EYFS

For children who currently attend an Early Years setting, we provide an appropriate curriculum, following the Early Years Statutory Framework. This Framework specifies the requirement for learning and development in the Early Years and provides prime and specific areas of learning that we cover in our curriculum.

Our curriculum incorporates the key areas of learning outlined in Development Matters 2021 and is personalised and flexible for our children to gain the knowledge, skills and understanding they require for success. We embed this learning through the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning – Play and Exploration, Active Learning and Creative and Critical Thinking.

Through on-going assessment and observations, provision is enhanced to meet the identified learning needs to develop the emergent, expected and exceeding learner. This enables children to develop skills supporting a particular learning focus that is also based on the child’s interests. These are linked to the Early Learning Goals (ELGs).

We provide a balance of adult directed teaching sessions and child-initiated play to support children with their early development and extend their learning through meaningful interactions. We offer phonics sessions where children are supported to develop the skills required to learn to read and write along with maths sessions where we teach our children to work confidently with numbers. We place a large emphasis on early speech and language skills, supporting children to communicate through conversations and storytelling. We provide a variety of activities to support the physical development of gross and fine motor skills along with supporting children to manage their emotions and build relationships.

Enhancements are made to our provision to reflect the needs and next steps for our children considering individual interests for high impact and engagement. Children are given opportunities in continuous provision to explore and become fully immersed in their play. Our aim is to nurture and develop well rounded individual children who have a love for learning and are curious to find out more about the world.

Through on-going assessment and observations, staff use their knowledge of child development to identify individual learning needs and determine how to support a particular learning focus. We share our key learning moments via a learning journal with parents following discharge.

Children’s Hospital School University Hospitals of Leicester – NHS Trust Leicester Royal Infirmary – Leicester LE1 5WW
Tel: 0116 258 5330 Fax: 0116 229 8142