Early Years

Nursery and Reception children follow the final year of the Foundation Stage Curriculum which is based on Development Matters. Our aim is to provide quality learning experiences for all the children; learning that is structured, balanced, relevant to the child and related to the real world. Every day your child will have the opportunity to do the following: 

Play and Explore
Finding out and exploring
Playing with what they know
Being willing to ‘have a go’

Active Learning
Being involved and concentrating
Keep trying
Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creating and Thinking Critically
Having their own ideas
Making links
Choosing ways to do things

The Foundation Stage Curriculum is divided into seven areas of learning.
Prime Areas
Personal, social and economic development Making relationships, self-confidence and self-awareness, managing feelings and behaviour
Physical development Moving and handling. health and self-care
Communication and language Listening and attention. understanding speaking
Specific Areas
Literacy Reading writing
Mathematics Numbers shape, space and measure
Understanding the world People and communities, the world technology
Expressive arts and design Exploring and using media and materials. being imaginative
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