Little Kickers ball skills at Buckshaw Village Nursery
Little Kickers is a play-based football and ball skills programme at our Chorley nursery. Games cleverly disguise the learning, giving children a fun, pressure-free introduction to sport that builds confidence for life.
Little Kickers ball skills at Buckshaw Village Nursery, Chorley, uses play and games to introduce children to football and sport in a fun, pressure-free way. The learning is cleverly disguised as play, so confidence, coordination and a love of being active grow naturally.
Play-based learning at the heart of ball skills
Play and games are at the heart of everything that "Little Kickers" do. Their games cleverly disguise the learning aspect so the children just think they are playing. The more the children enjoy the games, the more they participate. This enjoyment leads to greater confidence, which in turn leads to self-initiated participation and independent play.
It means teaching football in a fun, pressure-free environment. We want to give children a positive introduction to sport as a whole, not just football, so they are more likely to stay healthy and active throughout their lives.
Ball skills sit within the wider learning and development on offer at Buckshaw Village Nursery, our Ofsted Outstanding day nursery for children from birth to 5 years.
What ball skills gives your child
Every session is designed to feel like play, while quietly developing the skills and confidence that help children thrive.
Confidence
Enjoyable games encourage children to join in, so confidence grows naturally at their own pace.
Coordination
Running, kicking, balancing and turning help develop balance, control and gross motor skills.
Independence
The more children enjoy the games, the more they take part, leading to self-initiated, independent play.
A love of sport
A positive first taste of sport as a whole, helping children stay healthy and active throughout life.
More than football, a love of sport for life
Little Kickers is about far more than kicking a ball. By making sport fun and welcoming from the very start, children build the confidence to have a go, to keep trying, and to enjoy being active with their friends.
This positive first experience helps set the tone for a lifetime of healthy, active habits. Whether or not a child grows up to love football, the coordination, teamwork and self-belief they gain through ball skills stays with them.
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Part of a rich learning and development programme
Ball skills is one of the many enrichment activities that make up learning and development at our nursery. Alongside Little Kickers, children take part in Love to Learn, swimming lessons and Hush A Bye Hands, giving them a broad, hands on start to their early years.
Everything we do follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Ofsted's high standards, so every experience supports each child's physical, social and emotional development.
Come and see us in Buckshaw Village
Buckshaw Village Nursery is at The Hub, Unity Place, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7HZ, just off the M6 with free parking. We welcome families from Chorley, Leyland, Euxton, Preston and Whittle-le-Woods to get in touch and see our activities in action.
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