Television

We limit the time children in out care are permitted to watch television.

The watching of television programmes, DVDs and videos is normally restricted to:

• A short session after lunch to provide the children with a quiet time to rest and allow their dinner to go down
• A short session after the school pick up to give the older children an opportunity to recharge their batteries before enjoying a healthy snack

If a child is feeling a little off colour and needing more rest, then it may be appropriate for them to watch more television that day.

We ensure that any programmes watched are suitable for all the children in our care and are usually of an educational nature such as Mr Tumble (sign language), Number jacks (numeracy) Alpha-blocks  (literacy/phonics) etc. If your child wants to bring a DVD or video to watch at the setting please check with us first as it must be appropriate viewing for the younger children.

Recent research has shown that excessive watching of TV can actually cause problems for some children.

It can affect their social and communication skills, as there is no interaction.

Television is very fast paced and children get used to this pace of entertainment, this can then result in them becoming bored and frustrated at the slower pace of normal life.