Foundation
Stage 
Our Aims
and Purposes
As stated in the EYFS document we believe that
Every child deserves the best possible start in
life and support to fulfil their potential. A
child's experience in the early years has a major
impact on their future life chances. A secure,
safe and happy childhood is important in its own
right , and it provides the foundation for children
to make the most of their abilities and talents
as they grow up.
We therefore aim to help the young children in
our setting to achieve the five Every Child Matters
outcomes of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying
and achieving, making a positive contribution,
and achieving economic well being.
Care, Learning
and Play
The programme of activities and theatmosphere
of our Foundation Stage aims to encourage confidence,
independence and enjoyment. Our work has, as its
core, the aim of enabling children to develop
their emotional, social, cognitive, interpersonal
and physical skills, and their desire to explore,
discover and be creative.
We follow the Early
Years Foundation Stage guidance and our curriculum
is broken into 6 areas of learning:
- Personal, Social
and Emotional Development
- Communication,
Language and Literacy
- Problem Solving,
Reasoning and Numeracy
- Knowledge and Understanding
of the World
- Creative Development
- Physical Development
 None
of these areas of Learning and Development can
be delivered in isolation from the others. They
are equally important and depend on each other
to support a rounded approach to child development.
All the areas must be delivered through planned,
purposeful play, with a balance of adult-led and
child-initiated activities. EYFS May 2008.
In our teaching and learning we will also take
into account the four themes of the EYFS framework:
A Unique child, Positive Relationships, Enabling
Environments and Learning and Development.
We will provide a
well-planned and organised play environment that
offers children rich and stimulating experiences,
alongside opportunities to explore, experiment,
plan and make decisions for themselves. The programme
of activities will recognise and take into account
the differing interests, backgrounds and abilities
of the children.
Activities are carefully
planned to allow children to build on their natural
curiosity, advance their thinking, use their imagination
and develop positive social relationships. At
all times, we will recognise a child's individuality,
effort and achievement.
Wherever appropriate,
children and parents will be involved in the process
of planning activities so that the programme reflects
their opinions, and so that children feel some
ownership over the setting.
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