Early Years

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Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe and happy childhood is important in its own right. Good parenting and high quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up.

We want all children to develop their personalities, talents and abilities irrespective of ethnicity, culture or religion, home language, family background, learning difficulties, disabilities or gender.

At Christopher Rawlins CE Primary School we pride ourselves on providing quality learning experiences with a well-qualified, skilled staff who deliver the best possible outcomes for the children in our care.

We look forward to welcoming you to our school, and to developing a happy and successful partnership with you and your child.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework covers the education and care of all children in Early Years Provision. This Framework is mandatory and sets the standards that all Early Years Providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. More details about our curriculum overview for this year can be found here

Our Early Years Policy which can be found here gives more detail about our curriculum intent and how we learn in Early Years.

Nursery Provision

In our Nursery class, we aim to provide a happy, nurturing environment where your child can learn, develop, and have fun. We offer fully funded 15 or 30 hour spaces or parents can pay fees if their child is not eligible for the extended funded hours.

Please see below for more details about session times and to make an enquiry for admission to our Nursery

Nursery Enquiry Form

Nursery Procedure for Registration and Session requests

Nursery Admissions Policy September 2024

Useful information for parents

The following links below provide further support and guidance for parents.

50 things to do

Children's language development and parenting support

Book list: Story time favourites

Nursery rhymes and songs

Ages and stages - Speech and Language

Building firm foundations in Maths