We are delighted to welcome you to Sayes Court Nursery and Reception where we believe that children learn best when they feel safe, happy and are presented with a wealth of stimulating opportunities. Our highly trained Teachers and Learning Support Assistants organise our inside and outside environments to reflect this ethos. All children in our Nursery and Reception develop their interests and are able to learn and play in an extremely warm, caring and friendly atmosphere.
We believe in making your child’s journey through each phase of school as smooth as possible and to ensure that this starts as early as possible, our Nursery and Reception teams work closely together.
We recognise that parents are a child’s first teacher and respect our combined role in nurturing your child. We therefore encourage parental engagement and believe that warm, caring and trusting relationships between staff, children and parents are pivotal to our success. We value your contributions and endeavour to fully involve you in the life of our school.
We believe in keeping you fully informed about your child’s time in Nursery and Reception and have various ways in which we share information including the following:
- Written reports sent home three times a year
- Parents’ evening twice a year
- Tapestry an online journal where your child’s learning is recorded and shared with you and where you can also upload and share learning from home
- Dojo – instant messaging system which allows the Nursery Teacher and parents to send and receive messages
- Events throughout the year which Parents are invited to attend including Sports Morning, reading and stay and play events to mention a few
Before your child starts at our Nursery or Reception class, the teacher will have a phone consultation with you. This provides the perfect opportunity for us to get to know each other better and for you and your child to ask any questions or share any worries you may have about them starting. We also invite you and your child to come and play during one of our settling in sessions.
Sayes Court Nursery
On joining our Nursery your child will be assigned a Key Worker who will provide a supportive relationship for your child whilst they are away from home. Your child will take part in individual or small group focussed sessions with their Key Worker. The Key Worker will work closely with the Nursery Teacher to gather evidence about your child’s learning and make sure that they are flourishing in all areas including socially, academically, physically and spiritually.
We pride ourselves on giving your child the best early year’s education they can receive.
- A wonderful early year’s environment in which your 2 to 5-year-old can grow and flourish
- Amazing staff who are friendly, energetic, caring and incredibly passionate about the EYFS
- 30 hours per week childcare (30-hour funding entitlement for eligible 3 and 4 year olds)
- FEET funding for eligible 2 year olds
- Open Monday to Friday during term time
- Two-and-a-half-day attendance pattern (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning or Wednesday afternoon, Thursday, Friday)
- Freshly cooked lunches on site
Learning is shared with parents via Tapestry which is an online journal. To find out more about Tapestry and how you can use this as a parent, click on the link below:
Please contact the office on 01932-845093 if you would like any additional information, an application form or to arrange a tour of the Nursery and School. We look forward to welcoming you and your child!
Please note that children attending the Nursery at Sayes Court will not automatically qualify for a place in our Reception Class in the year that they turn 5. There is a separate admissions process to join Reception. Please visit our Admissions section of the website for further information.
Tax-Free Childcare Voucher Scheme:
The school is registered to accept the Tax-Free Childcare Voucher Scheme for the Nursery, Breakfast club and the school’s after school clubs.
If you wish to use this Government Scheme you will need to first register with a provider and the provider will contact the school direct. To find out more about the school please visit the Government site;
Get Tax-Free Childcare: step by step - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please can you advise the school of the activity you wish the payment to be allocated against when you have instructed your provider to make a payment.
We regret this scheme can not be used for school trips.
Sayes Court School Reception Class
At the beginning of the Reception year, the teacher will administer the Baseline Assessment with each individual child. The test is taken on an iPad: the teacher reads the questions and the pupil answer them independently.
At the end of EYFS, the expectation nationally is that children will achieve a Good Level of Development (GLD). In order to achieve the GLD, children must reach the Early Learning Goals (ELG) in the Prime and Specific areas of learning.
Prime Areas:
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Development
- Communication and Language Development
Specific Areas:
- Literacy Development
- Mathematics Development
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
The learning milestones of the various areas can be found in the Development Matters document. Teacher and practitioners use this document to plan a child’s journey through learning and to guide their assessment of each child. This document can be accessed by clicking on the link below:
Early Years Curriclum Development Matters
Depending on whether or not they meet or exceed the ELGs in the various areas of learning, the following descriptors will be used to report outcomes for each child:
- Emerging (1) - yet to be secure in the end of year expectations.
- Expected (2) - solidly secure in the end of year expectations.
Data for EYFS is tracked on Arbor and learning is shared with parents via Tapestry which is an online journal. To find out more about Tapestry and how you can use this as a parent, click on the link below:
Development Matters
In EYFS we make use of Development Matters document to ensure children meet their developmental milestones. We believe that theme based learning enables children to make connections across all areas of the learning enabling a strong foundation to be built in preparation for the rest of their primary education and beyond.
If you would like to find out more about Development Matters and the National Curriculum, click on the links below.
EYFS Progression of Skills and Knowledge
Communication and Language (C+L)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
to be directed by an adult.
‘find your coat’. Understand simple questions about ‘who’, ‘what’ and ‘where’ (but generally not ‘why’)
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Listening, Attention and Understanding
Speaking
Offer explanations for why things might happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems when appropriate.
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
because they know their key person is nearby and available.
exploring new places with their key person.
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Self-Regulation
Managing Self
perseverance in the face of challenge.
food choices. Building Relationships
Show sensitivity to their own and to others’ needs. |
Physical Development (PD)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
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Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills
Begin to show accuracy and care when drawing. |
Literacy (L)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
number, or a familiar logo.
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understanding and enjoyment.
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Comprehension
stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role play. Word Reading
Writing
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Maths (M)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
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prism for a roof etc.
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Number
Numerical Patterns
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Understanding the World (UTW)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
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from the past.
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Past and Present
People, Culture and Communities
texts and (when appropriate) maps. The Natural World
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Expressive Arts and Design (EAD)
Nursery Children (Birth to 3 Years) |
Nursery Children (3-4 years) |
Reception Children (4-5 Years) |
End of Reception Goal (ELG) |
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ideas and feelings.
developing their ability to represent them.
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Creating with Materials
Being Imaginative and Expressive
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Intent, Implementation and Impact
Intent
We aim to provide a curriculum that meets all aspects of the Statutory EYFS Framework enabling children to;
· Be kind.
· Respect and care for the world around them.
· Know and talk about the world beyond Sayes Court.
· Be confident and competent communicators.
· Work hard.
· Experience a language rich environment.
· Be independent learners.
· Take care of themselves and others.
· Meet the expectations as outlined in the EYFS framework.
· Develop the expected skills for reading, writing and number.
· Learn to read and write through high quality phonics teaching and learning.
· Be prepared for learning beyond the Early Learning Goals and into Key Stage 1.
Implementation
In order to implement the curriculum effectively, we will:
· Work closely with families to gain an understanding of children’s starting points and previous experiences. We use this knowledge to extend learning throughout their time in early years.
· Provide both child and adult led outdoor opportunities daily to experience the world around them.
· Provide visits, visitors and experiences where possible in addition to the enhancement of provision to reflect the wider world.
· Have a daily group story time and repeated reading of key texts.
· Weekly planned circle time sessions with a personal, social and emotional focus using our jigsaw scheme.
· Regular discussion on a healthy body and mind through class discussions, practical PE and Yoga lessons and during mealtimes.
· Provide well-planned activities that promote learning in all areas of the EYFS to help children achieve the ELG and beyond.
· Provide progressive experiences and teaching sequences in order to develop reading, writing and number skills as well as covering all the areas of the curriculum.
Impact
Having provided all children with relevant experiences, children will
· at least meet the expectations as outlined in the EYFS framework
· Be ready for the next stage in their learning. (Key stage one)
· Be independent and inquisitive learners.
· Be able to talk about and communicate their learning experiences.
Schemes:
- Jigsaw (PSED)
- Get Set 4 PE
- Bug Club
- Power Maths
- Developing Experts (Reception)
- Kapow (Reception)
- Discovery RE