Each Child's activities are planned by their key carers and our preschool is led and monitored by our Early Years teacher.
It evolves around a document entitled “The Early Years” This document details the expected level of attainment for children by the time they reach compulsory school age.
It is divided into developmental areas and each area is further detailed into sections. These are called Early Learning Goals which are achieved through play and planned activities.
All of our activities embrace 'The Early Years' (EYFS)
Child Development
Babies and children develop in individual ways and at varying rates. Every area of development - physical, cognitive, linguistic, spiritual, social and emotional - is equally important.
Inclusive Practice
The diversity of individuals and communities is valued and respected. No child or family is discriminated against.
Keeping Safe
Young children are vulnerable. They develop resilience when their physical and psychological well-being is protected by adults.
Health and Well-being
Children's health is an integral part of their emotional, mental, social, environmental and spiritual well-being and is supported by attention to these aspects.
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Respecting Each Other
Every interaction is based on caring professional relationships and respectful acknowledgement of the feelings of children and their families.
Parents as Partners
Parents are children's first and most enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings the results have a positive impact on children's development and learning.
Supporting Learning
Warm, trusting relationships with knowledgeable adults support children's learning more effectively than any amount of resources.
Key Person
A key person has special responsibilities for working with a small number of children, giving them the reassurance to feel safe and cared for and building relationships with their parents.
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Observation Assessment and Planning
Babies and young children's are individuals first, each with a unique profile of abilities. Schedules and routines should flow with the child's needs. All planning starts with observing children in order to understand and consider their current interests, development and learning.
Supporting Every Child
The environment supports every child's learning through planned experiences and activities that are challenging but achievable.
The Learning Environment
A rich and varied environment supports children's learning and development. It gives them the confidence to explore and learn in secure and safe, yet challenging, indoor and outdoor spaces.
The Wider Context
Working in partnership with other settings, other professionals and with individuals and groups in the community supports children's development and progress towards the outcomes of Every Child Matters: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and economic well-being.
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Play and Exploration
Children's play reflects their wide ranging and varied interests and preoccupations. In their play children learn at their highest level. Play with peers is important for children's development.
Active Learning
Children learn best through physical and mental challenges. Active learning involves other people, objects, ideas and events that engage and involved children for sustained periods.
Creativity and Critical thinking
When children have opportunities to play with ideas in different situations and with a variety of resources, they discover connections and come to new and better understandings and ways of doing things. Adult support in this process enhances their ability to think critically and ask questions.
Areas of Learning and Development
the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is made up of six areas of Learning and Development. All areas of Learning and Development are connected to one other and are equally important. All areas of Learning and Development are underpinned by the Principles of the EYFS.
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1. Personal. Social & Emotional Development
This area of development is critical for assisting young children in all other areas of learning.
We provide experiences and support each child in developing a positive sense of themselves. Children learn about themselves, develop respect for others, social competence and a positive disposition to learning.
2. Communication, language and literacy
This area of learning includes communication, speaking and listening in different situations, being read a wide range of books and reading simple texts and experiencing writing for a range of purposes.
We provide experiences that enable children to have these opportunities, as the development and use of communication and language is at the heart of young children’s learning.
3. Mathematics
This area of learning involves your child in activities and experiences that develop counting, sorting, matching, seeking patterns, making connections, recognising relationships and working with numbers, shapes space and measures.
Mathematical understanding will be developed through effective teaching methods such as stories, songs, games and imaginative play.
4. Knowledge & Understanding the World
In this area of learning children are developing the crucial knowledge, understanding and skills that help them to make sense of their world.
Activities and experiences are based on first hand experiences that encourage exploration, observation, decision-making and discussion. These will occur using the indoor and outdoor environment to stimulate your child’s interest and curiosity.
5. Creative Development
This area of learning includes art, music, dance, role-play and imaginative play.
Your child will be involved in a large range of activities that will allow their individual creativity to develop. We achieve this by offering them time to explore within an environment that values their creativity, originality and expressiveness.
6. Physical Development
In the foundation stage physical development is about improving skills of coordination, control, manipulation and movement. We provide experiences that will develop your child’s fine and gross motor skills.
This area of development is inseparable from the other areas because all that we do engages your child in being active and interactive.
However the success of this curriculum is only achieved if the providers understand how children learn, know how to plan, monitor and achieve this.
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