01/08/2026
🌞 Learning Beyond the Nursery Walls 🌞
On Wednesday, our preschool children enjoyed a fantastic morning exploring our local community, putting their learning into practice through meaningful, real-life experiences.
Before leaving the nursery, we discussed how to stay safe near roads and revisited our road safety rules together. The children confidently remembered to stop, look left, look right and look left again before crossing, demonstrating their growing awareness of how to keep themselves and others safe.
Our first stop was Tesco, where the children helped to choose ingredients for our upcoming baking activities, selected some fresh fruit and, as it was such a warm day, enjoyed choosing some ice pops to cool down. 🍓🛒🍦
We then visited the local park, where the children explored the play equipment, developing their physical skills, confidence and resilience while working together, taking turns and encouraging one another.
Experiences like these are an important part of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), helping children to make sense of the world around them through first-hand experiences. Community visits support children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Communication and Language, Physical Development and Understanding the World, while fostering independence, confidence and a sense of belonging within their local community.
After a fun-filled morning, we returned to nursery ready for a well-earned lunch. We are incredibly proud of how sensible, respectful and responsible all of the children were throughout our outing. 💙
