• Paint Pots

Heuristic Play for 6m-18m (Accompanied)

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  • Age group: 6 months – 18 months
  • Day: Thursdays 
  • Time: 9.30-10.20am
  • Venue: St Mary The Boltons Church Hall
  • Cost: £275 per term
  • Term Dates: 4th September - 15th December
  • Half Term: 23rd October - 27th October


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Description

Heuristic Play is an amalgamation of our signature Baby Moves & Music and Baby on the Move & Music classes.

This session supports a baby's transition from seated, to crawling, to wandering through a hand picked range of materials that they are able to explore to increase their sensorial experiences.

The children start with the wonder of The Treasure Baskets found filled to the brim with items offering rich sensory experiences for touch, smell, taste, sound and sight, and for the sixth sense of bodily movement. As they become more mobile, they start moving on to the free flow Market Place. At this age the world is one big experiment, and children will naturally progress from asking 'what is it?' to ‘what does it do?’ and ‘what can I do with it?’.

This class is woven together in a magical way following the baby’s lead, listening to and echoed by voice and instruments. The tone of this class follows the group's development starting from a calming focus with gentle aromatherapy, singing and guitar, to a more active and dynamic energy as the children begin to roam. This class finishes with an interactive music session with plenty of actions, props and instruments.

Classroom Setup: Because the children are transitioning from crawling to toddling, our classroom is set out at floor level enabling independent movement around the whole space while always having that reassuring line of sight with their parent/carer. The free flow classroom enables your child to practice their independence, social skills and further develop their skills through which ever schema is currently captivating their attention.

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  • B enjoys the classes so much that she often keeps singing the songs she learnt at Paint Pots throughout the day. She was thrilled by the idea of having a snack with other children whilst sitting in a circle. I could see her confidence growing and sense of belonging increasing after each class. Miss Priscilla and Miss Nadia are just brilliant.

    Kate, mother of B aged 2 years 4 months

  • Both my daughters have had such a special time at Paint Pots. Thank you for all that you do, and all the happy memories – I will always cherish circle time singing all the beautiful Paint Pots songs, and seeing all the positive influence you have had on my children’s development.

    Annabel, mother of A aged 7 years and M aged 4 years

  • We have been so happy for R to be at Paint Pots. The teachers have all been very kind and patient with R and really helped him settle in and gain confidence as a result.

    Martina, mother of R aged 2 years 8 months

  • I would like to thank you all for the wonderful time my children and I had over the past four terms at Paint Pots House. My older son very much enjoyed his art class and absolutely loved cookery, his younger brother especially fancied the music part of his class. As I have had the joy of accompanying my children to these classes, I accumulated quite a lot of hours spent at Paint Pots and I loved every minute of it.

    Angelika, mother of B aged 2 years 7 months and T aged 19 months

  • I know that we will have fond memories of our happy days at Paint Pots, from those first wonderful classes in The Boltons, to the cheerful daily school life C enjoys now.

    Hannah, mother of C aged 3 years old

  • Thank you so much for the wonderful time that you gave my daughter A over the Summer Fun camp. It has been absolutely brilliant for her - A was completely comfortable with your staff and the other children from Day 1. The welcoming and calm atmosphere you create is absolutely amazing, and she was reluctant to leave at the end of each day! She woke up looking forward to it the next day, and since the end of the programme she has missed going every day

    Angie mother of A aged 3 years

  • V loved the Sensorial Explorers class - it was the perfect introduction to a Montessori experience, fostering independence through play. He especially adored the music sessions at the end of each class.

    Lisa mother of V aged 21 months

  • Paint Pots is an inspiringly supportive and open environment, where our daughter’s development has been a joy both to observe and discuss calmly with the caring, gentle and non-judgmental staff.

    Monica, mother of A aged 14 months