At Tunstall we believe that young children learn through their play. We provide a stimulating environment which enables children to explore, develop and learn at their own pace. We, as experienced and trained staff, provide support and intervention to further their learning and skills. We follow their interests as well as introducing new experiences and topics, following the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. Our learning environment includes indoor and outdoor activities throughout the year.

 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development is recognised as one of the building blocks of success in life. It supports children’s development by helping them to interact effectively and develop positive attitudes to themselves and others.

 

Self confidence and self awareness

Managing feelings and behaviour

Making relationships

 

Physical development is about how young children gain control of their bodies, and it also includes how children learn about keeping themselves active and healthy and how they learn to use equipment and materials successfully and safely.

 

Moving and Handling

Health and self-care

 

Communication and Language involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations.

 

Listening and attention

Understanding

Speaking

 

Literacy involves encouraging children to link sound and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of materials to ignite their interest. This includes a range of reading materials and a variety of opportunities to write in all mediums.

Reading

Writing 

 

Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces and measures. Children use mathematical words and ideas in their play; have resources for counting, calculating and shape available indoors and outdoors. Stories, songs and imaginative play help with mathematical understanding.

Numbers

Shape, space and measures

 

Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment. This area offers children opportunities to explore and observe the environment, living things and objects; open-ended questions like, “How can we…?” and “What would happen if…?” are used and based on first-hand experiences to observe, predict, make decisions and discuss.

 

People and Communities

The World

Technology

 

Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology. Children value their own unique ideas and those of others rather than reproducing those of someone else; originality and expressiveness are valued.

 

Exploring and Using Media and Materials

Being Imaginative