Our Early Years department comprises of
our Nursery (3- 4 year olds) and Reception (4 - 5 year olds) classes.
We aim to provide high quality,
integrated early education and make a positive contribution to children's early
development and learning. We ensure that our children have established solid
foundations on which they can build their future learning.
We provide a well planned and resourced
curriculum to take young children's learning forward and to provide
opportunities for all children to succeed in an atmosphere of care. We ensure
that all children feel included, valued and secure.
Our children are given opportunities to
learn through play. Well planned play is a key way in which young children learn
with enjoyment and challenge.
Our curriculum is carefully structured
and relevant to match the different levels of young children's needs and
abilities. Our activities are planned and purposeful to provide opportunities
for teaching and learning both indoors and outdoors.
Our Early Years program is about
developing key learning skills such as listening, speaking, concentration,
persistence and learning to work and cooperate with others. It is about
developing early communication, literacy and numeracy skills that will fully
prepare young children for Key Stage One of the British National Curriculum.
Our Early Years Curriculum is organised
into 6 areas of learning.
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Personal, Social and Emotional
Development
- Your child will
learn to be self-confident, take an interest in things, know what their own
needs are, tell the difference between right and wrong.
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Language and Literacy
- Your child will learn to talk confidently and clearly, enjoying stories,
songs, poems, hearing and saying sounds, and linking them to the alphabet.
They will read and write some familiar words and learn to use a pencil
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Mathematical Development
- Your child will develop an understanding of Maths through stories, songs,
games and imaginative play. They will become comfortable with numbers and
ideas such as " heavier than" or "bigger". They will be
aware of shapes and space.
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Knowledge and Understanding of the Wo
rld
- Your child will explore and find out about the world around them, asking
questions about it. They will build with different materials, know about
everyday technology and learn what it is used for. They will find out about
past events in their lives and their families' lives. They will find out about
different cultures and beliefs.
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Physical Development
- Your child will learn to move, controlling their body and handling
equipment.
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Creative Development
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Your child will explore colours and shapes, trying out dance, making things,
telling stories and making music.
