Teaching & Learning
Bringing generations together
Bringing generations together to increase social connectedness and enhance well-being is a strategy that is receiving increased attention, particularly during these challenging times.
Ready Generations Nursery is unique in that it has been intentionally designed to encourage care, learning and connection to multiple generations and to foster warm and nurturing cross-age relationships. Children and residents will interact in planned intergenerational experiences, as well as through informal encounters.
Using an age-integrated rather than age-segregated approach.
Our Nursery is designed to strengthen the web of support that is so important for children, families and communities
Spending time outdoors
The nursery has its own outdoor garden and also has access to the lovely residents’ garden. Both areas have been carefully designed to encourage connection with nature and sensory stimulation through the careful choice of plants and trees. Special features have been added to allow children and older people to sit together, including a pergola area and cottage arbour.
To encourage healthy development, it is important for babies and children to have access to outdoor play every day, where they can be active and use their physical skills whilst also benefiting from fresh air and natural light. Outdoor areas are set up on a daily basis, making sure that age and stage appropriate activities are available for all children to explore. When in the residents’ garden, children will be involved in all aspects of gardening, vegetable growing, storytelling and imaginative adventures, alongside residents and carers.
Mirrored Care and Learning Framework
Our Mirrored Care and Learning Framework has been designed with the help and support of national experts.
We are proud that it builds from a strong tradition of best kindergarten practice and reflects the work of Froebel, Montessori, Issacs, Vygotsky, Malaguzzi, Cheng Xueqin, Mitchel Resnick and many other past and present global child development influencers.
Everything we do is aimed at supporting children to:
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Feel safe, secure and loved within a community that cares.
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Experience joy and reward from learning experiences that excite them.
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Take safe risks that enable them to be curious, explore and discover.
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Experience deep engagement and connection as their world of learning expands.
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Reflect and find peace in themselves in ways that support self-care and learning confidence.
Benefits for children
Self-awareness and confidence
Communication skills, i.e. speaking, listening and expressing feelings
Understanding of older adults and ageing
Capacity to sustain attention and problem solve
Fine and gross motor skills
Vocabulary, use of words, early reading, hand-eye co-ordination
Ability to co-operate and make friends
Motivation and curiosity
Benefits for grand-friends
Life satisfaction and wellbeing
Communication skills
Physical activity
Self-esteem and self-worth
Friendships and connections
Interactions with nature
Socialisation and engagement
Awareness and comfort with technology