Welcome to Reception!

There are four principles that underpin all pedagogy applied within the EYFS.

These are:

• A Unique Child

• Positive Relationships

• Enabling Environments

• Learning and Developing

The Early Years experience ensures opportunities for children to build on what they already know and can do and ensures planned, purposeful activities to engage children further in the learning process.

Our work in the Reception appreciates the value of play as the approach through which a child learns naturally. Play motivates children to learn and helps them make sense of the world through direct and safe experiences. Within this children can encounter all areas of the curriculum and develop their ever growing social skills. Through careful planning, we ensure that the children have a wide range of challenging and stimulating experiences and play opportunities, which will motivate them and excite their curiosity and interest. Planning includes opportunities for outdoor play, which promotes and enables physical development as well as encouraging social and moral development, self-esteem and confidence. It also provides for children who learn better outside and allows children time to consolidate and utilise the skills they have learned.

Take a look below for some photos from our provision: