Stone with Woodford Playgroup

Aims and Objectives

 

Welcome to Stone with Woodford playgroup, we aim to provide a caring, friendly, fun and safe environment where children can learn and develop through play-led activities. We want to create treasured memories for children and parents alike, whilst striving to ensure that all children realise their full potential.

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Stone with Woodford playgroup is a member of PATA (originally Playgroup and Toddler Association), fully insured and registered by OFSTED. We welcome children of all cultures and abilities to come and enjoy the facilities and learning opportunities provided by the playgroup.

 

We follow and comply with all the requirements of the current Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and will support each child to make progress towards the Early Learning Goals in seven areas of learning, 3 prime areas and 4 specific areas:

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• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Communication and Language

• Physical Development

• Expressive arts and design

• Literacy

• Mathematics

• Understanding the World

 

To meet these requirements we will:

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• Use a wide range and variety of planned and purposeful play activities, maintaining a balance between child initiated and adult directed activities and reflecting individual children’s needs, interests and ideas.

• Keep records of children progress and curriculum planning, monitoring and reviewing progress in partnership with parents and planning activities to enable individual children to make progress towards the early learning goals.

• Encourage children on their own individual learning journey

 

We aim to fully prepare each child for their transition to school, encouraging each child to develop independence, while working towards the Early Learning Goals required by the EYFS.