The curriculum provided by Crowthorne Village Pre-School
Children start to learn about the world around them from the moment they are born. The care and education offered by Crowthorne Village Pre-School helps to continue to do this by providing all the children with interesting activities that are right for their age and stage of development.
For children between the ages of two and a half and five years, the Pre-School provides a curriculum for the early years foundation stage of education. This curriculum is set out in a document, published by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Department for Education and Skills in a statutory framework.
The guidance divides children's learning and development into six areas:
- personal, social and emotional development
- communication, language and literacy development
- problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
- knowledge and understanding of the world
- physical development
- creative development
For each area, the framework sets out principals which support children through to the end of the reception year of their education.
For each area the guidance sets out developmental stages through which children are likely to pass as they move through the foundation stage. Crowthorne Village Pre-School uses th guidance, regular observations and learning journeys to help trace each child's progress and to enable us to provide the right activities to help all of the children achieve their potential.
The setting endorses the concept of
The unique child - were each child is a competent learner from birth who can be resiliien, capable, confident and self-assured
Positive relationships - were children learn to be strong and independent supported by loving and secure relationships with parents and a key person
Enabling Environment - A stimulating and varied environment supports and extends children's development and learning
Learning & Development - children learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning are equally important and intertwined