2 - 3 year olds

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Children in this age group concentrate on being creative, using imagination to 'discover’ and develop problem-solving skills. Initial literacy steps are made by language acquisition through key development activities such as role-play and shared reading.
 
The Nursery Class plans opportunities for child-adult discussion, where we encourage children to contribute more during daily circle time where they attempt putting sentences together. ‘Open expression’ allows children to discover with a variety of materials, nurturing motor skills. Children discover and enjoy making marks, looking at picture books and listening to stories, giving meaning to communication.
 
Staff address areas such as eating, dressing and toileting, which allow for self-help and independence to emerge. With physical skills developing further, children are taught to join in active play with other children and it is an important time for discovering boundaries and social interaction.
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3 - 4 year olds

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When children are ready to step forward into the next stage of their development, they transition into our ‘Pre – school’ Class. At this age, skills can develop rapidly. Children use their foundation core skills developed earlier on ‘Inventing’ new ideas and new ways to tackle problems. There are no set boundaries for children to explore their ideas!
 
Children are encouraged in joint-play activities, exploring an understanding of the wider world, inventing scenarios and using their imaginations in their ideas and games. These activities help children to learn important social skills of sharing and cooperating. Children’s developing understanding of cause and effect is encouraged in this class and we explore further literacy, math and communication supporting the preparation for school.
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