Our Early Years provision offers a broad and engaging curriculum, guided by the interests of the children. It is inclusive and all children are supported in accessing learning and meeting their full learning potential. 

It is guided by the 7 areas of learning. 

Prime Areas (developed first)

• Communication and Language
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Physical Development
  

Specific Areas (building on the prime areas)

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Arts and Design

In addition, the curriculum offer enables children to develop the Characteristics of Effective Learning (the skills needed to become life-long learners) which includes:

Playing and exploring – engagement

• Finding out and exploring
• Playing with what they know
• Being willing to ‘have a go’

Active learning – motivation

• Being involved and concentrating
• Keeping trying
• Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creating and thinking critically – thinking

• Having their own ideas
• Making links
• Choosing ways to do things