Supporting your child to develop
Personal, Social & Emotional Development
Our programme supports children to develop:
confidence in themselves and their ability to do things, and valuing their own achievements
a positive approach to learning and finding out about the world around them
their ability to get on, work and make friendships with other people, both children and adults
their awareness of - and being able to keep to - the rules which we all need to help us to look after ourselves, other people and our environment
their ability to dress and undress themselves, and look after their personal hygiene needs
their ability to expect to have their ways of doing things respected and to respect other people's ways of doing things.
Communication and Language
Our programme supports children to develop:
conversational skills with one other person in small groups and in large groups, to talk with and listen to others
their vocabulary by learning the meaning of, and being able to use new words
their ability to use words to describe their experiences
their knowledge of the sounds and letters which make up the words we use
their ability to listen to, and talk about stories
Physical Development
Our programme supports children to develop:
increasing control over the large movements that they can make with their arms, legs and bodies so that they can run, jump, hop, skip, roll, climb, balance and lift
increasing control over the small movements they can make with their arms, wrists and hands so that they can pick up and use objects, tools and materials
understanding about the importance of, and how to look after their bodies.
Literacy
Our programme supports children to develop:
knowledge of how to handle books and that they can be a source of stories and information
knowledge of the purposes for which we use writing
making their own attempts at writing
Mathematics
Our programme supports children to develop:
understanding and ideas about patterns, the shape of objects and parts of objects, and the amount of space taken up by objects
understanding and ideas about how many, how much, how far and how big
understanding that numbers help us to answer questions about how many, how much, how far and how big
understanding and ideas about how to use counting to find out how many
early ideas about the result of adding more or taking away from the amount we already have
Understanding The World
Our programme supports children to develop:
knowledge about the natural world and how it works
knowledge about the made world and how it works
learning how to choose, and use, the right tool for a task
learning about computers, how to use them and what they can help us to do
skills on how to put together ideas about past and present and the links between them
learning about their locality and its special features
learning about their own and other cultures
Expressive Arts & Design
Our programme supports children to develop:
using paint, materials, music, dance, words, stories and role-play to express their ideas and feelings
becoming interested in the way that paint, materials, music, dance, words, stories and role-play can be used to express ideas and feelings
Learning through play
Play helps young children to learn and develop through doing and talking, which research has shown to be the means by which young children learn to think. Greendown Playgroup uses the practice guidance Early Years Foundation Stage to plan and provide a range of play activities which help children to make progress in each of the areas of learning and development. In some of these activities children decide how they will use the activity and, in others, an adult takes the lead in helping the children to take part in the activity. In all activities information from the practice guidance to the Early Years Foundation Stage has been used to decide what equipment to provide and how to provide it.
Working Together For Your Children
Greendown Playgroup has a high ratio of adults to children, allowing us to:
give time and attention to each child
talk with the children about their interests and activities
help children to experience and benefit from the activities we provide;
allow the children to explore and be adventurous in safety