Play & Education
Activities are planned around our ‘Topics’ and we follow the Government’s ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ curriculum. Babies and young children will direct their natural curiosity throughout these topics, for instance, ‘Animals, Transport, The Seaside, Colours, Around the World and People who help us’.
The children will learn through their five senses and their play. The week is also filled with delightful opportunities for children to express their creativity with free art activities such as painting, gluing, sticking, messy play, imaginary play and planned topic related activities.
Every child has their week planned along the Early Years Foundation Stage focusing on their next steps and we focus on their welfare, safety, health and well-being and education.
We plan around the six areas of learning. (Personal, Social & Emotional, Communication and Language, Physical Development, Maths, Understanding of the World and Expressive Arts and Design) These are explained in detail in our curriculum policy.
Home from Home aims to promote ‘Cultural Capital.’
We encourage practical life skills, for example, serving their friends fruit at snack times, feeding themselves and putting on their coat etc. We will work together with you to prepare your child’s progression onto school with confidence and happiness. At mealtimes we encourage each child to be aware of good manners and healthy eating. We encourage an understanding of the importance of a healthy diet, discussing for example, what they are eating and why it is good for them.
This, “Cultural capital” is the essential knowledge that children need to prepare them for their future success. It is about giving children the best possible start to their early education. As part of making a judgement about the quality of education, inspectors will consider how well leaders use the curriculum to enhance the experiences and opportunities available to children, particularly the most disadvantaged. Some children arrive at early years settings with different experiences from others, in their learning and play.
What a setting does, through its EYFS curriculum and interactions with practitioners, potentially makes all the difference for the children. It is the role of the setting to help children experience the ‘awe and wonder’ of the world in which they live, through seven areas of learning.” (Early Years Inspection Handbook).
Home from Home believe that the early years are the most important in ones lives and that every aspect of our day to day, has to make a positive impact to the children in our care. We make each day fun, varied and a day to remember!
