Play

Play is extremely important to your child's overall development. It is an essential part of a child’s Early Years Foundation Stage learning journey.

At Alpha Preschool, our staff will passionately help to develop your child’s many skills through the power of play, inclusive of developing their language skills, emotions, creativity, and social skills.

Play underpins the EYFS. It also underpins learning and all aspects of your child’s development. Through play, children develop language skills, their emotions and creativity, social and intellectual skills. For most children their play is natural and spontaneous although some children may need extra help from adults.

Play takes place indoors and outdoors and in these different environments your child will explore and discover their immediate world. It is here that your child will practise new ideas and skills; they take risks, show imagination, and solve problems on their own and with others.

Alpha Preschool is designed for maximum enrichment through play. We have multiple areas, including a home corner, dress up area, book snug, arts and crafts area, exploration area, mark making area and free play resources throughout the preschool. We actively guide children through their play, to help develop healthy social skills alongside their peers.

Here are a few of the activities that the children enjoy daily:

• Playing with the sand pit, water table, playhouse
• Painting, drawing, gluing, and sticking
• Creating with construction blocks and play dough
• Moving and dancing to music
• Listening to stories and reading
• Jigsaw Puzzles & Problem-solving games
• Singing songs and nursery rhymes