Our Curriculum
Our curriculum encompasses everything our children will learn when they are at nursery. It is based on the statutory early years foundation stage(EYFS), which provides a framework that will be built upon through seven areas of learning.
Our curriculum sets out our learning intention (all we aim for our children to learn, remember, do and become). Our inspired practitioners go on to plan and deliver diverse activities and teaching to secure our children’s learning.
Curriculum intent
At Lambs Christian School Day Nursery, we intend to provide opportunities for our children to:
- Know more
- Remember more
- Do more
- Be more
Progressive holistic learning and development opportunities which develop experiences, knowledge, skills, abilities and our children’s God given gifts and talents, identity and character.
OUR PEDAGOGY
Curriculum intent: BE MORE
We will provide our children with a progress learning and development experience in line with our Christian ethos. Nurturing and valuing each child’s God given uniqueness we foster:
- Koinonia
- Character
- Conflict resolution Skills
- Leadership
- Self reflection
- Positive self-esteem/self love
- Self regulation
- The bag of manners
- Cultural capital
- Independence
- Social skills
Curriculum implementation
- Play outdoors and indoors
- Topic related, learning infused trips
- A choice of a wide range of resources to choose from
- Circle time
- Daily devotions
- Invitations for children to explore and develop their imagination.
- Personalised and tailored learning opportunities
- A language rich environment
- Adult led learning opportunities
- Meditation/quiet times
Enabling and Empowering Environments
We believe indoor and outdoor enabling environments provide our children with exciting new opportunities, skills, knowledge and unforgettable learning experiences enhancing and feeding their imagination for future learning.
At least every half term we venture on an exciting trip as an extension of our External classroom
We believe in the outdoor classroom experience and acquisition of social capital.
At least every half term we venture on an exciting trip as an extension of our external classroom; parents can come along too!
We believe in and provide a healthy balance between child-initiated play and direct teaching.
Send
We aim for all our children to make outstanding progress irrespective of their special educational needs. The specific service we provide to children with SEND will depend on their individual needs. Children with Special educational needs are tracked and planned for in partnership with parents and other professionals that are involved with the child’s progress and development.
We meet with parents and carers in order to put a home school partnership plan in place. The plan is reviewed on a termly basis and their progress is also reviewed and discussed at the termly parent’s progress meeting. Please see our SEND policy for a comprehensive understanding of the various stages we work through.