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Communication and language
We talk constantly — narrating what a child is doing, waiting for an answer, singing the same songs until they join in.
Learning & EYFS
The curriculum, in plain English
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. Here is what each of its seven areas actually looks like on a Tuesday morning.
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Personal, social and emotional development
Naming feelings out loud, taking turns with the good spade, and being helped to repair things after a wobble.
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Physical development
Climbing and running in the garden, and the small stuff too: threading, tweezers, cutting fruit, doing up a coat.
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Literacy
Books read on request over and over, story props, chalk and paint marks, and children's own names on their pegs.
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Mathematics
Laying the table for four, counting stairs, filling and emptying at the water tray, noticing pattern in beads.
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Understanding the world
Planting and watering, weather at the window, the walk to the market, and celebrating the festivals our families keep.
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Expressive arts and design
Paint, dough, junk modelling, dressing up and a lot of loud singing. Process over product, always.
Staying in touch
How we share your child's progress
- Every day: a proper spoken handover at collection — what they ate, slept, loved and found hard.
- Every week: photographs and short notes of what your child has been absorbed in, sent to you privately.
- Every term: a short written summary against the EYFS areas, and a conversation about it — including the statutory progress check between the ages of two and three.
- Any time: if you are worried, say so. We would always rather talk early.
Settling in
Nobody is left on their first day. We take it at your child's pace, and we do not charge for settling sessions.
Step 1
A visit together
You stay the whole time. Your child explores; we get to know each other and take down every detail of their routine.
Step 2
A short session
An hour or so without you, at a time of day that suits them. We call or message you partway through, every time.
Step 3
A longer session
Including a meal, and a nap if they usually have one, so the shape of the day becomes familiar.
Step 4
First full day
Only when your child — and you — are ready. There is no fixed timetable for this.