Hylton Red House Nursery School

Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and Ofsted-registered early years providers must follow the EYFS, including childminders, preschools, nurseries and school reception classes. There are core documents produced nationally to support us in meeting the requirements. They are available to download below.

First Hand Experiences Survey

During Covid-19, children have not had a lot of opportunities to get out and about and explore our World. They have only been on the planet a short time and have spent most of that in and out of lockdown. We want to try to bring some of the missed experiences to the children and we wondered if we could have your thoughts on the matter.

Child's Name

1. What key experiences do you think your child has missed out on that you would have done in the last year with them?

2. List some places you would have taken your child in the last year that you couldn’t (eg holidays, beach trips, parks, parties)

3. Is there something you have noticed your child is interested in at the moment, or asks lots of questions about? (eg animals, dinosaurs, weather, people)

4. Do you or someone in your family have a job that might be interesting to young children (eg wear some type of uniform, drive a type of vehicle, works within our community)? Please tell us who and what:

5. Would that person be willing to do a visit (online via zoom or teams) for a short chat with a small group of children to tell them about their job?

Despite Covid, we hatched Butterflies and Ladybirds over the Summer, we have chicks coming to nursery before Easter and ducklings coming afterwards! When it was safe, Brendon the Music Man continued to visit.

6. Do you have any ideas of other ways we could provide some covid-secure first hand experiences to the children?

7. Do you know anyone who could help us?

Finally, how do you rate what we are doing so far? Please answer the following:

8. Providing real life experience of watching animals and minibeasts hatch and grow (tick those that apply):

a) Provides essential knowledge that I know will give my child the best start in life

b) Is something I value and think is important

c) Is something that would make me choose this nursery over others in the area

d) I think it is a waste of time and money

9. Having Brendon the Music Man singing, telling stories and teaching the children about music and instruments (tick those that apply):

a) It provides essential knowledge that I know will give my child the best start in life

b) It is something I value and think is important

c) It is something that would make me choose this nursery over others in the area

d) Think it is a waste of time and money

Areas of learning

The curriculum covers the following areas:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSE)
Physical Development
Communication and Language
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design