CURRICULUM

All curriculum policies at Moreton Day Nursery School aim to assist and promote the high achievement of all children regardless of race, gender, disability or background. We believe that all children are individuals and must be allowed to respond to the curriculum at their own pace.

18 CHURTON STREET, LONDON SW1V 2LL

BABY UNIT: 3 - 24 months

Babies aged from 3 to 24 months are accommodated in a large playroom, well equipped with a variety of toys, and an adjoining creative play area. All children have their own labelled cot and bedding cleaned weekly or as and when required. Feeding and sleeping habits established at home are followed in the nursery. We ask parents to provide bottles and formula and preferred choice of nappies and creams.

Babies and young children are born communicators. They communicate signs, body language and representation. This representation could be in the form of mark making, dance and movement, music making, painting, drawing and small world play, such as model animals and people. In recognition of this the nursery provides areas for a home corner, a book corner, group and creative play activities. A carefully planned weekly timetable ensures a variety of activities.

31-33 MORETON STREET, LONDON SW1V 2PA

PRE-SCHOOL UNIT: 18 months - 5 years

This unit provides areas for home corner, book corner, group and creative play activities and a safety surfaced outdoor area.

Carefully planned weekly timetables ensure a variety of activities including French, ballet, music and movement and singing time. Throughout the year we celebrate several festivals, many of these relating to other cultures in order to encourage a wider understanding. Our festivals culminate with the Christmas nativity.

We aim to foster the ability to identify and solve problems independently. All children follow The Early Learning Goals. These consist of the following areas of learning: -

Personal, Social and Emotional development

These cover aspects of personal, social, moral, and spiritual development. Children are encouraged to work as part of a group and independently, to concentrate and persevere in their learning and to seek help where needed. We help children to explore new learning experiences and show ability to initiate ideas and solve practical problems. We encourage children to look after everything in the environment, to be sensitive to the needs and feelings of others and to show respect for people of different cultures and religions.

Communication, Language and Literacy

Throughout the day children learn to listen to others and to talk about their own experiences. We use a wide variety of books for storytelling. Children make up songs and rhymes, stories, and retell stories in books and take part in role-play with confidence. Story tapes are used for listening and retelling stories. Children are encouraged to enjoy and look after books themselves. Children learn to write their own names and other familiar words, encourage to shape and sound letters of the alphabet, these are encouraged through our daily various writing activities.

Mathematical development

This development covers important aspects of mathematical understanding. Children begin to develop this through problem solving. They use mathematical language circle, bigger than, more than, to describe shape, position, size and quantity. Through songs, number rhymes, counting games and activities, the children become used to number and learn to use numbers up to ten and begin to understand larger numbers. They compare, match, order, sequence, using everyday objects and start to learn addition and subtraction through practical activities and record their results in many ways.

Knowledge and Understanding of the world

This focuses on children's developing knowledge and understanding of the world. Children talk about where they live, their families, their environment and past and present events. This provides a foundation for historical, geographical, scientific and technological learning. They are taught to care about plants and animals, encouraged to question why things happen and how things work and during activities children are encouraged to select their own materials and equipment, use skills such as cutting, joining, folding and building. Technology is used where appropriate, to support children's learning. Workbench tools are readily available for children to have access to with supervision.

Physical development

This focuses on children's physical development. The children are encouraged to develop physical and mental co-ordination, self control an awareness of space and others, using a range of small and large equipment. Children learn to use the equipment and handle tools safely with confidence and imagination and either increasing skill.

Creative development

This focuses on the development of children's imagination, their understanding of ideas and feelings. Children can express themselves through art, music, dance, stories and imaginative play in their own way and from using the world around them, By using colour, texture, shape, form and space in two and three dimensions. They are encouraged to respond to what they see, hear, smell touch and feel.