Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is an integrated approach to care and education for children from birth to the end of the Foundation Stage (0-5).

Rectory Lane Nursery aims to implement the EYFS requirements to ensure a consistent approach to care, learning and development for all the children in the Nursery.

The EYFS principles that guide and underpin the work of the Nursery staff are grouped into

Four Themes:

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 with parent and/or a key person.

Enabling Environment - 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 inter-connected.

Six Areas of Learning and Development.

Personal, Social & Emotional

The children are provided with experiences and support which help them to develop a positive sense of themselves and of others; social skills; and a positive disposition to learn. We support the children's emotional well-being helping them to know themselves and what they can do.

Communication, Language and Literacy

The children's learning and competence in communicating, speaking and listening, being read to and beginning to read and write is supported and extended. We provide opportunity and encouragement for the children to use their skills in a range of situations and for a range of purposes, and we support them in developing the confidence and disposition to do so.

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

The childen are supported to develop their understanding of Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy in a broad range of contexts in which they can explore, enjoy, learn and practice and talk about their understanding. We provide them with opportunities to practise and extend their skills in these areas and to gain confidence and competence in their use.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

We support the children in developing the knowledge, skills and understanding that help them to make sense of the world. Their learning is supported by offering opportunities for them to use a range of tools; encounter creatures, people, plants and objects in their natural environments and in real-life situations. They undertake practical 'experiments'; and work with a range of materials.

Physical Development

The physical development of young children is encouraged through the provision of opportunities for them to be active and interactive and to improve their skills of co-ordination, control, manipulation and movement. We support the children in using all of their senses to learn about the world around them and to make connections between new information and what they already know. We help them to develop an understanding of the importance of physical activity and making healthy choices in relation to food.

Creative Development

The children's creativity is extended by the provision of support for their curiosity, exploration and play. We provide opportunities to explore, share thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of art, movement, dance, imaginative and role play activities and design and technology.

More information on the Early Years Foundation Stage is available at: http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.goc.uk/earlyyears

Music

Recorder - an optional extra.