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Early Years

Our aims:

Within the Early Years, we aim to develop a child’s love of learning whilst preparing them for their later school life. We use both children’s interests and the statutory framework to shape our planning and form the basis of our curriculum.

Our Early Years curriculum consists of a wealth of carefully planned opportunities for children to experience, learn and develop independent, transferable skills. It meets the requirements of the educational programmes in the statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Areas of learning are detailed below:

Communication and language
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive arts and design

The children are given opportunities to learn in both child-initiated and adult-led activities. This combination allows children to gain the necessary knowledge and skills whilst gaining confidence and social skills in a variety of learning situations.

Areas of Learning	Early Learning Goals
Communication and language	Listening, attention and understanding; Speaking
Personal, Social and Emotional Development	Self Regulation; Managing Self; Building Relationships
Physical Development	Gross Motor Skills; Fine Motor Skills
Literacy	Comprehension; Word Reading; Writing
Mathematics	Number; Numerical Patterns
Understanding the world	Past and Present; People, Culture and Communities; The Natural World
Expressive arts and design	Creating With Materials; Being Imaginative and Expressive

Parental Engagement:

In our Early Years, there are lots of opportunities for children to share their learning with their parents across the school year. Observations are regularly shared on our online learning journal, Tapestry and there are suggestions for activities to support learning at home. We also share activities on Learning With Parents. Parents simply click on the link sent by email or text - this makes it accessible and user friendly. Parents can watch a topic video with their child and then there are options for hands on practical activities that are fun to share.

Little Oak Pre-School:

For details of Little Oak Pre-School, please see their website:

https://www.littleoakpreschoolwitney.com/