What will your child be learning with us?

Personal, social and emotional well-being: we will achieve this through supporting the transition to and between home and the nursery, promoting an inclusive ethos and providing opportunities for each child to become a valued member of that group and community so that a strong self image and self-esteem are promoted;

Positive attitudes and dispositions towards their learning:  through promoting an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning, and a confidence in their ability to become successful learners; Social skills: through providing opportunities that enable them to learn how to co-operate and work harmoniously alongside, and with, each other and to listen to each other; Attention skills and persistence:  through developing the capacity to concentrate on their own play or on group tasks; Language and communication: providing opportunities for all children to talk and communicate in a widening range of situations, to respond to adults and to each other, to practise and extend the range of vocabulary and communication skills they use, and to listen carefully; Reading and writing: through providing opportunities for all children to explore, enjoy, learn about, and use words and text in a broad range of contexts and to experience a rich variety of books; Mathematics: giving opportunities for all children to develop their understanding of number, measurement and pattern, shape and space by providing a broad range of contexts in which they can explore, enjoy, learn, practise, and talk about them; Knowledge and understanding of the world: giving  opportunities for all children to solve problems, make decisions, experiment, predict, plan and question in a varied range of contexts; and to explore and to find out about their environment, and people and places that have significance in their lives; Physical development: giving opportunities for all children to develop and practise their fine and gross motor skills, increase their understanding of how their bodies work and what they need to be healthy and safe:

Creative development: giving opportunities to explore and share their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of art, design, music, movement, dance and imaginative role-play activities.