{"id":825,"date":"2026-07-28T14:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T14:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/littlemeadow\/day\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:02:15","slug":"day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locals.buildprosites.com\/littlemeadow\/day\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Meadow Preschool \u2014 A Typical Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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7:30 to 6, in small adventures.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The rhythm is steady even when the puddles aren’t \u2014 here’s how a Meadow day actually runs, and how we settle new starters into it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Three chapters of every day.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Regular enough to feel safe, loose enough to feel free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mornings \u2014 garden first<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Breakfast club from 7:30, then free-flow between rooms and garden till snack. Keyworkers plant invitations \u2014 water walls, story dens, the mud kitchen \u2014 and follow where the children take them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Middays \u2014 lunch and landings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Marisa’s lunch at small tables, then the split: sleepers to the quiet room, non-sleepers to stories and puzzles. The afternoon starts gently on purpose.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Afternoons \u2014 projects and pick-ups<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Small-group time with keyworkers \u2014 the week’s project, forest walks, baking Fridays \u2014 then a calm wind-down so pick-up gets a child who’s tired in the good way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How new starters land softly.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Three taster visits<\/strong>
An hour with you there, a morning without you, then a full day with lunch \u2014 spread across two weeks, at your child’s pace, extended whenever needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The first fortnight<\/strong>
Your keyworker sends extra photo-diary updates and a proper end-of-day chat \u2014 the wobbles are normal and we narrate them honestly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The six-week chat<\/strong>
A sit-down about how they’ve settled, what they love, and what home and Meadow can each do next. Then it’s just childhood, scheduled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Asked on most look-rounds.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Open 7:30 to 6, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year \u2014 we close only for the week between Christmas and New Year, plus bank holidays. Sessions can be full days or fixed mornings.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Marisa cooks everything on site, so ingredients are ours to control \u2014 allergy plans are agreed with you in writing, displayed in the kitchen, and every adult serving food knows every plan.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Very possibly, and we’d rather talk honestly than promise vaguely \u2014 Bea, our SENCo, joins your look-round, and if we can’t meet a need properly we’ll say so and help you find who can.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Look-rounds run most mornings \u2014 you, your small person, and a morning already in motion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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