Weapons and super hero play

Wigwams Nursery held a forum with parents to discuss the nursery allowing children to play with guns and weapons. The aim was to review our policy and to get feedback from parents of the nursery children.   Seven parents attended and three parents gave their feedback although they couldn't attend, and three members of staff attended.  Lisa the nursery manager chaired to the forum and brought her experience and research to the meeting from her 3,000 word dissertation she had previously studied on the topic. She also brought other expert views/books on the subject to make it non bias.  Parents really benefitted from the meeting and it also gave them the chance to raise any other concerns they may have had with the nursery in an open and fair environment. 

As part of Lisas Early Years Professional status, Lisa took some 3 and 4 year olds from the pre-school on a trip to Ipswich Museum after realising their interest in dinosaurs and bones. The trip allowed the children to develop all areas of learning, including skills such as confidence in new experiences, personal and social skills, physical experiences by touching and handling unusual objects, thinking and listening skills, problem solving and most importantly they enjoyed it.  One area that was noticeably developed was the childrens language and vocabulary.

The trip has been supported by Suffolk Museum and has influenced the way the museum educates the younger children by making their experience more interactive and tangible by using resource bags, dressing up and role play, tunnels and maps.

On reflection of their trip the children produced drawings to represent their experience and what they learnt. To see their pictures visit our nursery page on our website.