Early Years provision at Mandeville promotes parental contribution and we work hard to build successful partnerships. Our children benefit enormously from the rich, shared experiences this collaboration brings. We appreciate the skills and talents parents and carers offer. We aim to nurture and support wellbeing in the Early Years with parental links being a priority.

The children in our Nursery and Reception follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum framework. We offer our children the opportunity to learn through a wide range of rich, meaningful and multi-sensory practical experiences, in both indoor and outdoor learning environments. Children learn best through play based activities and first-hand experience.

In the Foundation Stage, we aim to give this by looking at what the children can do and supporting them to fulfil their potential, interests and needs. We aim for the children to become independent learners through the provision of a balance of child initiated and adult led experiences. Through continual and careful observation and assessment of the children, we are able to plan meaningful, motivating and personalised learning which the children can enjoy and be challenged by.

Within the Early Years Foundation Curriculum there are four key themes, which underpin seven areas of learning:

The Four Key Themes

A Unique Child - Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

Positive Relationships - Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.

Enabling Environments - The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.

Learning and Development - Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected.

The Seven Areas of Learning

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Communication and Language
• Literacy
• Maths
• Understanding of the World
• Physical Development
• Expressive Arts & Design

Your Child’s Development

Your child’s development and progress is assessed against the Development Matters Goals in Nursery and the Early Learning Goals in Reception.  You can find a PDF at the bottom of this page of these goals. 

In Nursery and Reception all children contribute to a shared class floor book.  This special book shows how your child is learning, interacting and developing in all 7 areas of learning.  Their individual progress is mapped and assessed using an online tracking system called Insights.   We will regularly look through the floor book with your child.  This provides them with a starting point for talking about shared memories. The book will include photographs, observations and work by your child.   

Forest School 

Our Nursery and Reception children take part in weekly Forest School sessions. You can find out more about these on the Forest School at LEAP page of this website.

            

            

 

Nursery 2-3-Year-old

Since 2021, Mandeville have provided a 2-year-old provision attached to our usual 3-4-year-old nursery. Children attending our 2-year-old sessions, have access to our Forest School provision and the Hackney School of Food gardens, as well as an exciting daily programme of activities designed to get your child learning, communicating and ready for school.

                    

You can find out more about how admissions to Nursery and Reception classes work by visiting our Admissions page.