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- Become confident separating from their parent which will help them when they start school
- Learn social skills such as sharing and taking turns.
- Become independent in self-dressing i.e dressing for outdoor play and changing to sports kit
- Learn to select and carry out activities and help to tidy away toys
- Understand right from wrong, the feelings of others and form good relationships with other children.
- Learn about the their community and the world around them
- Learn a sense of justice and fairness
- Begin work towards the academic aspects of the Early Years curriculum, including mark making, early phonics and numeracy.
LITERACY
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LITERACY
We encourage an interest in reading; we have a daily story time with staff and a well-stocked book corner where children read with their friends and staff. Children learn to recognise their name and we help them to ‘mark-make’ and/or begin handwriting.
COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE
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COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE
Their verbal communication is developed through singing, foreign language activates, Chatterbox Time, and a HUGE amount of nattering with their friends and staff!
NUMERACY
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NUMERACY
We encourage an interest in numbers (counting up to 10 and beyond) and an interest in shapes (noticing shapes in the environment and naming shapes). We also introduce mathematical language e.g. “bigger‟ and “smaller‟, “heavier‟ and “lighter‟.
KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD
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KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD
We encourage children to show an interest in the world in which we live, and to talk about special events in their own life such as their birthday or a new baby. We encourage them to understand British values and British traditions, as well as helping them respect other cultures by introducing them to other national traditions and festivals. We also encourage use of the computer where they acquire basic skills by playing educational games.
STEM
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STEM
We encourage a curiosity about the world around us, and how things work. We have recently been talking about the life cycle of frogs, and we even have some tadpoles that the children have been looking after in pre-school! Watching them change has been very exciting. We have a STEM area where daily hands on activities and displays help children learn a broad range of experience based-science.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
We encourage the children to play with jigsaws, thread beads and use playdough. We also organise painting or let them play in the sand and water tray. These activities will help with fine motor skills development. We have an excellent outdoor play area and have use of the primary school’s large indoor hall and outside activity playground. The climbing frames, trikes, prams and balls all help with the development of the children’s gross motor skills.
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
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CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
We provide props and resources for children to use in imaginary role-play, which we usually link to our termly topics, for example “The Fruit and Vegetable Shop”. Children learn a huge amount from role-play. Our curriculum is founded on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). We pride ourselves on having an incredibly innovative and successful Early Years curriculum.
MOVING ON TO PRIMARY SCHOOL
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SUPPORT OUTSOURCING
We pride ourselves on how ready our pre-schoolers are for taking the big step to primary school. Our staff liaise with all the local primary schools about the school leavers and provide a smooth and effortless transition to Reception class, wherever their next destination may be. We are always delighted with the feedback we receive each year from Reception teachers, who praise us for the ‘readiness’ and academic preparedness of our summer leavers.