Enabling Environments
The Outdoor Area
At Blooming Buds Nursery, we understand how the environment plays a key role in supporting and
extending children’s development and learning. This is why, at Blooming Buds Nursery, we have
made sure that not only our indoor area provides stimulation but also our fabulous outdoor area.
According to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), the environment is described in terms of three
aspects: the emotional environment, the indoor environment and the outdoor environment. When
all three aspects are taken care of and carefully planned, children will bloom and prosper in a happy,
secure and engaging environment.
Our outdoor area is designed and planned in such a way where children will continuously progress
in all areas of learning. Our children have access to the outdoor space on a daily basis and certainly
make the most of it in cooler weather. This allows them to move outdoors freely without many of
the restrictions of being indoors, fill their lungs with fresh air and use their senses to appreciate the
colours, different noises and the sense of space and scale. Being outdoors supports confidence and
allows opportunities for big scale play, problem-solving and creativity in the company of other
children. Physical activity is enhanced, as is calculated risk taking. In the outdoors, children’s use of
language is five times greater than indoors.
Our resources are carefully chosen to fit each of our outdoor areas. Children have an option to play
in Bloomsville, their very own village complete with different resources for each playhouse. The
Music Station is a fabulous area for children to explore sounds, patterns and the various noises they
can make by tapping various objects. The Mud Kitchen, as well as our Sand Pit, promotes sensory
play as well as social and communication skills. Water Play is always a favourite for the children
where they experiment with filling up and emptying jugs, measuring and of course splashing. The
two playgrounds support active learning where the children use their gross motor-skills to run, slide,
climb, balance and negotiate their space.
The video showcases our fabulous outdoor area and learning activities.
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12 months to 4 years
7:30 am-3:00 pm 3, 4 and 5 days/week options available
02-491 8068
02-491 8069
[email protected]
www.bloomingbudsnursery.com
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P.O.Box: 60392