The younger children have daily access to a special outdoor area which includes a play house which the older babies can crawl or walk into, An “astra turfed” grass area for the younger babies to sit or lay on and experience the array of smells and sounds around them.

2 years old and above is the beginning of learning social boundaries, as well as a sense of empathy. A two-year-old will often shift between impulse and action without using the ‘pause’ button before acting. 

Piglets room is one of two rooms that form our pre-school on the ground floor, the children within this room are 3 years old or rising three’s and although a great deal of learning takes place we recognise and value the importance of play in supporting this learning.