Development

Here’s how we support and extend children’s learning in the early years.

1. Creative Development

Being creative, Responding to experiences, expressing & communicating ideas, exploring media & materials (2D & 3D representations), creating music and dance, developing imagination and imaginative play.

Imaginative play: buying and selling fruit and veg in our shop.

2. Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Dispositions & Attitudes, Self-care, Making Relationships, Sense of Community, Self-confidence & self-esteem, Behaviour & self-control.

Role-playing as hairdressers. Strengthening friendships and learning to socialise.

3. Communication, Language & Literacy

Language for communication, Language for thinking, Linking sounds & letters, Reading, and Writing.

Poppy and friend sharing some books.

4. Problem Solving, Reasoning & Numeracy

Numbers as labels for counting, calculating, shape, space & measures.

Nancy gets her shapes sorted.

5. Knowledge & Understanding of the World

Exploration & Investigation, Designing & Making, ICT, Time, Place and Communities

Working it out on the computer.

6. Physical Development

Movement & Space, Health & Bodily Awareness, Using Equipment and Materials

Outside play in our all-weather suits.