Learning
The children’s learning is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage of the National Early Years curriculum
It sets out a play based framework, based on four principle themes:
EYFS Themes and Principles
A Unique Child
Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
Positive Relationships
Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.
Enabling Environments
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.
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.
The seven areas of learning and development are:
| Prime Areas | |
|---|---|
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development |
Making relationships |
| Self-confidence and self-awareness | |
| Managing feelings and behaviour | |
| Physical Development | Moving and handling |
| Health and self-care | |
| Communication and Language | Listening and attention |
| Understanding | |
| Speaking | |
| Specific Areas | |
| Literacy | Reading |
| Writing | |
| Mathematics | Numbers |
| Shape, space and measure | |
| Understanding the World | People and communities |
| The world | |
| Technology | |
| Expressive Arts and Design | Exploring and using media and materials |
| Being imaginative | |