The year your child spends in the Foundation Stage (Reception) plays a major part in helping them make the transition between home and school. During this year, the adults carefully plan activities to ensure all children encounter new experiences and extend their skills, develop their confidence and build on what they already know. Children deepen their understanding by actively investigating, initiating play and learning from their surroundings. These experiences will provide opportunities for your children to work towards their Early Learning Goals. The Foundation Stage children have their own statutory curriculum called “The Early Years Foundation Stage”.

The Foundation Stage curriculum is organised into seven areas of learning –
3 Prime areas – Communication & Language, Personal Social & Emotional Development and Physical Development. 
4 Specific areas – Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts & Design.

These areas are developed through adult led activities, structured play and child initiated activities, following the children’s interests and half termly projects.