Early Years

Early Years at Our Lady of Walsingham is the provision of education and care for children from birth to five years old, which includes Nursery and Reception. Our focus is to support children's learning and development through play-based activities and provide a safe and nurturing environment.

Our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all our children, through developing their communication and language, physical development, personal, social and emotional development, literacy and numeracy skills, and their understanding of the world around them. This will be achieved through a range of play-based activities, such as messy play, storytelling, singing, outdoor play, and creative arts and crafts.

Our Early Years Team work closely with our parents and carers to support our children's learning and development, and to ensure that they are making progress towards their learning goals. They will also monitor and assess children's progress, and provide feedback to parents and carers on their child's achievements and areas for development.

Overall, Early Years at Our Lady of Walsingham plays an important role in providing a strong foundation to your child’s future learning and development, and is the first step on their school journey.

If you would like to know more about EYFS, please speak to our Early Years Lead, Mrs Mitchell.

Delivering the Curriculum

In EYFS the following topics are taught to deliver the curriculum:

	Nursery	Reception
Autumn 1	Me and My Family	Me and My World
Autumn 2	The Dark	Let's Celebrate!
Spring 1	People Who Help Us	It's Cold Outside
Spring 2	Down on the Farm	Transport
Summer 1	Watch Me Grow	The Garden
Summer 2	The Sea	Journeys