Aims and Curriculum | Chalvey Nursery School

Sharing, Caring & Learning Together

At Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre we aim to provide a fun, child centred environment which will stimulate children to become independent learners.

We aim to provide a well-resourced, exciting and challenging curriculum, which promotes active learning through play.

We aim to work in partnership with parents to encourage positive attitudes to learning, high levels of self-esteem and increasing levels of independence.

The school community believes that our aims can be achieved:

By putting the children’s learning at the heart of everything we do to empower children to
- explore, discover and make sense of their world
- make choices, take decisions and develop independence skills
- play with others, learning the skills of social interaction
- develop an appreciation for their learning environment and treat the environment with care and respect.
- Follow their own learning journeys through developing self-esteem, self-confidence and a sense of their own identity.

By providing a caring and supportive environment

By being an inclusive setting that appreciates the uniqueness of the individual child.
- By celebrating the successes of all individuals no matter how small to develop a committed & appreciative learning environment.
- By developing dynamic, innovative and creative practice based on research into how young children learn
- By involving the whole school community in the day to day life of the school to enrich the children’s learning opportunities.

TLC British Values

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Personal, Social and Emotional Development	This area of learning and development is about how your child... Is confident and self-assured Manages their feelings and behaviour Makes friends Shares and takes turns
Physical Development	This area of learning and development is about how your child... Moves and uses gross motor skills Develops fine motor skills Learns about healthy living Manages self-care independently
Communication and language	This area of learning and development is about how your child... Listens and pays attention Understands what is being said Communicates with others Develops vocabulary and speech

Literacy	This area of learning and development is about how your child… Enjoys reading books Likes mark-making Learns to write Starts to explore phonics
Mathematics	This area of learning and development is about how your child... Learns about numbers and counting Recognises the passing of time Explores measures, capacity, shapes, space, opposites etc. during play
Understanding the World	This area of learning and development is about how your child... Finds out about nature and the world around them Talks about people and their local community and learns about similarities and differences Learns to confidently use ICT equipment
Expressive Art and Design	This area of learning and development is about how your child... Enjoys being creative Sings, dances and makes music Plays imaginatively Uses colour to express themselves