Tiny Tinkers Nursery
Lumley New Road
Woodstone Village
Fence Houses
Houghton le Spring
England UK
DH4 6DS
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Diverse Learning Environments
Curiosity Cabin
Under 2 years
The Curiosity Cabin is an charming room for our older babies, who enjoy being up on their feet and toddling around, selecting their own resources and taking an active role in their play.
offers continuous provision for imaginative play, creative activities, playdough, construction, loose parts, small world as well a crawl in sensory pit, supporting our little ones in developing their physical skills and independence in accessing and becoming fully emerged in their play.
Lullaby Lane
Under 2 years
Lullaby Lane is a tranquil room which has wood effect floor ensuring the highest level of cleanliness at all times, complimented by lots of soft furnishings, cushions, blankets and rugs to create that cosy home-from-home feel.
This beautiful space boasts among our new equipment and open ended natural resources, cosy dens and twinkly lights are nestled, providing safe and relaxing spaces where our little ones can unwind.
Lullaby Lane is also a safe place for our children to sleep. We have a range of sleeping equipment to accommodate the unique sleep routines of each child.
Tinkers cottage
Over 2 years
A home from home! In tinkers cottage we encourage children to use their imaginations and recreate through role-play actions that they have experienced in their own lives.
We have created this magical environment by enriching it with carefully selected authentic resources, which we to refer to as ‘Treasures’ e.g. china tea-sets, trinkets, vintage vanity sets, glass perfume bottles, porcelain ornaments, mirrors and vintage hats, handbags and shoes.
I imagine many of us have fond childhood memories of visiting Grandparents and playing with trinkets, using ornamental animals in story telling, trying on hats and shoes or drinking our juice out of a china teacup. How special and privileged did you feel to have that trust placed in you?
How careful were you with those items?
How many hours could you spend tinkering and discovering?
Tinkers Hollow
Over 2 years
Our beautiful, spacious and exciting room is full of natural light and the children love to explore their shadows throughout the day!
We pride ourselves in our room and have worked hard to develop enchanting areas where the children can Investigate, Experiment, Imagine, Create, Pretend, Construct and be Curious! We are passionate about developing beautiful and thoughtful Provocations and Invitations to Play following our children's interests, or introducing concepts of the natural world, enticing them to be captivated and pilots in their play.
Under 2 years
Our wonderful Baby Unit is located on the upper floor of the nursery. We are fortunate to have two delightful rooms, Lullaby Lane for our younger babies and Curiosity Cabin for our more mobile under 2s. The two rooms work closely together and allow for free flow between each, the babies can enjoy sharing time together such as meal times, sleep space and the Baby Garden.
Under 2 years
Our wonderful Baby Unit is located on the upper floor of the nursery. We are fortunate to have two delightful rooms, Lullaby Lane for our younger babies and Curiosity Cabin for our more mobile under 2s. The two rooms work closely together and allow for free flow between each, the babies can enjoy sharing time together such as meal times, sleep space and the Baby Garden.
Routines
The routines of our babies are each unique and recognised as being a key part of your child’s happiness and vital to a smooth transition between home and nursery. Whether it be very strict, or a very relaxed routine, we will discuss this with you during your child’s ‘Settling In’ visits and use their completed ‘All About Me’ to gain a full understanding, so that we can strive to mirror their home routine while at nursery.
Over 2 years
We have spent lots of time and take great pride in the hard work we have put in to create an inviting environment which is filled with open ended and natural resources.
The children love building with the cardboard tubes and tins in the construction area, dressing up in our home corner and expressing themselves as budding artists in our self serve creative area.
Routines
This is often a time where a desire to be independent develops and we support each of our children in their own personal missions e.g. learning to climb steps safely, accessing their own drink, putting on their own shoes and socks, finding their own belongings, drinking from an open cup, developing cutlery skills and toileting. The bathroom is located within the room and has two small toilets, potties, nappy change area and child height sinks. We also have our own hand-wash station in Tinkers Island to enable easy hand-washing before/after eating, after hygiene routines and messy activities!
