Ladybirds Pre-school works to provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment where children learn through play, both in and out of doors.
The curriculum, planning and timetable are planned, using the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’, ‘Birth to Five Matters Guidance’ and the “Plan, Do, Review” cycle from ‘High Scope’ educational approach to learning.
The Session
As a team we are committed to an active learning environment so that children are able to follow their interests, and are able to take safe risks and challenges. We provide this through:
Our Routine
Through this consistent, but flexible routine the children have control of their time and they are secure in the knowledge that they can plan, carry out an activity/s and reflect on what they did. Use of a 10 minute warning before snack cafe is closed and 5 minutes warning before tidy up time helps the children manage their own time and choose when to visit the snack cafe for example. Even the newest members of the pre-school quickly develop understanding of the routine secure in that they know what will happen next.
The Pre-School staff team work together as partners, promoting parental involvement. We strive to support families and parents/carers by:
Key Persons
Each child and their parents/carer are allocated a key person on entry to the pre-school. The key person will work with their key children on a daily basis through planning, remembering, and small group time and will develop a strong bond with these children getting to know their interests and stages of development well. The team have regular meetings and discussions to ensure that relevant information is shared with everyone, meaning that each child receive the highest quality care and education, unique to them. The key person will work with parents/carers to make sure that the pre-school provides for your child’s particular stage of development and interests. This starts at the home visit and continues at parent consultations to discuss and look through their child’s learning story. The key person also discusses next steps and developments with any other setting a child maybe attending.
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Policy adopted at meeting – Oct 2007 |
Reviewed by : Ladybirds Directors
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Date reviewed |
July 2021 |
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Sept 2017 |
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Feb 2018
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