They will become more confident and independent, learning and developing social skills needed to ensure a smooth transition to school. Our Pre-school Room provides activities and challenges to help your child progress and grow in all areas of development.

Our Pre-school Room is registered for 26 children with a 1:8 ratio (staff to children).

We also make sure that children get plenty of access to the outdoor space as superivsed outdoor play is acitively encouraged. We ensure that the Toddler Room is packed with a diverse range of equipment for the children whilst ensuring that there is plenty of acitivites to do. At Small Wonders we encourage this new period of discovery. They are in effect sponges ready to learn and absob all that they are exposed to. They grapple with trying to communicate and make themselves heard. Our Toddler Room is registered for 12 children with a 1:4 ratio (staff to children).Īs children reach their toddler years, the need for indepence and their natural curiosity about the world around them intensifies. Toddler Room (Small Wonders Craven Street) The staff in our Wobbler Room will prepare your child to the best of their ability to ensure they are ready to make the next step into the Toddler Room. Fresh air is essential to their day-to-day routine and we try to avail or both our own outdoor space as much as possible throughout the day as well as going to local parks. To support this area of their gross motor skills, we ensure there are plenty of different opportunities to perfect their skills! Your child's emotional and social development is supported within the room through use of role play equipment and with the childcare professionals who care for your child each day. In the Wobbler Room the children can sometimes still be that little bit wobbly or maybe just starting to get their feet on the ground. We recognise the importance of supporting and encouraging each child to explore and learn in their surroudings through play.īy providing linguistic, physical, cognitive, social and emotional learning experiences, we are confident we can satisfy their eagerness to learn and explore. Our Wobbler Room is registered for 8 wobblers (1-2 years) with a 1:3 ratio (staff to children).Īt this age, your child may be intensely curious of their surrounding environment. Wobbler Room (Small Wonders Craven Street) We also provide them with art activities, sand and water play, and natural/heurisitic play. Their Intellectual Development is nurtured by providing stimulating toys and equipment and their Language Development is encouraged through talking and playing music. Babies strive from the social interaction they experience facilitating the ability to develop their physical skills. In Small Wonders we are registered for 9 babies with a 1:3 ratio (staff to children).Ī beautiful, bright, airy and comfortable room that will encourage and promote your baby's development. Our second Daycare Care Small Wonders II is themed around Peace in Northern Ireland and has landmarks such as “Hands across the divide”, “Angel of Thanksgiving” and a miniature “Peace Bridge”. Small Wonders Childcares outside play area is themed to represent a learning experience of landmarks around Northern Ireland including Harland & Wolfe Cranes, Carrick-a-rede Rope Bridge, Belfast Castle, Scrabo Tower, Cave Hill, Marble Arch Caves and the Titanic all in miniature form. All staff are trained in Child Protection, First Aid and Level 2 Award Food Safety in Catering, Fire Trained, Health & Safety, as well as their Childcare Qualification Level 3. Small Wonders have bright, spacious rooms with the high quality age appropriate equipment and materials. We know that you are entrusting us with your most precious gift “your child” and for this reason we want to provide the best care we possibly can. We are committed to providing a safe, secure, friendly and stimulating environment for all children in our care. We are a social economy business set-up to provide high quality childcare for parents living and working in the Greater Shankil/Falls area and beyond. Small Wonders Childcare is owned by Shankill Women’s Centre.

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