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The Early Years Foundation Stage – EYFS

The Babies – 3 month to 2 years

From birth, babies are busy, active learners, immediately investigating the sights, sounds, and feel of the world. Babies and toddlers are sensori-motor beings. They explore the world with their senses when developing motor skills. Long before they understand a concept like “under” or “far” with their minds, their bodies are learning to navigate the up and down, over and under of the physical world: their perceptions are sorting out sizes, colours, and shapes.

At Children 1st Day Nursery we provide babies with what they need: a safe world, rich with opportunities to actively explore, with books, songs, and a lot of listening and responding to their vocalisations and words.

The Toddlers – 2 years to 5 years

A child’s second year is a time of huge change: Two year-olds are moving from the total dependence of babyhood to the more independent, mobile world of Pre-schoolers. At this age children are exploring their powers to communicate, to move purposely, to assert their independence and individuality.

At Children 1st Day Nursery we provide the manageable challenges and relaxed environment that two to five year olds need. Staff understand the frequent changes in moods, interests, and capabilities and provide calm, consistent care and supportive teaching.

EYFS – Early years foundation stage

We offer our children a play – based Curriculum which meets all the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to support their healthy development. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development. Physical development; and. Personal, social and Emotional Development.

Learning and development covers the 7 key areas of learning within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which are:

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development. (PSED)
  • Communication and Language.
  • Physical Development.
  • Understanding the World.
  • Expressive Arts and Design.

Characteristics of Effective Learning EYFS (CoEL)

Characteristics of Effective Learning, also known as CoEL, are an important part of the EYFS curriculum. Nursery Practitioners are expected to reflect on the different ways in which children are able to learn by planning activities through the CoEL and assessing individual children’s’ success.

The three Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL) are:

  • Playing and Exploring
  • Active Learning and Creating
  • Thinking Critically

Tapestry

Tapestry builds a very special record of a child’s experiences, development and learning journey through their early years and primary education. Using photos, videos and diary entries, the child´s keyworker, along with the child’s parents, ‘weaves’ the story of the child and how they are growing and developing. The Tapestry platform then works seamlessly to enable these memories to be kept as a permanent record of each child’s unique journey.

All information held in the platform is stored securely, and can be downloaded and shared as required. Parents are able to view online their child’s progress and how much fun they’re having, whilst also uploading their own comments and media.

The communication between staff and parents that Tapestry enables, helps build a shared understanding of how every child can reach their full potential, from birth to the end of primary school. The Tapestry online learning journal is also available as an easy-to-use, secure app, meaning capturing key learning moments, and videoing milestones are even easier.

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