Our learning Curriculm
What is our learning curriculum
Our learning curriculum is a framework that consists of seven areas of learning. Three of the areas form the prime areas of learning and the other four are named as the specific areas of learning.Prime areas; Are the main focus for babies and children under 3
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Development
- Communication and Language
Specific Areas
- Mathematics
- Literacy
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Practitioners working with the under 3's will primarily concentrate on the prime areas of learning, it is believed that the prime areas are fundamental in the success of learning in the specific areas. It is the key person's responsibility to ensure that children are fully secure in the prime areas, they will continuously observe children's development and respond by planning further activities to enhance the learning opportunities. As children are treated as individuals at nursery practitioners are however encouraged to introduce aspects from the specific areas into the environment when they feel this is appropriate to the child.[ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="232" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow" gallery_width="600" gallery_height="400" cycle_effect="fade" cycle_interval="3" show_thumbnail_link="0" thumbnail_link_text="[Show picture list]" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]The key person will regularly complete assessments on their key child to ensure they are progressing at the rate they should be. Certain assessments will primarily concentrate on the prime areas such as the 2-year integrated review, this is an assessment that is completed by the child's key person and shared with the child's health visitor during their 2-year health check. As children move on through the nursery practitioners will begin looking closely at both the prime and specific areas of learning. Children will be supported in developing their literacy skills through a wide range of opportunities. There will be plenty of opportunities for children to develop and build on their counting, understanding and using numbers. Children will also demonstrate skills such as solving calculating simple additions and subtracting problems. Practitioners will use mathematical language during everyday practice to support children's mathematical learning as well as asking open-ended questions. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="233" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow" gallery_width="600" gallery_height="400" cycle_effect="fade" cycle_interval="3" show_thumbnail_link="0" thumbnail_link_text="[Show picture list]" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]Here at nursery children will enjoy acting out roles and experiences and playing different parts, they will also express their feelings and behaviours in a variety of ways. Understanding the world involves children making sense of the world around them and at nursery children will be provided with a range of opportunities to support them in doing this. They will explore different types of technology and find out how and why things work.Children's progress is regularly shared with parents, detailing how they are progressing within the areas of learning in the form of daily observations and progress summaries. We also encourgae parents to share home observations sheets about activities experiences at home.