Times & Prices

3 & 4 Year Old Funded Places Available 15 & 30 Hours

Term Dates 2022/23

Autumn Term 2022
(Training Day Mon 5th September CLOSED)
OPEN: Tue 6th September – Fri 21st October
CLOSED HALF TERM: Mon 24th October – Mon 31st October
(Training Day 31st October CLOSED)
OPEN: Tue 1st November – Fri 16th December
CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS: Mon 19th December – Mon 2nd January 2023

EYFS

We follow the play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) from birth to five years. This gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life. The children play and learn in a fun environment with adults who understand and care about them, ensuring that each individual child is learning through high quality play that is tailored towards their individual needs.
Our childcare practitioners provide a rich, varied and imaginative environment for every child. Activities are planned by assessing and monitoring your child’s development through observations and tracking using ‘Tapestry’.

There are seven areas of learning and development that shape the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Communication and language
We provide a language rich environment where children can develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves and to speak and listen in a range of situations.

Physical development
Children are encouraged to be active and develop their co-ordination, control and movement. Children will be helped to understand the importance of physical activity and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

Personal, social and emotional development
We help children to develop a positive sense of themselves and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups and to have confidence in their own abilities.

Literacy
We encourage children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children have access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest and we use “Jolly Phonics” to support their learning.

Mathematics
Children have opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers; calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; to describe shapes, spaces, and measures.

Understanding the world
Children are encouraged to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.

Expressive arts and design
There are opportunities to explore and play with a range of media and materials, as well as opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities, in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology.