How to plan for 2-4year olds in one room

[ChloeH]

Hi, I start a new job role soon as manager for a preschool nursery (I am currently a toddler room leader). At my new setting it is just one room that caters for 2-4 year olds. How do I go about planning? Do I need to do separate weekly plans for each age range or just one weekly plan ensuring that the activities are suitable for all ages? 

Also any tips or advice on anything preschool manager related would be amazing! 😊 Thank you! 

[sunnyday]

Hello Chloe and welcome to this wonderful forum.

I am retired so I can't offer any help - sorry - but hopefully someone far more useful than me will be along soon!

[Mouseketeer]

Hi Chloe 

Sorry it’s a late reply, congratulations on the new post.

Do you know how your new setting plans already? maybe it already works, maybe not.

We are also 2 to 4’s in one space, we moved to In the moment planning a few years ago, with an experienced team it was great, with a less experienced team it wasn’t working (even with training and mentoring) so we have returned to a slightly more formal way without it creating a lot of work.

[ChloeH]

Hi, from what i can gather the setting was more in the moment planning as I have been unable to find any evidence of a curriculum. I have basically just been 'left to it' by a former manager and i feel as i am starting from scratch basically so I have a lot of work to do 😪.

Thank you 😊 

How are you planning for your 2-4 years olds in one room? 

Thank you for the reply