All parents are provided with an overview of Shannon ChildCare’s learning and development planning and curriculum. Working with parents to help our children’s learning provides a unified approach to supporting their progress.

Teaching our children good manners and feeling proud of themselves is wonderful to behold. This provides them with the confidence to excel. Each child is unique and develops at their own pace, our job is to help them achieve their full potential.

We follow the government Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidelines and also incorporate our own unique ‘8 Learning Attitudes’. These principles encourage our children to value curiosity, independence and co-operative learning. Their happiness and well-being are paramount.

We have created our own educational curriculum by amalgamating the EYFS Statutory Requirements with the non-statutory document Birth to 5 Matters. Additionally, we include the Four Guiding Principles of the EYFS: https://birthto5matters.org.uk/principles-of-the-eyfs/

• A Unique Child – every child is a competent learner. To keep children safe, feel valued and respected. Encouraging a child to have a positive sense of their own identity and culture.
• Positive Relationships – key persons provide a warm, sensitive and responsive relationship to each child’s needs, feelings and interests. Supporting children to be independent and understand boundaries, good manners and kindness.
• Enabling Environment – teaching and support from caring adults who provide a stimulating and rich learning experience, incorporating the child’s culture and community. To make teaching fun and inspiring, encouraging children to explore and learn.
• Learning & Development – practitioners ensure that children are challenged and learn across the 7 Areas of Learning through fun interactions and fostering the Characteristics of Effective Learning: Playing & Exploring, Active Learning, Thinking Creatively and Critically.

Each nursery is set up with age and stage appropriate resources and children are grouped accordingly within the planning. ‘Montessori Initiated Ideas’ are included in the curriculum ensuring we provide our children with a breadth of knowledge and ‘Life Skills’.

We cover the areas of learning as follows: