Nursery Curriculum

BUILDING FIRM FOUNDATIONS

Our unique teaching methods combine creative play with engaging lessons and activities, whilst focusing on building strong foundations in development and learning.

Our Nursery curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS Areas of Learning and Development) and we personalise our teaching and learning approach to cater to children's individual needs, encouraging growth, supporting in areas of challenge, and empowering them to reach their full potential.

Every child is unique and there are a number of characteristics that show the different ways in which children actively engage and learn, playing a central role in their learning, and in becoming an effective learner. These Characteristics of Effective Learning run through and underpin all seven Areas of Learning and Development within the EYFS.

Early Years Foundation Stage at St Nicholas' School

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING
Playing and exploring - Engagement Finding out and exploring Playing with what they know Being willing to 'have a go'
Active Learning - Motivation Being involved and concentrating Keep trying Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
Creative and Critical Thinking - Thinking Having their own ideas Making links Working with ideas

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING

Playing and exploring - Engagement

Finding out and exploring
Playing with what they know
Being willing to 'have a go'

Active Learning - Motivation

Being involved and concentrating
Keep trying
Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creative and Critical Thinking - Thinking

Having their own ideas
Making links
Working with ideas

AREAS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Three Prime Areas Communication and Language Physical Development Personal, Social and Emotional Development
These underpin four Specific Areas Literacy Mathematics Understanding the World Expressive Arts and Design

AREAS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Three Prime Areas

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development

These underpin four Specific Areas

Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

"The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent

Children in the EYFS get off to an excellent start in their education and by the end of Year 2, most are working well above age related expectations"

ISI Inspection, May 2022

EXPLORE OUR ENHANCED CURRICULUM

Our Nursery curriculum is further enhanced by:

specialist teachers providing weekly Forest School, Music, Performing Arts and PE lessons.
offering a wide variety of opportunities for independent play-based learning alongside our teacher-led sessions.
our Super Curriculum, enabling children to explore subjects in more depth outside of the school environment, fuelling their passion and curiosity, whilst providing parents with the tools and guidance to extend their child's learning outside of the classroom.
providing recognised mindfulness strategies, phonics, numeracy and literacy programmes, embedding valuable consistency that stretches from Nursery into Reception and beyond.

EXPLORE OUR NURSERY FACILITIES

See how our wide range of outstanding indoor and outdoor facilities compliments our enhanced Nursery Curriculum.

Nursery facilities

HALF OR FULL DAY SESSIONS

Children can attend a combination of morning, afternoon and full day sessions with the additional option of wraparound care.

sessions and wraparound care

OUR 3-WAY PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU

We believe in fostering a strong child-parent-school partnership.

Through parent evenings, coffee mornings, our Super Curriculum and the online learning journal, Tapestry, we share regular updates, current topics and themes, books we are reading, learning techniques and 'next steps' to support and educate our parents in their child's learning journey.

VISIT US

Why not come along and experience for yourself all the benefits that our Nursery has to offer?

Discuss our curriculum further and talk in detail to us about your child's requirements.

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