Oak Room

From 2 years until 5 years of age

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In our Oak room the children benefit from our extensive indoor environment with many carefully planned and equipped areas for young children to explore. Leading from Oak room we have our large outdoor spaces, which includes all year-round opportunities for play and learning outdoors whatever the weather. It has been specifically developed and designed to promote curious active little learners and encourage a 'can do' approach. 

We have at least two Forest School sites the children can enjoy at Young Haymakers. Within the nursery outdoor area the children have access to a high quality mud kitchen, bug habitat, fire pit site along side our unique outdoor lodge classroom. These environments inspire curiosity, discovery and learning adventures by our dedicated educators. Our older children can embrace the opportunities to go to our 40 acres forest school site, supported and inspired by our trained Forest School Leaders.

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We have designed our Nursery environments to be cosy and exciting and they have been carefully structured in such a way as to promote a child’s independence, decision-making and problem solving abilities.   The environment is organised into clearly defined areas which flow into each other to accommodate the wide range of different activities appropriate to the development and competence of the children.  Areas are divided by the use of low level shelving that reduces distractions and allows children to become engrossed in their activities.  Low level shelving also allows items to be displayed at the children’s height and within reach so that children can deliberate and make choices about what they wish to use in their activity and play ideas.