Meadow Kindergarten Curriculum

At Meadow kindergarten, we provide children with activities and exercises that improve their skills for learning and ability to concentrate.

For children aged three months to three years we follow the Sure Start National Guidance ‘Birth To Three Matters’, which is a framework to support children in their earliest years. For pre-school children aged three to five years we deliver the ‘Foundation Stage of the National Curriculum’.

`Birth to three framework`

A strong child
A strong child is about babies and young children being strong, confident, capable and self-assured.

A skilful communicator
They will make friendships where they will learn about other people, communicating and sharing their feelings and experiences

A competent learner
Children are learners from birth. They are actively involved in exploring their environment, using their senses to build up their knowledge about the world.

A healthy child
The healthy child is one who is emotionally secure and knows that he or she can depend on carers to meet his or her needs.

`The foundation stage`

Activities throughout the nursery and pre-school are created so that children gain knowledge and understanding of life topics through fun everyday activities. Planning follows the childrens interests and include such themes as Ourselves, Minibeasts, Seasons, Around the World and other cultures.

Our pre-school room is a treasuretrove of fun equipment and toys designed to stimulate and support the Six Key Areas of Learning. Whilst most activities take place in the Main Activity Room, children also roll their sleeves up in the Wet and Messy area and spend time reading, writing, drawing and using the computer.

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