The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of your child from birth to 5 years old.

Areas of learning

Your child will be taught through an appropriate balance of play-based tasks, small group activities and whole class learning inputs.

The areas of learning are:

• communication and language
• physical development
• personal, social and emotional development
• literacy
• mathematics
• understanding the world
• expressive arts and design

At Mount Charles we believe in giving children the time they need to explore, manipulate, discover, and practise newly acquired skills through purposeful, play-based learning task. This supports them to grow and develop. Play and curiosity is the most important resource that children have to help them learn and connect with people, the world around them and their imagination.

Outdoor learning

We plan for opportunities to learn inside and outside within our setting, providing learning opportunities which are linked to our children’s needs and interests.

We were extremely excited to open our brand-new outdoor space recently and have carefully planned the progression of skills for the sand and water area and woodland space to ensure all children are supported and challenging in their explorative learning.

We are outside daily and have wet-weather clothing for the children to wear but we ask for every child to bring in a pair of welly boots which they can keep in school.