Little Explorers
Our dedicated team of staff, overseen by Shalfleet C of E Primary School, work continually to maintain excellent level of care for your children and this is confirmed by our Ofsted report which received GOOD in all areas.
About Us
As we are set in the school grounds it ensures a happy and seamless transition from the pre-school into the Reception year ensuring that each individual child’s needs are met. The liason with Shalfleet Early Years Foundation Stage is excellent with the pre-school sharing outside space and resources. This partnership is mutually beneficial, enabling a sharing of expertise and a seamless transfer when the children are ready to start school.
Our main objective is to ensure that the children have fun, enjoy their time with us and learn in a calm, relaxed, natural way. We endeavour to provide an educationally stimulating environment in which the children feel valued and able to progress at their own speed. We aim to be approachable, open to parents/carers and their families, knowledgeable and helpful wherever we can.
Our vision and ethos for all the children in our early years setting:
To be happy, engaged and actively learning through play
To be curious, creative and take risks by doing something new
To experience a language rich environment
To become confident and self motivated
To develop independence and resilience
At Little Explorers children will learn to….
- To use language and communicate with other children and adults
- To listen and respond as part of a group
- To enjoy stories, poems and music
- To recognise that written words carry meaning, stories and ideas
- To compare objects/materials and to make predictions about them based upon experience
- To create and recognise patterns and sequences
- To understand simple ideas of length, weight and volume
- To use their senses to enjoy and explore their environment
- To observe living things
- To become aware of other cultures and beliefs
- To name shapes and colours
- To begin to understand how their body works
- To think about other people and their lives
- To acquire the skills and co-ordination they need for both large and small motor skills
- To find ways to tackle problems
- To come to terms with their emotions and learn to express their feelings
All of these skills are vital to every child. They are the tools that aid all future development, both academically and socially.
