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Curricular Guidance for Pre-School Education

A little bit about our learning approach:

​PLANNING THE CURRICULUM – OUR AIMS FOR CHILDREN

Our aim is to provide appropriate play experiences, learning opportunities and adult support to help each individual child to:

Physical Development and Movement

• Gain body control and co-ordination
• Develop confidence in physical activities
• Develop spatial awareness
• Develop manipulative skills
• Develop an awareness of safety routines
• Enjoy physical play activity

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Develop self esteem and a sense of achievement
• Grow in confidence
• Develop independence and autonomy
• Develop the ability to focus and persist with tasks
• Develop secure relationships with adults and children
• Develop an awareness of emotions
• Develop positive attributes to learning

Language Development

• Increase language skills and self-expression
• Develop listening skills
• Enjoy rhymes, songs, stories and books
• Develop an interest in symbols and patterns
• Develop a knowledge about books
• Use books to support their learning

The World Around Us

• Be curious and ask questions about the world around them
• Grasp basic health concepts
• Know significant people in their community
• Develop a knowledge about the seasons, plants and animals

The Arts

• Represent their ideas and feelings through a wide variety of forms
• Develop creativity and imagination
• Enjoy exploring and experimenting with materials, colours, tools and shapes

Early Mathematical Experiences

• Grasp early maths concepts through direct experience
• Develop logic and reasoning skills
• Develop observation skills
• Learn number rhymes and songs






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