Intent/Mission

At Little Peepul day Nursery we aim to ensure children develop as physically and

emotional independent learners ready for transition to school, through provision that promotes engaging  and fun activities in all area of development which enhances a child’s development to flourish and reach their potential regardless of their background, circumstances or needs.

Implement

Our Curriculum is driven through the principles oy the EYFS. We believe children are powerful learners and every child can make progress in their learning through the right help. Here at Little Peepul Day nursery we acknowledge that all children learn at their own pace and learn in different way, and with this in mind we implement our curriculum through sessions that provide a mix of adult-led sessions and where identified skills are explicitly taught and child initiated sessions where children choose the direction of their own play alongside adults who provide skilled play partners. Our experienced practitioners will guide, develop and support their learning using the characteristics of learning most appropriate to them.

Our methods to develop the children’s  learning are through the implementation of a wide range of experiences, all set within a stimulating, thought provoking, fun challenging environment. The practitioners will guide children’s learning through communication and modelling language, questioning, showing, explaining, demonstrating and encouraging.

We will challenge and enrich children’s learning by introducing new experiences as and when appropriate to their development, challenging both their strengths and weaknesses, building on interests and provoking curiosity and enthusiasm for other subjects.

Children in EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active and thinking critically and creatively and this takes place both indoors and our outdoor area. Our outdoor area is opened all year around and staff ensure that there are opportunities for all areas of learning both indoors and outdoors.

We will be using the facilities within the Peepul Enterprise e.g. dance studio, sports hall, theatre and our local environment to give children the space, freedom, experiences and resources to learn aswell as using the knowledge and expertise of other staff within the centre or provide children with new opportunities and experiences.eg Gym staff for yoga and PE, arts manager for including children in different art projects etc.

Our babies and younger children will firstly develop a strong foundation in the Prime areas of learning. With a solid foundation built in the Prime areas of learning the children are then able to develop and extend their existing knowledge within the Specific Areas of Learning.

We will provide the opportunity and learning experiences across a wealth of subjects, ensuring British Fundamental Values and Culture Capital is at the heart of our learning.

We form good relationships with all our families/carers  and children and use their interests and knowledge to support and inspire learning.

By allowing children to think, share and communicate feelings we can support worries and concerns they may have and we believe happy children learn.

Through staff knowledge of each child and assessments the staff plan engaging and exciting activities that will move the children’s learning forward.

We follow the Letters and Sounds Phase one teaching Programme for phonics as well as Jolly phonics and our own Rhythm, Play and Express project the children have opportunities to use sounds and link them with letters to encourage pre reading skills.

Our curriculum will promote and support children’s emotional security and development of their character enabling children to take risks in safe and secure environment.

We will be supporting children to be active and develop physically and promote the importance exercise, oral hygiene and healthy eating.

Impact

The impact of our curriculum is reflected in having well rounded, happy and confident children ready to moving onto the next chapter of their lives.

We measure progress and children’s learning through photos of all children’s learning and talking to them about it, observations and key person’s knowledge of each child in their group.

Feedback from parents, schools, other professions we work in partnership with.

Intent of Blue room (Baby Room 0-2)

The ratio in this room is 1:3. Babies can start here from 3 months and will move to our Beige room at age of 2 years. Priority for this room starts with ensuring there is a smooth transition from home to starting nursery.

Our curriculum intent in the Baby Room is to ensure that the children are fully supported to secure their foundations of learning in the 3 prime areas of the EYFS. However, we realise that dependent upon the individual abilities and needs of the child, the curriculum is differentiated to achieve maximum support and encouragement of learning. Therefore the specific areas may be introduced if the prime areas have a secure foundation. We ensure that children who join us have a baseline assessment completed when they start, so that practitioners become aware and confident of how to support and encourage their next steps in learning.

Our intent for the Baby Room is that  children are ready and capable with the skills and knowledge they need to access the  beige room (Toddler room) or their next steps in their learning journeys.

Intent of Beige room (2years- 3 years)

This is 2-3 years room. In this room we still apply 1:5 ratios. We recognise at the age of two to three our children are full of emotions and we encourage them to express themselves in a safe and comforting environment. Through planned themes and  following children’s interest ,children will become be more secure in the Primes areas of EYFS and develop in the specific areas of EYFS.

Our intent for this room is that we focus on giving our children the key skills needed for them to grow from dependent toddlers to independent three-year-olds.

Intent of Yellow room (3years- 5 years)

This is 3-5 years room. In this room we still apply 1:8 ratios. Our intent for this room is by the time the children leave the yellow room, they would to have reached their full potential . We want them to have a love of learning and be enthusiastic and physically/emotionally independent about the next stage of their journey (big school).