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The Pre-School from 3 years old
The Pre-School team provide a continuous assessment of each child using the Early Years Foundation Stage Development Folder. The Pre-School children are encouraged to develop at their own particular pace with all the support that is required. There is a structured and carefully planned approach to the daily activities which helps children to feel secure; however our routines are flexible to accommodate celebrations, visits such as from storytellers or the Fire Brigade and other exciting events such as snow.
An informative whiteboard is updated weekly for parents with current topics, phonics, letters and sounds we are practising, and updated daily with activities that children have taken part in. Key Workers are always pleased to discuss a child’s welfare and progress with their parents, and parents are encouraged to ask questions and be part of the Pre-School learning experience.
Please click on the following age groups to learn more about how we care for our Pre-School age children at Glenhurst:
Glenhurst Pre-School covers all aspects required by the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, which includes the period from when a child starts in Nursery until the end of their Reception year. The EYFSC focuses on four areas of a child's early development, and full details of the four areas of a child's early development can be found on our EYFSC page.
From these four areas of a child's early development, the Learning and Development section covers a further six 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 further six areas of learning can also be found on our EYFSC page.
Children from 30 months to 50 months old -
Dragonflies
Our younger Pre-School age children still need familiar adults and routines, but are growing in confidence to try new experiences, foods and games. They become more confident when role playing familiar scenarios such as The Shop, Post Office, Doctors or Hairdressers. They still need time for free choice and plenty of physical activity and outdoor play.
Academically, they are continually expanding their vocabulary and general knowledge. They begin to learn letter sounds through daily practice with Jolly Phonics activities, and they begin to practice pencil control by forming letters in dough, sand or on white boards. Numbers are practised using a variety of fun circle games and in small groups.
On selected afternoons the children use the interactive white board which provides another stimulating variation to their learning of phonics and number. We aim for children to know all their sounds, write their name forming some or most letters correctly and to begin to recognise familiar written words by the end of this year. As their mathematical abilities develop we expect children to be counting beyond 10, recognising written numerals and learning to shape them correctly. They learn to match with one to one correspondence, and learn to name some shapes and colours correctly.
Class music lessons take place each week, though singing and rhymes take place every day. Each child is given individual learning targets to match their stage of development and ability. These will ensure that every child is challenged to move on to the next level of learning when they are ready and that no child is held back.
We assign each child a Key Person who monitors and assesses the child's individual learning goals. Your child's Key Person is there to guarantee continuity and stability and is responsible for keeping you informed about your child's progress and to be there to help with any problems.
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Children from 40 months to 60 months old - Bumblebees
Older Pre-Schoolers are now ready for more challenges, both academically and physically. Activities are carefully planned to encourage children to think, to decide, to be independent, to share and to co-operate with other children. They are still given plenty of time for free choice and role play, and plenty of physical activity and outdoor play. The older group are often taken out on nature walks and other short outings, such as to the Library or the local museum.
Children learn all their letter sounds through daily practice with the Jolly Phonics activities, and are provided with Jolly Phonics letters to take home to practice. Activities are planned to increase their pencil control, such as tracing, dot to dot and forming letters in dough, sand or on white boards, and they are given opportunities to practice writing through real tasks and role play.
On selected afternoons the children use the interactive white board which provides another stimulating variation to their learning of phonics and number. We aim for this age group to know all their sounds, write their name forming all of the letters correctly and to recognise several familiar written words by the end of this year. As their mathematical abilities develop we expect children to be counting beyond 20, recognising written numerals and shaping them correctly, and recognising a large number of shapes and colours. Children are now able to sort objects according to a given criteria, and follow simple instructions.
Class music lessons take place each week, though singing and rhymes take place every day. Each child is given individual learning targets to match their stage of development and ability. These will ensure that every child is challenged to move on to the next level of learning when they are ready and that no child is held back.
We assign each child a Key Person who monitors and assesses the child's individual learning goals. Your child's Key Person is there to guarantee continuity and stability and is responsible for keeping you informed about your child's progress and to be there to help with any problems.
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