By the age of two, toddlers brains are as active as those of adults. Their metabolic rate keeps rising, and by the age of three, a child’s brain is two and a half times more active than an adults.
Your child’s keyworker will focus on many areas of your child’s development where good communication between them and you as a parent plays a vital role in gaining success. For example, updating us about your child’s weekend or if there is a change to their normal routine, if they have had a disturbed night. Potty training tends to start in toddlers and we need to ensure that the same approach is being used both here at the Centre and at home. Information like this can impact on your child’s day, and by the key person being aware of these little changes, we can plan the day so it runs as smoothly as possible for your child.
This room is full of toys appropriate to their age including a home corner with kitchen area, dressing up equipment, trains, cars and garages. All toys stimulate the children's sensory explorations. The children, whilst under close supervision, also join in various activities, such as wet sand, painting, and play dough. The toddlers are taken out to play in the specially designed garden area.
At sleep time, each child has their own sheet and blanket and staff remain in the room, within ratio, at all times.
Keyworkers
In order to ensure continuity of care, each child is allocated a member of staff as a Keyworker. As a result of observing your child's day-to-day activities, your Keyworker will have a detailed knowledge of your child's progress and developmental needs, and therefore can plan and provide for these needs. Your Keyworker will keep a record of achievements that will follow your child throughout their time at the Centre. This will contain art work, photographs, and observations of what your child did and what they said. All records are available for the parents to look at.
Two Year-old Progress Check
Around the time of your child’s second birthday we will provide you with a written report summarising your child’s personal, social, emotional and physical development, as well as their communication and language development. We ask that you share this with your Health Visitor at your child’s two year-old health check.
