Little Stars Room
“The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child’s own desire to learn”………Maria Montessori
The Preschool rooms in Willow House Ashford has been created to be a peaceful and happy place where the developmental needs of each stage of growing up are met and encouraged.
The room contains many places for children to learn and play in different ways ; by themselves, in pairs, in small or large groups, inside and outside, at tables and on the floor.
They are taught through role playing activities and appropriate modelling. Bright and colourful equipment both playful and education are available for the children to use.
These include natural materials, cultural objects and an introduction to the world around them.
Some of the other characteristics taught through play are respect, kindness, independence, courtesy, freedom of choice and imagination. Child-led learning is all about following the child’s interests and signs of readiness for both academic skills and their own curiosities.
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Play-Based Curriculum
Our curriculum allows children to become fully involved in the activities, as they are planned around their interest. Through observation, each Educators gains an in depth understanding of each child’s strengths, personality, interests and individual needs and can plan activities accordingly for each child’s needs
We offer a quality play-based program where:
- Educators make sure there is opportunity for children to decide their own play experience each day.
- We offer a program contains long periods of uninterrupted play.
- The rooms have a variety of spaces equipment and materials, such as a sensory play area or dramatic corner and rest resting time
- We incorporate children’s interests into learning. Our emergent learning philosophy is underpinned by the national Aistear curriculum for early years education.
- Provides opportunity for both individual and group play.
- We offer both indoor and outdoor play areas.
- In an average week your child, depending on his or her age, will engage with: sand, water, books, construction, paints, the Home Corner, the Dress-up box, imaginative play, play dough, games and puzzles, the Kitchen Area, table-top activities, the garden equipment’s.
We have an open door policy are available to meet and discuss your child’s progress at anytime. We take very seriously the importance of preparing your child for “big school”
and over the years have been proud of their accomplishments.
Room Facilities
The environment provided is carefully planned and suitably structured. The classroom is the child’s environment and all the materials are displayed at child level. The child will grow and learn in a natural way to reach his/her full potential.
