Over the last few weeks, we've been focusing on our gross motor skills, building our upper body strength and learning to control our arm and shoulder muscles. This is a really important step to help a child learn to write when they get to school. We've climbed and rolled, stirred and swung... and had lots of fun of course! The 16th - 22nd November is road safety awareness week and so the children have been learning all about how to cross a road safely with a grown up. We all

When you come into playgroup you will often see our tuff tray, and it is always a popular activity with all the children. It might look pretty and colourful, and quite honestly a recipe for a giant mess, but the tuff tray is so much more! So on top of showing off our fun tray creations, we're going to take a minute to explain exactly what your children get out of it. The EYFS is split into 7 areas of development, the three prime areas : Communication and Language, PSED (Perso

After a lovely week off for a bit of rest and relaxation we are back and raring to go! The children settled in quickly and have been enjoying being back with their friends. We've enjoyed exploring colour and texture whilst learning about bonfire night. Look at that concentration, especially for the chocolate sparklers!! This week we've also explored remembrance day, and the children learnt all about why we wear our poppies. The pre-school children went for a visit to the chu

The last two weeks have been a time of celebration here at Amberley Playgroup. We've explored harvest, Diwali and Halloween, some of our favourite topics! During this harvest season we've enjoyed playing with the farm and having our very own farm shop. We've learnt all about combine harvesters from Tractor Ted, and have loved to sing about them too! We talked about being very fortunate to always have food in our homes and we talked about those that didn't. We had a collection

At Amberley playgroup we like to follow the children's interests wherever possible, and this approach leads us to some really magical places! Over the last two weeks we've become Palaeontologists, discovering new species of dinosaur, we've been dancers, shop keepers, racing drivers and cleaners, we were architects, public speakers, performers , builders and artists! Whilst having all that fun, we've learnt so much too! We've practiced our speaking and listening skills. We've

The children have really settled in well to playgroup and are embracing all the opportunities we present them with! The children enjoy...

Story Time Wow what an amazing first few weeks it’s been! The children have all settled in fantastically well, some returning to us after...

From wheeled suitcases to backpacks bigger than children when it comes to packing for playgroup we’ve seen it all! But knowing what to...