We want every child within our nursery and preschool to achieve, and believe strongly that every child is unique and matters very much.
Alongside the Government's 'Every Child Matters' and Early Years Foundation Stage campaigns we plan your child's activities to help them achieve.
Learning is all through play and allowing the child to lead the play. We work with the following goals in mind:
Prime Areas
Prime areas are fundamental, work together, and are moved through to support development in all other areas.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
1. Making Relationships
2. Self-Confidence and self – awareness
3. Managing feelings and behaviour
Communication and Language
1. Listening and attention
2. Understanding
3. Speaking
Physical Development
1. Moving and handling
2. Health and self-care
Specific Areas
Specific areas include essential skills and knowledge for children to participate successfully in society.
Literacy
1. Reading
2. Writing
Mathematics
1. Numbers
2. Shape, space and measures
Understanding the World
1. People and Communities
2. The world
3. Technology
Expressive Arts and Design
1. Exploring and using Media and Materials
2. Being Imaginative