Chessel Centre

In the Pearl Room, there is space for 24 children aged nine months to three years old, all year round. In this room, which looks out on to the garden, there are so many opportunities for children to explore and learn.

The Pearl Room is full of adaptable spaces which can be chopped and changed depending on what the children are interested in at that particular time. For example, the nap area can easily be switched from busy play area to calming sleep space with beds, mattresses, and blankets aplenty! There is also a separate creative area where the children can get really stuck into messy, explorative play in a purpose built space.

We take inspiration from a range of childhood education approaches. This is reflected in our environment, which is full of realistic, natural resources and cosy, enclosed areas providing multiple opportunities for communication and collaborative play.

We also have our own sensory room with a bubble tube and projector; this ensures the children have the opportunity to take a break and regulate themselves whenever they need to.

See what the Pearl Room have been up to this month:

September 2024

Pearl Room has had a little glow up and this month we have loved getting to know our new spaces and equipment. The children love their new soft play shapes. We have been working together to make obstacle courses with them and the children have impressed us with their spatial awareness as they duck down and crawl through the tunnels they make. They have shown good turn taking skills too, as they wait for their friends to go under first and then they have their go.

As our outdoor area is being renovated and new toys are being added, we have been popping outside to explore the changes; the children loved exploring our new wooden tipi! They have also enjoyed exploring the colourful fibre optic tails, crawling through the rainbow arch, and watching the colours change on the light up table, in our new Sensory Room!

August 2024

We have been on a holiday to the Southville Centre, whilst some exciting changes have been happening in our room. We have been exploring the Raleigh Room and the big Southville garden, observing all our new friends, experimenting with different resources and have loved our time over at the Southville Centre.

We have continued to enjoy messy play too, such as cornflour gloop, paint and playdough.

July 2024

We have been creating elements from “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt”, ready for our Teddy Bear’s Picnic. We made lots of long wavy grass and the sky as a backdrop for it to go on. Whilst we did this, we read the book, and pointed out all the elements from the story we will get to see on the Teddy bear’s Picnic Day, when our families are coming in to play with us and read stories.

We also went on an adventure along North Street to buy some fruits for our snack. The children absolutely loved getting to choose which fruit and veg they would like to eat, and even paying for it themselves. The younger little ones loved the ride in our brand new 4 seater pram too!