Curriculum Early Years
Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception)
Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception) follow the Early Learning Goals. These are organised as six areas of learning:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Developing confidence and independence while learning to concentrate and to enjoy sharing as part of a group
- Communication, Language and Literacy
Communicating with one another and developing skills in talking, listening, reading and writing
- Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Using ideas about number, quantity, measurement, shape and space
- Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Investigating and beginning to understand the things, places and people around them
- Physical Development
Improving control and co-ordination of their bodies while learning to move and to handle equipment
- Creative Development
Finding ways to communicate using colour, shape, sound, texture, movement and stories