EYFS

 

The Vision

 

We aim to provide a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment where children are encouraged to explore, learn, and grow. We aim to support each child’s unique development, ensuring they build a strong foundation for future learning. Through a balance of child-initiated and adult-led activities, we focus on fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking, while promoting key skills in communication, social interaction, and emotional well-being. Our approach is rooted in a commitment to nurture every child’s individual needs, ensuring they feel valued, confident, and ready for the next stage in their education.

Curriculum Coverage

Thematic curriculum map EYFS – 2 Plus

Thematic curriculum map EYFS – Nursery

Thematic curriculum map EYFS – Reception

We offer a broad, balanced and engaging EYFS curriculum, which includes a rich variety of learning opportunities, designed to support the progressive development of knowledge and skills across the seven areas of learning.

Our goal is to create a positive learning environment where children can explore, play, and learn at their own pace, fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. We offer a mix of structured and child-initiated activities, with a strong emphasis on developing the prime areas of learning, and early literacy and numeracy skills. We aim to meet the individual needs of every child, ensuring a smooth transition into Key Stage 1.

 

EYFS Areas of Learning

Prime Areas:

Communication and Language

Listening and Attention

Understanding

Speaking

Physical Development

Moving and Handling

Health and Self-care

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Self-confidence and Self-awareness

Managing Feelings and Behaviour

Making Relationships

 

Specific Areas:

Literacy

Reading

Writing

Mathematics

Numbers

Shape, Space, and Measures

Understanding the World

People and Communities

The World

Technology

Expressive Arts and Design

Exploring and Using Media and Materials

Being Imaginative

 

Characteristics of Effective Learning

Children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking which takes place both indoors and outside.

Playing and exploring– engagement

Finding out and exploring

Playing with what they know

Being willing to “have a go”

Active learning – motivation

Being involved and concentrating

Keeping trying

Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creating and thinking critically – thinking

Having their own ideas

Making links

Choosing ways to do things

 

2+ Centre

We have a fabulous 2 year old centre. Demand for 2 year old places is high and we are delighted to be in a position to support families in the local community. Through the centre we aim to support improved educational outcomes for children and provide improved continuity of care for families.