Welcome to Early Years!

Our Intent in the EYFS

At Idle CE, we are committed to providing high-quality care and education for all children in our Early Years setting. Our aim is to ensure that every child has a happy, secure and positive start to their school life, enabling them to build strong foundations for future learning and development.

We provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where children feel valued and supported to explore, play and learn.  Through engaging and meaningful learning experiences, children develop independence, confidence and a lifelong love of learning. Our carefully planned curriculum enables children to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills across all areas of learning, supporting them to make strong progress from their individual starting points.

By working in partnership with families and responding to the needs of each child, we strive to ensure that all children are well prepared, confident and ready for the next stage of their learning journey.

Our practice is guided by the Statutory Framework for the EYFS and the four key principles that shape high-quality provision in Early Years settings.

·       Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident, and self-assured.

·       Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.

·       Children learn and develop well in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults, who respond to their individual interests and needs and help them to build their learning over time.

·       Children develop and learn at different rates. 

To put these into practice, we:

·        Provide and deliver a balanced curriculum, based on the EYFS, covering all seven areas of learning and taking children’s different stages of development into account.

·        Promote equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, providing early intervention and support for those who require additional support.

·        Work in close partnership with parents and carers.

·        Plan stimulating and appropriately challenging learning experiences, based on the individual child, informed by ongoing observation and assessment.

·        Provide opportunities for both adult-led and child-initiated activities, with adults supporting, guiding and extending children’s learning.

·        Provide a safe and secure learning environment.