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Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS)
It is during these early years that children grasp essential skills that provide the foundations of their future development as happy, healthy and confident individuals.
The EYFS supports children’s learning and development while ensuring they are kept healthy and safe. The four guiding principles which shape our practice are:
A unique child – recognising that each child is individual, constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
Positive relationship – children can learn to be strong and independent when they are included and involved.
Enabling environments – in which children’s experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents/carers.
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates - providing inclusive practice where the education and care includes all children, of all abilities, regardless of special educational needs and disabilities.
The EYFS framework focuses on three prime areas and four specific areas of learning; essential to making sure young children develop healthily and happily.
The Prime Areas form the foundations on which children can then master the specific areas, these include:-
Communication and Language Development
Listening and attention
Understanding
Speaking
Physical Development
Moving and handling
Health and self-care
Personal Social and Emotional Development
Self-confidence and awareness
Managing feelings and behaviour
Making relationships
The Specific Areas provide essential skills and knowledge and include:-
Literacy
Reading
Writing
Mathematic
Numbers
Shape, space and measure
Understanding the World
People and communities
The world
Technology
Expressive Art and Design
Exploring media and materials
Being imaginative
Planning and Assessment
The EYFS reinforces the value of play and Busy Bees recognises the need to offers a balance of both child-initiated and adult-led activities based on the interests of the children.
The EYFS also requires settings to formally review children’s progress and share a summary with parents. Each child is allocated a Key-Person who is responsible for monitoring, recording and informing parent/carers of their child’s progress.
Supporting Children's Learning and Development
Busy Bees recognises the value of play and offers a balance of both child-initiated and adult-led activities based on the interests of the children.
We also acknowledge children learn in different ways and take into consideration the ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’ outlined in the EYFS which include:-
Playing and exploring
Active learning
Creating and thinking critically
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Code of Practice
The SEND framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. To view what Busy Bees can provide for children with SEN and disabilities please see our SEND local offer.
Busy Bees Pre-School Flitwick
c/o Flitwick Lower School
Temple Way, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1LU
Tel: 01525 719222
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