Our Nursery Curriculum Here at My Little Angels Day Nursery we work in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Framework (EYFS). This forms the key basis of any curriculum for children from their birth right through to 5 years. Following the EYFS is a statutory requirement for all nurseries, preschools, childminders and reception classes and they must follow it. By aligning ourselves with the EYFS, it makes it easy for our nursery to set a relevant standard of learning, care and development. On top of this, it supports an integrated approach to early care and learning within the nursery environment.
Below are some details about the nursery curriculum we provide to our children. For more details, feel free to call us in Upminster on 01708 222450
7 Areas of Learning Our team take the time to carefully plan all activities and learning using the 7 key areas set out in the EYFS. We aim to create individual and unique plans which are tailored to meet each child s individual needs and requirements.
Each of the 7 areas are split into 3 Prime and 4 Specific areas of learning. Each prime area is important as they lay the key foundations for success in learning and life. These include:
Communication and Language
Once a child begins to grow, these prime areas allow them to develop skills in the 4 specific areas. These specific areas offer a range of opportunities and experiences for children to widen the knowledge and skills that they have. These are:
Literacy
Themes and Principles Alongside the 7 key areas, the Early Years Foundation Stage is created using four main themes. It is these themes that underpin all the EYFS guidance. Below are some further details about each theme.The Unique Child:
Positive Relationship:
Enabling Environment:
Learning and Development :
Each child learns and develops in various different ways. The above framework covers both care and education for all in early years provision. This includes any children with disabilities or special educational needs.
Characteristics of Effective Learning1. Playing and Exploring (Engagement) Focus on finding out and exploring, playing with what they know, and being willing to have a go .
This characteristic provides stimulating resources that are both open-ended and accessible. As a result, they can be used, moved and combined in a variety of ways, ensuring all resources are relevant to a child s interests. Our team encourage all to show curiosity about events, objects and people as well as use senses to explore the world around them and engage in open-ended activity.
A flexible indoor and outdoor with space is arranged with resources that enhance their ability to move, explore, build and role play. There are also quiet areas for concentration and to limit any noise, keeping a space visually calm for them to relax in. Our team plans first-hand experiences allowing children to seek challenges.
2. Active Learning (Motivation) Focus on being involved and concentrating, to keep trying, as well as always enjoying to achieve what they set out to do.
With this characteristic, all children will be more involved deeply when you provide something that is unusual and new for them to explore, especially if it is linked to their specific interests. Each member of our time can notice what ignites their curiosity and will look for signs of involvement to identify areas for future learning and motivation. All of our practitioners have many skills and ensure that all children have the freedom and time they need to become as involved with activities as they can do. This makes it easy for them to stay focused over a longer period of time.
We use a scrapbook and tapestry to keep them engaged, help each child to develop ideas, and take photographs of all activities. Daily routines are planned and we ensure time and space is always provided for ideas from the children themselves.
3. Creative and thinking critically (Thinking)
Focus on having their own ideas, making links, and choosing the best ways to do things.
This is about creating a learning community which is aimed at how and what we are learning as a group. Doing this enables the children to express any thought process freely and contribute. This builds confidence by sharing ideas and also following them through.
When our team are planning activities, we consider opportunities which help them to find their own ways to develop and represent individual ideas. We also focus on creating opportunities to play with materials before using them in planned tasks as well as giving an opportunity to think flexibly and creatively. Our staff recognises the importance of routines that are predictable as this enables children to link expressions and provides a secure and safe space for them to follow ideas and discover.
Contact Us For more details about the nursery curriculum we provide for our children, please call us on 01708 222450
