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Baby Curriculum

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EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) is England’s statutory framework for how all nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and reception classes support children’s learning, development and care from birth to age 5. It sets the legal standards every Ofsted‑registered early years provider must follow.The EYFS is divided across the 7 areas of learning.

We focus on independence to create happy, confident children.

 

Literacy

Enjoy and join in with songs, rhymes, copying sounds and rhythm.

Copy finger movements, saying some of the words in the songs.

Sing some parts of songs independently.

Enjoy sharing books with an adult while paying attention to pictures.

Communication and Language

Turning towards familiar sounds, gazing at faces and making eye contact.

Enjoy singing, rhyme and toys that make sounds.

Use gestures, babbling sounds, reaching out for something they want and copying gestures.

Understanding single words in context and simple instructions.

Physical

Developing from holding head up to rolling over and on to enjoying moving inside and out.

Crawling in different ways, pulling themselves up and reaching out for objects.

Gain ability to control body to wave, roll, crawl and walk.

Walking independently and start to throw and kick balls.

Understanding the world

Repeat actions that have an effect.

Explore different materials both indoors and outdoors.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Establish sense of self, expressing preferences and trying new things.

Find ways of managing transitions, thriving as they develop self-assurance.

Play with increasing confidence on their own and with others, looking back to the key person as they crawl away.

Feel confident when taken new places by the key person.

Expressive Arts and Design

Show attention to music and sounds, responding physically to music.

Anticipate actions in rhymes.

Enjoying exploring own voice, joining in with some songs.

Exploring paint, using fingers and other body parts, starting to make marks intentionally.

Mathematics

Stacking cups or blocks, putting objects in and taking them out.

Take part in finger rhymes and react to changes of amounts up to 3 objects.

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