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The Pre-school
Early Years
Foundation Stage
EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EYFS) PROVISION
Little Angels Pre-school is committed to the principles laid down in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). It is the statutory framework that sets the standards that all Early Years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure our children are ready for their next steps and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through life.
At the Little Angels Pre-School we ensure that each child can access all areas of our enabling environment that includes the inside and the outside to promote child-initiated learning through play. Our experienced staff team provide a nurturing environment and devise personalised learning plans for every child to ensure each child can reach their full potential.
We provide the children with the following areas inside:
· Fine motor
· Art
· Music & Movement
· Blocks
· Sand & water
· Dramatic play
· Nature & science
· Mathematics
· Quiet area
· Book area
These areas are setup attractively to reflect the children’s interests and to develop the 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
Keeping trying
Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
Creating and thinking critically – Thinking
Having their own ideas
Making links
Choosing ways to do things
We provide the following areas outside:
· Gross motor
· Imaginative play
· Mark making
· Construction
· Music & movement
· Investigation area
· Planting & growing
· Log cabin