Early Years
Core Values in Early Years
Through our carefully planned curriculum we want our children to be able to:
Pre-school | Nursery | Reception |
Use their manners and say please and thank you, | Be happy and confident | Be independent, resilient and reflective |
Co-operate with others and understand yes and no | Be a good friend | Make decisions and be responsible for their choices and actions. |
Try new activities and have a go | Share and take turns | Be inclusive and respectful to others |
Feel safe and have secure attachments with their key person | Follow rules and routines | Compromise and negotiate with others |
Be curious | Understand right from wrong | Work in a team |
Talk about their emotions | Be organised and take care of their belongings. | |
Be proud of their achievements | Be resourceful and creative | |
Be courageous and take risks | Feel empowered to meet their own needs and those of others | |
Speak confidently with unfamiliar adults | Feel valued and know their voice is heard | |
Support and help others | Be considerate to others ideas |
We offer a 32 place Pre-School – 16 children in the morning session and 16 children in the afternoon session.
Many of our places are funded through ‘Two Year Old Funding’. However, we also offer places that parents/carers can pay for.
- The morning session starts at 8.30 am until 11.30am.
- The afternoon session starts from 12.30pm until 3.30pm.
In our Pre-School there are 4 full time teaching assistants.
Please see attached links:
Pre-School Timetable 2021-22
Pre-School Long Term Plan
Please click on the following icons if you would like more information on:
- 2 Year Old Funded Early Learning - Are you eligible for free funding for 15 hours in pre-school?
- Paying for day care- Would you like your child to be in a school setting ?
We have a 65 place Nursery at Beacon and children can start the term after their 3rd birthday.
We offer our children 15 hours of provision which is broken down into 5x3hr sessions (morning or afternoon).
- The morning session starts at 8.40am until 11.40am.
- The afternoon session starts from 12.25pm until 3.25pm.
In our Nursery there are 4 full time adults – our Nursery teacher and three teaching assistants.
Please see attached links:
Nursery Long Term Plan
Nursery Timetable
Please click on the following icon if you would like more information about:
- Wrap around
We have a 60 place Reception split initially into 2 classes of 30 children. However, we group our children into 3 classes of 20 in different subjects throughout the day. Reception is supported by three teachers and two teaching assistants.
The Reception day starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.05pm.
Please see attached links:
Reception Timetable
Reception Long Term Plan
Our Learning Environment
In Early Years, our children follow an active curriculum both indoors and outdoors. Our indoor classrooms are bright, stimulating and caring to meet the needs of our youngest children. We are developing our ‘outdoor classrooms’ to ensure the children have access throughout the day – no matter what the weather!
The Early Years Curriculum
Children in the Foundation Stage follow the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ curriculum which covers all 7 areas of a child’s development.
There are 3 Prime Areas of Learning:-
Personal, Social and Emotional development
Communication and Language
Physical development
There are 4 Specific Areas of Learning:-
Literacy
Mathematics
Expressive Arts and Design
Understanding of the World
We observe our children to understand and consider their interests, development and learning- planning for and facilitating the 3 ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’.
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.
For more information on the curriculum and what we offer click on the links below:
Policies
Please see attached links: Useful documents for Parents