Core Values in Early Years

Through our carefully planned curriculum we want our children to be able to:

We offer  a 40 place Pre-School – 20 children in the morning session and 20 children in the afternoon session.

We offer 15 hours 2 year old 'Time to start' places funded through Walsall FIS and places for 'working parents' funded through UK government.

To check eligibility for 'Time to start places' use the link below:

https://www.mywalsall.org/fis/Free-for-2-parents/

To check eligibility for 'working parents' use the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-childcare-if-youre-working

You need to re-apply every 3 months to be given a new code to be eligible for the free 15 hours.

• The morning session starts at 8.40 am until 11.40am.
• The afternoon session starts from 12.25pm until 3.25pm.

In our Pre-School there are 4 full time early years qualified teaching assistants.

Parents and carers need to provide:

• nappies or pull ups, nappy bags and wipes daily
• a spare pair of clothes in a bag in case the child has an accident and needs changing 
• a healthy snack daily for their child
• suitable coat to wear daily
• hat, gloves, scarf in winter and a sun hat in summer

_{Additional charges for consumables or additional charges}

We also offer sessions that parents/carers can pay for at a cost of £20 per session which includes staffing for the 3 hour session and lunch time session. 

Make a voluntary contribution of 50p per week, or when they have some money to our Early Years Fund which is used to buy resources for sensory play, to make playdough, for parent workshops, for cooking ingredients etc... to provide more experiences for the children. 

We have a 65 place Nursery at Beacon and  children can start the term after their  3^rd 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 3 full time adults – our Nursery teacher and two early years qualified teaching assistants.

Parents and carers need to provide:

• suitable coat to wear daily
• hat, gloves, scarf in winter and a sun hat in summer

If your child is not toilet trained you will also need to provide:

• nappies or pull ups, nappy bags and wipes daily
• a spare pair of clothes in a bag in case the child has an accident and needs changing 

Additional Charges for consumables or additional charges

We also offer sessions that parents/carers can pay for at a cost of £20 per session which includes staffing for the 3 hour session and lunch time session. 

Make a voluntary contribution of 50p per week, or when they have some money to our Early Years Fund which is used to buy resources for sensory play, to make playdough, for parent workshops, for cooking ingredients etc... to provide more experiences for the children.

Throughout the year we have special days where the children can come to school in their own clothes for a voluntary donation e.g. Remembrance day, comic relief, etc...

Optional Extras to pay throughout the year

During Autumn term we sell hot chocolates on Wednesdays for 50p. 

During Spring term and Summer term we sell milk shakes on Wednesdays for 50p.

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We have a 60 place Reception split into 2 classes of 30. In Reception there are three teachers and two early years qualified teaching assistants.

The Reception day starts at 8.45am and finishes at 3.15pm.

Additional Charges for consumables or additional charges

Make a voluntary contribution of 50p per week, or when they have some money to our Early Years Fund which is used to buy resources for sensory play, to make playdough, for parent workshops, for cooking ingredients etc... to provide more experiences for the children.

Throughout the year we have special days where the children can come to school in their own clothes for a voluntary donation e.g. Remembrance day, comic relief, etc...

Optional Extras to pay throughout the year

Once your child turns 5 if you want them to continue having milk daily you need to register and pay a supplement fee of around  £18 per term.

During Autumn term we sell hot chocolates on Wednesdays for 50p. 

During Spring term and Summer term we sell milk shakes on Wednesdays for 50p.

Each week we have toast/ bagel which costs 10p per day for 1/2 a slice or 50p per week. 

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 use the link below to view:

Early Years Policy

Early Years Transition Policy

Phonics Policy

https://www.beaconprimaryschool.co.uk/policies/

Please see attached links: Useful documents for Parents