When our children reach 3 years, they move to the pre-school rooms. All rooms naturally progress in their approach to play as your child does but the ethos of learning through play is still strongly maintained.
Dimples is a print rich environment and all children from Bluebell to Sunflower will have been surrounded by labeling, good quality books, mark making resources and opportunities to refine their fine motor skills. All of the latter help to prepare your child and will help to develop the skills necessary for later reading and writing.
Although Ofsted state that there should be a minimum of one adult to every eight children in these rooms, we always plan to work with a ratio of 1:6 as this gives the children and staff a richer learning environment.