The curriculum provided by Stoke Goldington Pre School
Our curriculum planning for Stoke Goldington Pre-School is guided by the framework issued by the Department for Education and Skills. The Early Years Foundation Stage became mandatory for all Ofsted registered settings and schools caring for children under the age of five. The overall aim of the Early Years Foundation Stage is to help young children achieve the five 'Every Child Matters' outcomes, as follows:
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Staying safe
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Being healthy
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Enjoying and achieving
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Making a positive contribution
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Achieving economic well-being
The Early Years Foundation Stage principles for learning and development are summarised as below:
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Play and Exploration: Learning through experience, Adult involvement, Contexts for learning
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Active Learning: Mental and physical involvement, Decision making, Personalised learning
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Creativity and Critical Thinking: Making connections, Transforming understanding, Sustained shared thinking
The Foundation Stage divides children’s learning & development into six areas:
- Personal, social and emotional development: developing confidence and independence while learning to concentrate & to enjoy learning as part of a group.
- Communication, language and literacy: communicating with one another and developing skills in talking, listening, writing & reading.
- Mathematical development: using ideas about number, quantity, measurement, shape & space.
- Knowledge and understanding of the world: investigating and beginning to understand the things, places and people around them.
- Physical development: improving control and co-ordination of their bodies while learning to move and to handle equipment.
- Creative development: finding ways to communicate by using colour, shape, sound, texture, movement & stories.
This is achieved by basing each term on a theme. For example, we may work on a theme of ‘Nursery Rhymes’ or perhaps ‘Transport.’
We recognise that children progress at different rates which we support through individual attention and assessment.
Children who have special educational needs will be supported in their progress towards the aims for the Foundation Stage.
