Areas of Learning

Children in the Early Years will learn skills, acquire new knowledge and demonstrate their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development.

There are three prime areas which are important for children to develop well in before anything else. Without a sound foundation in these three areas it will be very hard for children access other areas of learning.

The three prime areas of learning are:

• Communication and language

• Personal, social and emotional development

• Physical development

As children develop in the prime areas they will begin to engage in learning linked to the four specific areas.

The four specific areas of learning are:

• Literacy

• Mathematics

• Understanding the world

• Expressive arts and design