Early Years (Nursery & Reception) lays the foundation for successful lifelong learning!
Here at Shirley Manor we love to learn as we play, grow as we learn, and make the most of every day.
We are a nurturing, committed team who aim to give the children the very best start to their school life. We know that children (and parents/carers) need to feel safe, settled and happy in their new environment, and we offer stay and play sessions in the summer term as well as our visits to the pre-school settings.
Children in our Nursery & Reception classes are provided with stimulating environments which encourage learning through play – a fundamental part of early learning.
We use the Early Years Foundation Stage, Development Matters and our own knowledge of the children to plan learning opportunities across all areas of learning. This allows all children to follow their own interests and to lead their own learning.
We use Class Dojo, an online sharing tool where parents/carers can see how well their child is settling in and accessing learning. Parents/carers can also upload photographs and observations from home, to their child’s portfolio, so that we can follow their interests at school. We strongly believe in the importance of home/school links and invite parents to share as much about their child as possible, we run an open-door policy with staff on hand each morning.
At Shirley Manor, we use “Development Matters”, a non-statutory guidance, which supports all those working in early childhood education settings to implement the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the EYFS.
Development Matters demonstrates how the four themes of the EYFS Framework and the principles that inform them work together to support the development of babies, toddlers and young children within the context of the EYFS framework. The document also illustrates how the ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’ may be supported and extended by adults as well as how they underpin the ‘Prime’ and ‘Specific’ areas of learning and development.
Please see our curriculum documents for further guidance and information about our curriculum and the new EYFS Framework 2021.
Documents
EYFS Curriculum
EYFS Maths Reasoning
Early Learning Goals – Parents/Carers guide
Transition to Reception
