The Garden Room (Enhanced Provision)

The Garden Room provision offers children a quieter room to access the Foundation Stage curriculum with a smaller number of children and a higher level of staffing. The room provides a lower stimulation environment. It enables staff to plan activities around each individual child’s interest at an appropriate pace in order to extend and develop children’s learning further.

The quieter room offers a communication & sensory-based curriculum where interventions are embedded within the provision and through interactions with adults to develop children’s, mutual & self regulation, attention, listening and social interactions. Activities and experiences prioritise sensory exploratory play, early functional play and ‘people play’ games. This supports children’s awareness of others, their enjoyment of being with another person as well as their communication skills.  

Strong relationships with the child and their family are at the heart of what we do. Respecting parents’ knowledge about their own child and what they currently do at home is vital to supporting children’s learning. Parents are the most important source of information and are actively involved in any 'Plan, Do, Review' cycle.

We value all play and seek to observe and monitor children's schematic play, special interests and sensory preferences to ensure they are planned for and incorporated into the provision and planned play-based activities. Children are able to follow their own interests with constant access to outdoor play. Highly trained members of staff play alongside each child and develop highly motivating games around their interests in order to gain and maintain attention. During each session attended, children will access individually supported learning opportunities and support during child-initiated play.

We work closely with outside agencies such as Wakefield Inclusion SEND Support Service, Speech &Language therapists and parents to set and work towards small step targets to ensure children are making progress and reaching their full potential.  

The Garden Room offers a friendly, safe, secure environment with predictable and consistent routines. Children show high levels of wellbeing and involvement allowing them to be open to the many learning experiences offered. 

Look at our wonderful outdoor area  . . .

Here is our Garden Room curriculum:

The Garden Room curriculum is based on the SCERTS model, focusing on building competence in Social Communication, Emotional Regulation and Transactional Support.