Nursery

In the Nursery, we aim to ensure that children enjoy every day with us, having fun in a nurturing environment while they grow and develop. We understand that the transition from home to school can be overwhelming for some children, and we work with parents or carers to ensure all children feel secure and confident.

We provide an enabling environment with activities and opportunities to help develop children’s learning while encouraging them to explore, seek challenges and solve problems as they enjoy their day.

We provide a unique curriculum based on what our children need. We use the Early Years Statutory Framework to support our planning and various non-statutory guidance, such as Development Matters. We incorporate the children’s interests through various themes, ensuring that the curriculum combines learning both in and outside the classroom and that children experience exciting, active learning opportunities.

The areas of learning have been organised into three prime areas of learning and four specific areas of learning. These are as follows:

PRIME AREAS OF LEARNING:

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal and Social Development

SPECIFIC AREAS OF LEARNING:

Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding of the World
Expressive Arts and Design

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING:

We provide many opportunities for children to learn in the Early Years setting through the teacher’s planning and children’s activities.

The three characteristics of effective teaching and learning are:

Playing and exploring – children have the opportunity to investigate and experience a range of activities and are encouraged to ‘have a go.’
Active learning – children concentrate and develop resilience when they encounter difficulties and enjoy their achievements
Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for completing a task.