Activities

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. When parents choose to use early years services, they want to know that provisions will keep they children safe and help them thrive. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework which provides this assurance.

It is based on 4 important principles

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