SCIPS

At SCIPS, our Early Years section is made of our Nursery (3- 4 year olds) and Reception (4 - 5 year olds) classes. We provide high quality, integrated early education ensuring that our children have solid foundations on which they can build their future learning.
The curriculum, based on the principles of IPC and The Foundation Stage Programme UK, provides opportunities to be successful in an atmosphere of care. Children feel included, valued and secure.

Early Years classes are given opportunities to learn through structured play and hands-on, learning activities which match the children's needs and abilities. Learning opportunities are planned for indoors and outdoors.

The Early Years programme develops key learning skills such as listening, speaking, concentration, persistence, learning to work and cooperate with others, as well as developing early communication, literacy and numeracy skills

Early Years Curriculum is organised into 6 areas of learning:

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.

Language and Literacy - Your child will learn to speak 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.

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.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World - 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.

Physical Development - Your child will learn to move, controlling their body and handling equipment.

Creative Development - Your child will explore colours and shapes, trying out dance, making things, telling stories and making music.

For more information about the Foundation Stage Programme, click here.