for girls & boys aged 2 to 13

Bexhill, East Sussex

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Nursery

The Nursery Department aims to work towards the Early Learning Goals for the Foundation Stage as defined by the Department for Education and skills (DES). We are OFSTED inspected and registered with the Early Years, Childcare and Extended Schools Service to redeem Nursery Grants, ensuring that we are providing high standards of pre-school education for your children.

Ofsted report 2009

"Children appear to enjoy their time in the Early Years Foundation Stage very much."

"They achieve well in the Nursery, particularly in their personal, social and emotional development."

Full Oftsed 2009 report

 Our Aims Are:

To create a relaxed, family atmosphere in which a child's natural eagerness to learn is encouraged.

To treat each child as an individual whose abilities and talents are developed.

To ensure success and the growth of confidence for each child.

To extend the able and support those with difficulties.

To develop social awareness and a respect for tolerance, courtesy, self-discipline and the rights of others

The six areas of learning defined by the DES in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation stage are covered by our curriculum and promote early literacy, numeracy and the development of personal and social skills, as well as knowledge and understanding of the environment.

 

 

1.  Personal and Social Development

Children are encouraged to work together and independently, to share with, help and consider the feelings of others, both adults and children. They are taught morals values, respect for themselves and the environment. They are helped to develop concentration and perseverance.

 

2.Language and Literacy

Children have frequent and numerous opportunities to speak and listen. We encourage them to become confident and articulate when expressing their views, but they must also listen to those of others. Their vocabulary is increased through discussion, stories and drama.


Through many practical and fun activities, children are introduced to phonic sounds and letter recognition and are encouraged to begin forming letters correctly. Once a child has mastered most of the sounds, has an understanding of how printed words and pictures convey meaning and is considered by teaching staff to be ready to begin word recognition.


The child will slowly build up a bank of words which he /she recognises and can make into sentences with the help of staff. This is done as a game and at no time is a child pressurised or forced into these activities. At the same time, he /she is encouraged to begin writing words, phrases and sentences.

 

 

3.  Mathematics

Children will be given an extensive range of practical tasks which help them to match, sort, sequence, count and order numbers up to 10. They will hear and use mathematical language such as "longer, shorter, heavier and lighter" etc. They will sing number rhymes and play number games, solve practical number problems using articles around them. They will learn to recognise the first basic shapes and to recognise written numbers also. When their pencil control is beginning to develop, they will begin to write numbers. They will measure length, height, weight and capacity in non standard units.

The new nursery uniform September 08

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Charters Ancaster
Prep school & nursery for girls & boys aged 2 to 13

Woodsgate Place
Gunters Lane
Bexhill
East Sussex. TN39 4EB

01424 216670
info@chartersancaster.com 
www.chartersancaster.com