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The Nursery: Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
We intend that your children should enjoy the best possible start in life. Glenhurst follows the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFSC) which focuses on four areas of a child’s early development:
A Unique Child
Every child is a competent learner from birth, who can be resilient, capable, confident and self assured. Every area of development – physical, cognitive, linguistic, spiritual, social and emotional – is equally important. The diversity of individuals and communities is valued and respected. No family is discriminated against. The Nursery team ensure that each child is kept safe, which means protecting their physical and psychological well-being. Their health is a vital part of their development, and is supported by the provision of healthy and nutritious meals, high quality hygiene procedures, and attention to healthy patterns of sleep and exercise.
Positive Relationships
Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and a key person. The Nursery team work together with parents and carers to have a positive impact on children’s development and learning. All adults hold appropriate qualifications, are checked by the Criminal Records Bureau before commencing work at Glenhurst, and are warm, caring individuals who respect the feelings of children and their families. Each child is assigned a Key Worker who will build a secure attachment with that child, giving reassurance and helping to build independence.
Enabling Environments
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning. Activities and experiences are planned to give achievable challenges. These will take into account each individual, and will flow with each child’s needs. A rich and varied environment gives a child the confidence to explore and learn in secure and safe, yet challenging indoor and outdoor spaces.
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. This area includes the following learning areas:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Communication, Language and Literacy
- Problem solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World
- Physical Development
- Creative Development
Full details of these six areas of learning and development can be found on our Pre-School EYFSC page. |
