At Meadowcroft Munchkins we have a play area for our 2-3-year-old Whirlwinds and a play area for our 3-4-year-old Tornados.
Our Whirlwinds focus on the Prime areas of learning which are Personal, Social and Emotional Development to aid them with separation, sharing and turn-taking, Communication and Language Development to aid them with early language skills, and Physical Development to aid them with fine and gross motor skills. They follow a simpler version of the National Curriculum with some emphasis on the specific areas of learning; Literacy, Mathematics, The World and Expressive Art and Design.
Our Tornados cover the same Prime areas of learning as the Whirlwinds. In addition to this, they also fully cover the specific areas of Literacy, Mathematics, The World and Expressive Arts and Design to extend their learning. We offer them more structured activities in order to prepare them for when they go to school.
All of our children engage in our Finger Gym activities which help them to develop strong, flexible fingers, hands and arms to promote better hand-eye co-ordination, differentiated movement and manual dexterity.
All of our children take part in our Phonics Phase 1 programme which recognises the central importance of developing speaking and listening skills, paving the way to making a good start on reading and writing by the end of the foundation stage.