Desirable Outcomes for Early Years

In nursery we follow the guidelines in the Desirable Outcomes for Early Years Education in conjunction with the Foundation curriculum, which becomes statutory in years old, and covers seven areas of learningSeptember 2008.

The foundation covers children from 3 - 7 years old, and covers seven areas of learning:
• Personal and Social Development and Well Being
• Language, Literacy and Communication Skills
• Mathematical Development
• Bilingualism and Multi-cultural Understanding
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World
• Physical Development; and
• Creative Development

The Foundation Phase places great emphasis on developing children's:                         
• skills and understanding
• personal, social, emotional, physical and intellectual well-being
• positive attitudes to learning so that they enjoy learning
• self-esteem and self-confidence to experiment, investigate, learn new things and form new relationships
• creative and expressive skills and observation to encourage development as individuals
• activities in the outdoors where they can have first-hand experience of solving problems in aspects such as mathematics and science and learn about conservation and sustainability.