Indoor Baby Environments

A quality environment for babies will have many characteristics. Here are some featured within Lincolnshire Settings. A baby room has:

• A ‘Home from Home’ environment. This may include a messy play area, sleeping area, changing area and eating/ kitchen area
• Spaces which are clean but have the capacity to become messy
• Resources which may imitate home. For example, comfy chairs to rest on with  his/her key person
• A safe and secure environment. This includes ensuring appropriate room  temperatures, ventilation, boundaries, natural light and displaying photographs of families
• Spaces for routine activities such as snack time and exploratory play
• Stimulating resources that cater for all of the senses
• A quiet, comfortable and safe environment to sleep and rest
• Space available for parents and carers to access
• Appropriately sized furniture which is safe for babies to move around
• A variety of textures, levels and surfaces
• Regular access to the outdoor learning environment
• Provision enhanced according to children’s developmental needs, interests and on-going observations.

A home from home baby environment Albion House Day Nursery, Grantham	Baby Room Mark Making Fun Farm Day Nursery, Lincoln
The Baby Room Little Learners Nursery School, Skegness	A Baby Area Positioned to Capture Light Tree House Children's Centre, East Kirkby

Baby Changing Environment Belton Lane Children's Centre, Grantham	A Safe Place to Explore Wellies, Horncastle

Opportuites to Explore Using Sand, Tools and Animals See-Saw Day Nursery, Boston	Exploring Shapes With Babies Beginnings Daycare, Gainsborough

An Indoor Baby Environment Little Acorn Day Nursery, Boston	Re-cycled 'Can-Do Boxes' for Sensory Exploration Sleaford New Life Pre-School
Baby Room Routines Beginnings Daycare, Gainsborough	Sensory Area YMCA Woodlands Daycare
A Baby Reading Area Fun Farm Day Nursery, Lincoln	Incorporating Black and White into a Baby Changing Area See-Saw Day Nursery, Boston
Storage for Treasure Baskets See-Saw Day Nursery, Boston	Homely Baby Room Environment The Village Kindergarten, Brant Broughton
Exploration and Sound Experiences Woodlands Nursery, Horncastle	A Home from Home Baby Environment See-Saw Day Nursery, Boston
Baby Sensory Experiences Little Learners, Skegness	A Comfy and Inviting Area Puddleducks Pre-School, Grantham