Welcome to our new EYFS page for the academic year 2026-27!

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Welcome to Nursery - Seedlings' class.

Session Times for Nursery Children:

Morning nursery: 8.30am – 11.30am (Doors open at 11.20am) 

30 hours places 8.30am -3.10pm

In Nursery we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

This consists of 7 areas of learning and development. 

The Prime Areas are:

• Communication and Language
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Physical Development

The Specific Areas are:

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understand of the World
• Expressive arts and Design

Click on the link to find out more.

https://foundationyears.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/What-to-expect-in-the-EYFS-complete-FINAL-16.09-compressed.pdf

Characteristics of Effective Learning

As well as Early Learning Goals we also observe the 'Characteristics of Effective Learning'.

The Characteristics of Effective Learning describe learning as a process and not as an event.

The three characteristics of effective teaching and learning are:

-Playing and exploring - children investigate and experience things, and have a go

-Active learning - children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements; and

-Creating and thinking critically - children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things.

We plan to meet the aims of our curriculum through child centered learning alongside our wonderful learning environment - indoors and outdoors.

Activities:

We plan wonderful small group times with activities that help to meet the needs of our children and our curriculum. These include:

-Dough disco and Funky Fingers

-Squiggle whilst you wiggle

-Squiggle Club

-Story time

-Maths activities

-Circle time (PSED based)

-PATHS

-What comes before phonics - listening and attention games. 

Indoor and Outdoor Learning Environment

Our environment includes:

• Sand play
• Water play
• Construction area
• Cosy reading area / calm corner 
• Playdough area
• Arts and crafts area
• Painting area
• Role play area / home corner 
• PSED Area
• Messy area
• Sensory room
• Bike area
• Staged area for performing
• Music wall
• carpet area for group times 
• sensory room 

We are proud that our setting has recently completed the Maths Chmpions programme and we are a communication friendly setting.