SAFEGUARDING

Our preschool works with children and parents to ensure the rights and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life. All staff have attended Safeguarding Children training .

VALUING DIVERSITY AND PROMOTING EQUALITY

Our setting is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

We provide an environment in which all children, including those with special educational needs, are supported to reach their full potential. We have an experienced SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) who ensures our provision meets the needs of each individual child

 Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

What parents/carers need to know

 

What is the EYFS?

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) was originally launched in 2008. It is the statutory framework for all early years providers in England but it is held in high regard worldwide.  The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage sets the standards that all early years providers must meet.  Early years providers in England who provide care and learning for children from birth to the end of reception class must comply with the EYFS Statutory Framework. Ofsted regulate and inspect all early years providers against the safeguarding and welfare requirements and areas of learning to determine how well children are kept safe and healthy. From time to time the EYFS is updated and refreshed, the latest being September 2025.

 

Our curriculum

The 7 areas of learning and development within the EYFS have not changed, these are:

•           Communication and language

•           Physical development

•           Personal, social and emotional development

•           Literacy

•           Mathematics

•           Understanding the world

•           Expressive arts and design

The prime areas of learning form the essential foundations for healthy development and future learning. Once a solid start has formed within the prime areas we continue to build upon these skills, opening to explore more learning opportunities within the specific areas of learning.

These 7 areas are the basis for our curriculum. Careful thought is given to inform our enabling environments (indoors and outdoors), to provide resources, activities and learning opportunities to meet each child’s unique requirements. Ofsted call this ‘curriculum’.  Our curriculum is very flexible and responsive to follow children’s interests.

 The EYFS refers to the Characteristics of Effective Learning.  These are:

•           Playing and exploring

•           Active learning

•           Creating and thinking critically