Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
The EYFS Unit is made up of our Nursery, 2-4 years, and our Reception class. Our curriculum is thoughtfully designed to provide a rich and balanced learning experience for your child. Through play-based activities, we foster creativity, curiosity, and a love for learning. We understand that each child is unique, and our diverse range of activities ensures that every child’s interests and abilities are nurtured.
We follow an ‘in the moment’ approach to planning. This involves staff skillfully observing and interacting with children and spotting ‘teachable moments’ to help children to learn in a meaningful and authentic manner. The children lead the learning and this takes us on many different adventures, every day is different! We enhance and adapt our environment daily to create curiosity and wonder as well as catering to the children’s current interests.
Children need to bring a named bag with a spare pair of clothes and underwear. Although we have some spare wellies it is helpful if children bring their own.
We go outside in all weathers, we provide the waterproof suits and muddy puddles.
In warmer weather please apply sun-cream before the session if necessary and provide caps for protection.
Please ring the office if someone not on the named list is collecting your child.
We provide healthy snacks, milk and water.
MESSY PLAY- We love messy play, corn-flour, mud, painting, slime, sand etc. Children have access to messy play everyday because it has so many wonderful benefits. We know it can be frustrating when children come home with messy clothes – we try our best to make sure everyone wears waterproofs and aprons but sometimes mess still gets through! Please don’t send children in their best clothes and please provide a change of clothes and wellies everyday.
PARENT PARTNERSHIPS
We know that for children to receive quality care and early learning that suits their individual needs, parents/carers and staff need to work together in a close partnership. We recognise that parents/carers play the fundamental role in a child’s development as their first educators of their young children and our aim is always to support their role.
The two-way sharing of information is key to this. The nursery team welcomes parents as partners and this relationship needs to be built on trust and understanding. It is important that we, as practitioners, are able to support parents in an open and sensitive manner.
We aim to:
· Recognise and support parents as their child’s first and most important educators, and to welcome them into the life of the nursery.
· Work towards all parents being signed up to our Target Tracker app where they can view observations and comment. We encourage parents to add their own observations to children’s learning journeys using the sheets at the front door.
· Encourage parents to share information about the development of their child using the ‘What to expect document.’
· Be available daily for informal discussions.
· Support parents in their own continuing education and personal development and inform them of relevant workshops and training.
· Operate a key person system to enable a close working relationship with all parents. Support two-way information sharing regarding each child’s individual needs both in nursery and at home
· Inform parents on a regular basis about their child’s progress and involve them in the shared record keeping.
· Provide opportunities for parents to learn about the Early years foundation Stage (EYFS) and about young children’s learning in the nursery and at home.
· Respect the family’s religious and cultural backgrounds and beliefs and to accommodate any special requirements wherever possible and practical to do so.
RECEPTION -
PE
The children have free access to the outdoor area that has a variety of challenging equipment. We also have scooters and balance bikes. P.E lessons are in the hall or outside, please ensure your child has their P.E kit in school.
Reading
Please send your child with their reading book in their bag everyday. Children will read twice a week with an adult. They will need their books available daily.