Littleton Explorers Nursery

We make our own playdough each week in the slow cooker, following the recipe and instructions, weighing ingredients and mixing it all together.
We always have playdough in our provision as it is so good for fine motor skills, conversation and creativity.

Developing confidence through play this week as we set up the stage for some wonderful performances led by our little one’s imaginations.

We explore the natural world from lots of different angles here at Explorers nursery.

Come and visit our lovely staff and wonderful provision.

Come along and meet our lovely team and have an explore of our wonderful provision.

Our water play set up encourages communication and collaboration. While socially developing the children also develop knowledge and skills around capacity, cause and effect, motor skills and more!

What enhancement should we add to our water area next?

Loose parts play always leads to some wonderful adventures filled with creativity, language, social connection and joy!

These little Explorers were on the hunt for treasure!

Caring for ourselves is one of our values at Littleton. In Explorers we promote self care and self love in a variety of ways, including spa days and creating self portraits while discussing and celebrating our similarities and differences.

How do you promote self love and self care?

Rolling balls down a variety of tubes and pipes is one of the Explorers favourite activities. This aids their motor skills, scientific knowledge, PSED skills as they wait their turn, mathematical development aswell as being brilliantly fun!

Did you know making music releases endorphins… those are the happy hormones? Music making can also benefit language and literacy skills as well as mathematical development.

Our Explorers have access to instruments to enhance there play and learning every day. We also have a rhyme of the week.

What are your favourite songs and rhymes?

Reflecting back on the autumn term…

We’ve gone from snipping herbs in our outdoor potion area in the sunshine, to sweeping up autumn leaves and creating nature crowns in the forest school area. Taking inspiration from nature and incorporating the seasons into our learning is fantastic for scientific knowledge aswell as being brilliant for helping children to regulate.

We have lots of opportunities for you to come and experience and share in our warming Littleton community. We welcome you to some of our upcoming events at Littleton Church of England Nursery and Infant School - please find them below. To book on please go to www.littleton.surrey.sch.uk