ETCHING HILL EARLY YEARS

At Etching Hill Primary Academy, we place great value on the development of children as unique individuals and providing them with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to prepare them for the challenges in Key Stage One and beyond. Our aim in the EYFS is to build strong foundations rooted in academic success as well as moral and spiritual development; so that ultimately our pupils can be successful, happy, curious life-long learners who are well-rounded citizens who aim to be better than their best.

In the Foundation Stage, we foster the child’s own interests, needs and stages of development and offer activities which extend, enrich and develop potential both inside and outside the classroom. Purposefully planned, playful activities and first hand experiences are the key to learning, laying the foundations for the Early Years Curriculum. There is a mixture and an appropriate balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities, depending on the children’s age and stage of development. The Framework is based on four guiding principles which help to shape the Early Years Foundation Stage Policy.

  • ·         A Unique Child

  • ·         Positive Relationships

  • ·         Enabling Environments

  • ·         Learning and Development

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