Our setting aims to:
- Provide high-quality care and education for Early Years children with the emphasis on ‘Learning through Play’
- Work in partnership with parents to help children to learn and develop
- Add to the life and well-being of the local community
- Offer children and their parents a service that promotes equality and values diversity
From September 2008 the Early Years Foundation Stage became law. This brings together Birth to Three Matters and the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage. Our provision reflects the four key themes and 16 commitments of the Early Years Foundation Stage:
A Unique Child
- Child Development: Skilful communicator, competent learner.
- Inclusive Practice: Equality & diversity, children’s entitlement, early support.
- Keeping Safe: Being safe & protected, discovering boundaries, making choices.
- Health and Well-being: Growth & developing, physical and emotional wellbeing.
Positive Relationships
- Respecting Each Other: Understanding feelings, friendship, professional relationships.
- Parents as Partners: Respecting diversity, communication, learning together.
- Supporting Learning: Positive interactions, listening to children, effective teaching.
- Key Person: Secure attachment, shared care, independence.
Enabling Environments
- Observation, Assessment, and Planning: Starting with the child, planning, assessment.
- Support Every Child: Children’s needs, the learning journey, working together.
- The Learning Environment: The emotional environment, the outdoor environment, the indoor environment.
- The Wider Context: Transitions and continuity, multi-agency working, the community.
Learning and Development
- Play and Exploration: Learning through experience, adult involvement, contexts for learning.
- Active Learning: Mental and Physical involvement, decision making, personalised learning.
- Creativity and Physical Thinking: Making connections, transforming and understanding, sustained shared thinking.
- Areas of Development and Learning.
Key Worker
On commencing their journey with us, each child is allocated a named Key Worker. A key worker in an early years setting plays a crucial role in providing personalised care and support to young children, fostering a secure and nurturing environment. Serving as a bridge between parents/carers and the Pre-School, the key worker establishes strong relationships with both the child and their family. They closely monitor developmental milestones, address individual needs, and tailor activities to promote cognitive, emotional, and social growth. This personalised approach enhances the child’s sense of security and well-being. Additionally, key workers contribute to effective communication, ensuring parents/carers are informed and involved in their child’s early learning journey, creating a collaborative and supportive foundation for the child’s development.
The purpose of the Local Offer is to enable parents and carers to clearly see what services are available to children with SEND and how to access them. This information outlines what we can provide at River Pre-School, but we invite you to come and visit us to discuss your child’s needs in greater detail.