The Cocoon Room
Supporting Pre-Toddlers from 14 Months
Our Cocoon Room is designed especially for curious pre-toddlers aged from 14 months. It offers a clean, caring, and secure environment where little ones can explore, play, and begin to develop their independence.
In this nurturing space, we provide a wide variety of stimulating activities that support both emotional and physical development. Children are encouraged to make choices, explore their surroundings, and engage in creative play—all while forming secure attachments with our caring team through positive interaction, speech, and play.
Our daily routine includes a blend of indoor and outdoor activities. Indoors, children enjoy painting, sticking, music, singing, and early learning experiences such as colours, shapes, and counting—guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. Outdoors, they have access to a safe and exciting play area, where they can climb, push, pull, balance, and dance—developing confidence, co-ordination, and physical strength.
This stage brings exciting milestones in movement and mobility. As children begin to walk and explore, we support their growth with the right equipment and encouragement.
Children also begin to show a love for books, nursery rhymes, and creative materials like crayons and sensory toys. We nurture this curiosity by encouraging choice-led learning and introducing early group activities, helping to build focus, communication skills, and emotional understanding.
We also support growing independence with basic self-care skills—such as learning to use a spoon and fork, learning to sit at a table on a chair, drinking from a cup, and engaging in simple routines that build confidence and prepare them for the next stage of their journey.
Cocoon Room Routine
7.45am – 8.30am – Breakfast
8.30am – 9.00am – Free play
9.00am – 9.15am – Morning registration (set up room and activities)
9.15am – 9.45 – Focused activity
9.30 - Garden Free Flow
9.45am – 9.55 am – Circle time / tidy up
10.00am – 10.15am - Snack time
10.15am – 10.45am – Self-care (nappy changing)
10.45am – 11.15am – Malleable / Messy Play
11.15am – 11.25am – Story Time
11.30am – 12.00pm – Lunch time
12.00pm – 12.25pm – Free play / Self-care
12.30pm – 14.00pm – Sleep
14.00pm – 14.30pm – Snack time / Self-care
14.30pm – 16.20pm – Focused child led play
16.20pm – 16.30pm – Self-care (nappy changing)
16.30pm – 17.00pm – Tea time
17.00pm – 17.30pm – Ready for home time
