Early Years
We plan provision so that:
- All children become confident, independent and enjoy learning and exploring.
- Children develop a strong sense of self while also learning to play, negotiate and co-operate with others.
- Children experience a broad and balanced curriculum reinforced by high quality teaching and learning that meets individual needs.
- We work in partnership with parents so that parents are fully involved as their children’s first educators. Parents are invited to stay and read on a Friday morning after drop off and take part in workshops throughout the year.
Our RICH values are reflected in our school ethos and embedded within our Early Years curriculum.
We show Respect for our environment and our friends and those in our school.
We are Inclusive thinking about the needs of others and that we are all different but valued equally.
We are Creative with our minds and thinking, we ask questions and are curious. We study artists and composers and create our own masterpieces.
We are Hardworking trying our very best even though it may be challenging.
Our high quality adult interactions with the children enhance learning and development whilst following the children's lead. Our aim is to provide our children with knowledge, skills and experiences in a hands on holistic way so that learning is embedded in a meaningful context.
Our children’s physical and mental wellbeing is important to us and we teach them important self-regulation techniques and how to make and build positive relationships right from when they join us. We use Heartsmart which is a creative approach to build character, emotional health and resilience in our children. The Thrive approach is adopted throughout from the outset ensuring we are meeting the emotional needs of all our children. We want our children to be tolerant of others and understand the need for kindness, empathy and respect. This is threaded throughout our daily teaching and alongside this our children learn about different religions, cultures and places of worship.
Children are full of such wonder and curiosity and it's marvellous to see that flourish as they start their learning journey with us at Wingham. We want to nurture that curiosity , feed their imagination and excite them with their learning.
Knowledge Progression in EYFS.pdf
Skills Progression in EYFS.docx.pdf