Intent

We believe that Early Years education should be exciting, stimulating, well organised and fun. We have a vibrant setting where the classrooms are bright and engaging, enabling the children to become active and enthusiastic learners. At Moorcroft Wood we strive to ensure that every child receives the very best possible start to their education that they deserve as to us ‘Every child matters’. The children are at the centre of everything we do here at Moorcroft Wood. It is our aim to prepare children for the next stage in their educational journey.

‘’The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.’’ Bill Gates Sr, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Implementation

• A topic based curriculum which is well planned for across all 7 areas of learning in which all pupils have access to.
• Vocabulary is a high priority and words are built upon and recapped regularly.
• Prior knowledge is built upon daily.
• Children are taught about the local and wider world through weekly circle time activities to develop a knowledge for later life.

• Daily books are read to develop vocabulary and communication skills. Including 1000 stories initiative for parents at home.
• Videos, songs, stories/books, photographs/ pictures are used to present information clearly to children.
• The environment is created to support and extend learning. Role play areas are changed half termly.
• Children’s work and voice is celebrated across displays.
• Class book (pink book) is used to celebrate new learning experiences.
• Parent workshops are run to support learning and developmental stages.

Impact

• We strive for a high percentage of children to GLD at the end of Reception.
• Children make accelerated progress and achieve well compared to their low starting points.
• Children make good progress in reading and across the RWI phonics scheme.
• Effective transition across phases particularly Reception to Year 1.
• Children have built up a repertoire of songs they can sing
• Children have a wider vocabulary due to books which have been read and discussed both at home and at school.
• We aim to arrest any underachievement by continually evaluating and improving our offer to children.