Early Years
Every child deserves the best possible start and the support that enables
them to fulfill their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years
and a child’s experiences between birth and age 5 have a major impact on their
future life chances.
KNES Early Years strive always to meet the standards set out for the
Foundation Stage according to the U.K. Foundation Stage Curriculum in
England. Kindergarten and Reception classes promote teaching and learning
to ensure children’s readiness for Key Stage 1and gives its pupils a broad
range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future
progress through school and life.
There are four guiding principles which shape our Early Years Setting:
1.
The unique child: every
child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient capable confident
and self -assured.
2.
Positive relationships: Children
learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure
relationships with parents and /or key person.
3.
Enabling environments: The
environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children/s development
and learning.
4.
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.
The Learning goals of Early Years are based on 3 Prime areas
of development:
1.
Communication and
Language.
2.
Physical Development.
3.
Personal, Social and
Emotional Development.
These Prime areas of development are supported by 4 specific focus
learning areas.
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding
the World
- Expressive
Arts and Design.
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