The Eveline Day Nursery (Trinity Crescent)

In our Baby Room all of our babies are nurtured and loved by our caring professional Key Persons. We have a 1:3 ratio and the staff and children follow a daily routine, for example: Babies choose from a variety of toys, which help to encourage their Personal, Social, Emotional and intellectual development. They also have lots of heuristic play ie: Treasure basket; babies sit around this basket and play with natural materials of their own choice and explore them without interference. ​ Daily messy play is encouraged ie: shaving foam, bubble water, sand, corn flour. Circle time, singing with musical instruments, playing with interactive toys are all part of our babies day. Which makes their environment stimulating and challenging. Babies enjoy going on our daily buggy walks, which are essential. They are also encouraged to exercise both indoors and out, using soft play climbing areas and tunnels. Regular, nutritious, healthy meals are provided throughout the day for the wellbeing of all the babies. Our Staff follow the rhythm of the baby and they sleep in their individual cots when they are tired.

In our Toddler Room all of our toddlers are cared for in a loving way and encouraged to take on more challenges. We have Key Persons and a 1:3 ratio and the staff and children follow a daily routine, for example: In Toddlers Room, we do morning circle time. This is the time when the whole class meets together, sitting in a circle. It is very carefully planned, where teachers use lots of props where children can develop a wide range of skills and attitudes such as confidence, self-esteem, talking and listening. Each day a child gets a turn to choose a storybook or prop to make them feel very special. This also helps children with their friendships and strengthens the relationship between the teachers and the children in the class. ​ Our Toddlers room are encouraged to explore and investigate their environment, for example; through the use of more complex treasure baskets, messy play, interactive toys, small world play, painting and rhyme books. At meal times the toddlers are encouraged to feed themselves and to become more independent, a daily rest time is encouraged in their individual sleeping bags. Challenging physical activities are set up daily for our toddlers inside and out in the garden.

Children aged 3 and over transition to our Preschool classes located at our Day School on Balham High Road.