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| The Curriculum |
| Children start to learn about the world around them from the moment they are born. The care and education offered by Windmills Nursery helps children to continue to do this by providing all the children with interesting activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development. |
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| For children ages of 2 and 3 years, nursery provides education and care based on the Sure Start Framework, Birth to Three Matters. This framework takes as its focus the child. It identifies four aspects, which celebrate the skill and competence of young children and highlights the interrelationship between growth, learning, development and the environment in which they are cared and educated. These four aspects are: |
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| The Foundation Stage is the period of education from the age of 3-5 years. It has its own learning goals achieved through a ‘stepping stone’ approach. The goals set out what most children are expected to know, understand and be able to do by the end of Reception Year. The Early Years Learning Goals cover six broad areas of young children’s development. In Windmills Nursery these are delivered through positive and purposeful play both inside and outside with staff interacting with the children to ensure learning is taking place while the children are having fun. We aim for a balance between child initiated activities where children learn independently and explore freely and teacher directed activities, which need more support and action. |
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| Some children may need extra help with their learning. We aim to keep you well informed about any special difficulty your child may experience and we would like you to inform us of any concerns you have. Mrs Varriale and Mrs Kennedy regularly update their training with regard to the Code Of Practice for the identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs. |
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