Nursery School
Nursery School
Green Hills Academy Nursery offers quality care and education in a happy interactive environment that supports relationships among children, parents, and educators. Together we question, investigate, negotiate, and learn.
We follow the UK’s Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum which sets the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to 60 months +. The Early Learning Goals at the end of the curriculum overlap with expectations in N3. In N3 we begin to use the Cambridge International Curriculum together with the French Curriculum for 50/50 classes. However, our approach to teaching and learning remains the same.
The Early Years Foundation curriculum includes seven areas of learning and guidance for supporting children from birth through various stages of maturity and development. We use the areas of learning in our planning, assessments and communications with parents rather than subject names.
Prime Areas
There are three prime areas which underpin children’s learning.
- Communication and language
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development
As children grow they will be supported to develop skills in four specific areas.
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive arts and design
Our Approach to Teaching and Learning
- Playing and exploring
- Active learning
- Thinking critically
- Children explore ideas, feelings and relationships
- They take risks, make mistakes and try things without fear of failure
- They can push out the limits of what is possible and help children to be creative, flexible and imaginative for sustained periods
Class | Phonics focus |
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Toddler center and Nursery 1 |
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Nursery 2 |
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Nursery 3 |
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Useful documents:
Early Years Foundation Stage, GHA Nursery: A Guide for Parents
Positive Behaviour Policy
We take a positive approach to managing and encouraging positive behaviours. We also encourage and assist children to be able to resolve conflicts that might occur among them following a six step process:
- Approach the situation calmly
- Acknowledge children’s feelings
- Gather information- What is the problem?
- Restate the problem
- Ask for solutions and choose one together
- Be prepared to give follow up support