Roskear Primary and Nursery School

Learning together for a better future

About Our Nursery

Flexible Entitlement

At Roskear 15 and 30 hour free childcare for 3-4 year olds can be made available for families. Please use the governments 'Childcare Calculator' to quickly find out which of these options are available to you. Parents and carers can also pay for additional sessions to supplement those hours offered by the government. Lunchtime cover and provision is also available as an additional cost, enabling children to stay all day.

https://www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator

Morning Session	8:45am- 11:45am
Afternoon Session	12:30pm - 15:30pm

Curriculum

The seven areas of learning in EYFS are:

Communication and Language: The development of children's spoken language underpins all seven areas of learning and development. Children's back-and-forth interactions from an early age form the foundations for language and cognitive development. The number and quality of the conversations they have with adults and peers throughout the day in a language-rich environment is crucial. By commenting on what children are interested in or doing, and echoing back what they say with new vocabulary added, practitioners will build children's language
Personal, Social and Emotional Development : Children's personal, social and emotional development (PSED) is crucial for children to lead happy and healthy lives, and is fundamental to their cognitive development. Underpinning their personal development are the important attachments that shape their social world. Strong, warm and supportive relationships with adults enable children to learn how to understand their own feelings and those of others.

Physical Development: Physical activity is vital in children's all-round development, enabling them to persue happy, healthy and active lives. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child's strength, co-ordination and positional awareness through tummy- time, crawling and play movement with both objects and adults.

Literacy: It is crucial for children to develop a lif-long love of reading. Reading consists of two dimensions: language comprehension and word reading. Language comprehension ( necessary for both reading and writing) starts from birth. It only develops when adults talk with children about the world around them and in books ( stories and non-fiction) they read to them, enjoy rhymes, poems and songs together. Skilled word reading, taught later, involves both the speedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words ( decoding) and the speedy recognition of familiar printed words. Writing involves transcription ( spelling and handwriting) and composition ( articulating ideas and structuring them in speech, before writing)

Mathematics : Developing a strong grounding in number is essential so that children develop the necessary building blocks to excel mathematically. Children should be able to count confidently, develop a deep understanding of the numbers to 10, the relationships between them and the patterns within those numbers.

Understanding the World: Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community. The frequency and range of children's personal experiences increases their knowledge and sense of the world around them- from visiting parks, libraries and museums to meeting important members of society such as police officers, nurses and firefighters. In addition, listening to a broad selection of stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems will foster their understanding of our culturally, socially, technologically and ecologically diverse world. As well as building important knowledge, this extends their familiarity with words that support understanding across domains. Enriching and widening children's vocabulary will support later reading comprehension.
Expressive Art and Design: The development of children's artistic and cultural awareness supports their imagination and creativity. It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore with a wide range of media and materials. The quality and variety of wehat children, see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts. The frequency , repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.

The Early Years team plan together to ensure all children progress towards the Early Learning Goals. The curriculum is taught through a series of interesting topics, including themes led by the children which will follow their interests and areas of fascination.

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Nursery Timetable

Time	Activity
8:45	Children arrive and participate in classroom activities. Toast is available
9:10	Singing and/or dancing
9:20	Letters and Sounds
9:30	Indoor and Outdoor Play
11:20	Tidy Up time
11:30	Carpet Maths / story time
11:40	Preparation to go home
11:45	Home Time / Lunch Time

Time	Activity
12:30	Children arrive and participate in classroom activities.
13:00	Singing and/or dancing
13:10	Letters and Sounds
13:20	Indoor and Outdoor Play
14:45	Tidy Up time
15:00	Carpet Maths / story time
15:25	Preparation to go home
15:30	Home Time

Nursery Long Term Curriculum.pdf