The children participate in a wide variety of activities at each session, and we aim to cover all aspects of the Early Learning Goals and Birth to Three Matters, transferring this to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as it becomes legal requirement in September 2008.

The Goals set out what most children are expected to know, understand and be able to do by the end of the Foundation Stage of learning. The Foundation Stage is the period of education from 3-5 years, and finishes at the end of a child’s reception year.The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) brings together: Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (2000), the Birth to Three Matters (2002) framework and the National Standards for Under 8s Daycare and Childminding (2003), building a coherent and flexible approach to care and learning.

The EYFS is based around four Themes:

• · A Unique Child
• · Positive Relationships
• · Enabling Environments
• · Learning and Development

• Each Theme is linked to an important Principle:

• A Unique Child
• · Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
• Positive Relationships
• · Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.
• Enabling Environments
• · The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning.
• Learning and Development
• · Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and Development are equally important and inter-connected.

Please visit the EYFS website for more information.

Our programmes also include specialist teaching of Yogabugs and French.