Roots to Growth | Walsall Childcare
Roots to Growth
Our Learning Environment & Curriculum
At Walsall Childcare we follow our own curriculum called Roots to Growth. It has taken research from Reggio Emilia, Steiner, Maslow and Penni Tassoni, mixed in with our professional knowledge to create a curriculum that supports each child as an individual, giving them a confident head start.
At Walsall Childcare, our environments are changed constantly to ensure it is exciting and awe inspiring for our children, but we have also created environments which the children can focus and promote their emotional well being. With light airy spaces, filled with homely objects, natural calming colours and independent access to the outdoors. The environment is much more than furniture and toys and our unique curriculum is designed to reflect this.
We believe that the earliest experiences can shape a child’s early education. And those memories which are fun and child-led are often what we remember of our own childhood. At Walsall Childcare we strive to make those memories, children are encouraged to shape their own play, and with the staff knowledge and environments reflecting the children’s interests. The children’s learning is strengthened, the child feels valued, and they build a strong base for further education.
Happy, healthy & independent individuals
The environments are a warm and friendly space where the children are confident to explore with their hands and feet. It’s a creative space where children are encouraged to be independent learners. They can have fun, play talk and learn together. But its also a space where the children can just ‘be’ in the calm spaces. Discovering their own self-reflection, which is essential for strengthening their emotional mind.
Our environment is a place where children develop into happy, healthy and independent individuals.
An environmentally friendly nursery
We are currently living in a wasteful society, so we want to do our bit it to change this. At out nurseries we have made small changes, such as buying bio- degradable nappies and wipes for the children. We now use re-usable cooking aprons, and environmentally friendly cleaning products.
Our curriculum also pushes us to be environmentally friendly. We reuse our old cardboard and packaging for arts and crafts. To be kinder to the environment, we also buy and use second hand furniture and resources that we use in our activities or up-cycle. For example, pots and pans and kitchen utensils always come in handy for our home corners. Children gain real experiences from using real items. Just like we use real foods in play rather than the plastic alternative. This supports our curriculum in giving children real experiences and opportunities.