’s coming next.

It’s the highlight of our week and not at all like many of the frenetic toddler groups I have been to! There is time and space to meet the other parents and I have made some great friends there.”