Our services

Creative workshop ~ art and craft work of all kinds, collage, junk modelling, papier Mache

Mark making ~ painting and drawing, printing, crayons, chalks, Malleable ~ such as dough, plastercine, clay modelling

Music ~ listening to and making different kinds of music, using and learning about a variety of musical instruments,

Dance and drama ~ with and without music, alone and in groups, guided and free.

Cooking ~ cakes, biscuits, pizzas, making sandwiches

The nursery has a variety of large and small equipment for physical activities, including climbing apparatus and balance beam. Beanbags, hoops and balls for indoor use Bikes, cars, scooters, prams and slide for outside play in the garden

At Littleclimbers we actively promote healthy eating, serving fresh fruit and vegetables every day. The nursery has its own kitchen where the meals are prepared and cooked each day. We have a four-week menu offering a correctly balanced diet. Vegetarian and religious preferences are catered for. Where a child requires a special diet due to medical reasons it will be strictly adhered to. Meals can be adapted to suit the younger children who are still weaning or may need pureed food. Breakfast is served to those who require it between 8.00-8.30 am. Mid-morning a drink and fruit is given. Lunch is served at mid-day and afternoon tea is between 4.00 and 4.30 pm.

Each room has a wide selection of books, with a welcoming book corner where children are encouraged to look at and read books of their choice. Reading is a very important part of nursery life, story time occurs regularly in large or small

Groups as well as for the individual child Storyboards and posters are displayed to encourage the children to look and talk about them. There are language and word recognition games to play at all levels, and there is always a table set up to allow children to freely experiment with mark making and writing.

There are also opportunities for using the nursery computer; we have a selection of software designed for early years learning.

Role play area with kitchen style equipment, dressing up clothes, doll's house, dolls of various sizes, cars and garage, train set, animals, farm, dinosaurs, small world etc. All these activities will help the children with their personal and social development, also with sorting and sharing, language and other skills.

In the nursery we follow different topics across the year. Activity plans are displayed so that you will know what we are doing, and if you have any objects or information relative to the theme we would welcome your input. The children are encouraged to contribute in any way no matter how small it may seem. 

Outside activities exploring the environment, nature walks, town walks, visits to the farm. Gardening, growing and caring for plants. Such activities assist the children in their knowledge and understanding of the world.

If the weather is fine, we may take the children out to places of interest, to the museum, library, the city farm, to the Local Park, or around the town - especially if relative to our project work. In the summer we will be having a day trip to a country farm or zoo park. Apart from a walk to the park or shops, you are always notified.

There is a wide variety of maths equipment in the nursery. Construction toys, range from table sets to larger ones used on the floor. Shape sorting, counting games, matching and sorting, pattern making and mosaic, weighing and measuring, number recognition and usage. Simple computer games, shop and till, inset and other puzzles.

Learning to handle and explore materials like water, sand, clay and dough.