The toddler rooms take children from above 2 years to 3 years. It is at this stage that we aim to give the children a gentle but enjoyable experience whereby we encourage creativity through painting, cooking and dressing up activities, as well as learning new vocabulary and language development in the home corner and story area. The carers aim to chose and lead in activities and to stimulate their senses further.

There is a broad range of toys and resources and the children are encouraged through a wide range of pre-planned activities with the aim of following their lead and staff responding to their developing skills and abilities.

Bright Stars Day Care and Nursery also encourages physical activities be it outdoor or indoors via music and movement and action games as well as a range of construction materials in order for the child to extend their fine motor development. The staff are also happy to work alongside the parents when the time is right to start toileting training.

It is at this age that Bright Stars Day Care and Nursery aims to provide an education for each child that reflects the governments Early Learning Foundation Stage Goals in the six areas of learning:

Knowledge & Understanding of the Word / Mathematics
Personal & Social Development / Communication, Language & Literacy
Creative Development / Physical Development

At this age, Bright Stars Day Care and Nursery introduces your child to more formal lessons where the children work for short periods doing more involved and demanding exercises which help develop concentration. Each child progresses at their own pace, gradually learning about letters and numbers. The children will learn to direct and develop their mutual curiosity through creative work and play, to make the move to a school with ease.