Learning & Development
EYFS
Children develop in the context of relationships and the environment around them. This is unique to each family, and reflects individual communities and cultures. The care and learning offered at Priory Park Playgroup helps your son/daughter to continue to do this by providing them with interesting activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development.
At Priory Park Playgroup, we are passionate about play-based learning, which is built around the interest and fascinations of our children. We believe in providing a nurturing environment which will enable each children to feel content, secure and confident to allow them to achieve their full potential. We are committed to giving children opportunities learn both indoors and outdoors through free-flow access, encouraging independent choices with regard to their learning.
For more information on the EYFS framework, please click here:
DfE’s Statutory Framework for the EYFS
Tapestry
At Priory Park Playgroup we keep electronic ‘Learning Journeys’ throughout the Early Years. These are created using a piece of educational software called ‘Tapestry’. By logging on with a secure username and password, observations and photographs of children’s learning can be viewed. This enables progress to be followed closely and for Parents and Children to reflect upon their achievements together. Parents are also able to reply to our comments as well as adding their own observations, news and photographs from home. All information is stored on a highly secure server, which is monitored closely.
Key Person
Our ‘Key Person’ system gives every child one special adult to relate to, supporting them in their transition from home to the playgroup environment and the playgroup to the school environment as well as ensuring that opportunities and experiences are provided to reinforce what they already know and move them on.
The Key Person develops and maintains links with the family, working with you, the parents, through shared record keeping and regularly parent communication ensuring that your son/daughter reaches their full potential.
How you can help your child at home
Click on the link below for a useful guide which shows parent what their child should be able to do at different ages & how you can help them.