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The Curriculum

Within the group all children are supported in developing their potential at their own pace.  Our keyworker system enables us to ensure a planned curriculum tailored to the needs of each individual child.  By means of developmentally appropriate play activities and a high level of individual adult input, we offer a curriculum that enables children to progress towards the early learning goals throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) of the National Curriculum and prepare them for entry into Reception class at Infant School.

The early learning goals are outlined below.

  • Communication, language and literacy 
  • Problem Solving
  • Personal, social and emotional development 
  • Knowledge and understanding of the world 
  • Creative Development 
  • Physical Development

 

The Early Years Foundation Stage

 

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a single quality framework from birth to the age of five (i.e. to the end of their first (reception) year at school.)   It aims to help young children achieve the five Every Child Matters outcomes:

  • Be Healthy
  • Stay Safe
  • Enjoy and achieve
  • Make a positive contibution and
  • Achieve economic well-being.     

 

The EYFS framework describes how early years practioners in schools, settings and childminders will work with children and their families to support their development and learning.  It describes how children should be kept safe and cared for and how all concerned can make sure that children achieve all they can during their earliest years of life.  It is based on four important themes and principles:

  • A Unique Child - Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
  • Positive Relationships - Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships from parents and/ or a key person.
  • Enabling Environments - the environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning.
  • Learning and Development - Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and Development are equally important and interconnected.

 

See here for further information:

 

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk

 

www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/eyfs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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