About Our Day
What happens during the day?
This page aims to give you an idea of the average day-to-day life here.
More detailed information can be found in the Modbury Pre-School Prospectus and Welcome pack.
9.00 Children collected from the gate and taken into their room. Children have their own named peg and are encouraged to independently hang up coats and bags. Pack lunch bags are placed in a container. Drink bottles are placed on the side for constant access.
9.10 Registration – circle time/talk about the day ahead. The children are asked if they are having pack lunch or school dinners (parents let staff know when they drop the child off). Sometimes our golden rules are discussed.
9.20 Playtime – either in the playground or front garden. The children have free access to ride on toys (bikes, scooters etc), as well as other outdoor equipment.
10.00 Snack time. The children help themselves to a selection of fruits & crackers/bread/toast etc, They also are offered milk or water.
10.30 Free play – Garden, planned activities* and/or adult led (IEP/EYPP) activities.
11.30 Letters & sounds/story/hands wash & ready for lunch time or leaving the setting.
12.00 Lunch time followed by quiet time in the book corner.
13.00 Afternoon registration and talk about the afternoon.
13.10 Garden/planned activities* and/or adult led (IEP/EYPP) activities.
14.00 Snack time. (see above)
14.15 Free play. (Free access to indoor and outdoor activities)
15.00-15.15 Story and Song time.
15.30 Bye bye song and home time. Parents pick up from the front courtyard.
A snack is provided for the children at mid-morning and mid-afternoon. We promote healthy eating and reflect this in the range of snacks offered to the children. Milk or water is offered and drinking water is always available for children throughout the day.
*Planned Activities/Adult Led
This section of the day is where a child’s individual needs can be addressed. Some of the activities are planned in advance (perhaps around the topic of the term) then individual next steps can be identified (this is also possible with unplanned activities). This is also the space in the day to carry out activity to children who require specific adult led activities (those with an IEP/EYPP etc).
The ways we learn through play
Our weekly schedule aims to keep your child stimulated, engaged, having fun and safe and includes:
Outdoors
Children are encouraged to spend most of the day on Mondays outside. Forest school type activities are offered to the children.
Spanish
The children can learn Spanish on Tuesdays with Kid’s Lingo multi-award-winning language programme
Dancing
A visiting play leader from Diddi Dance comes on Thursday mornings, keeping the children engaged and happy.
PE
Plymouth Argyle community Trust coaches lead children in physical development every Friday.