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At
Willow, we believe that play is educationally powerful.
The staff plan, individually and jointly, to capitalise on the
basic principles of play i.e. that it is concrete, active
learning that is intrinsically motivating. Using
their knowledge of the curriculum, of play and of the children's
developmental stages, the staff plan flexibly to combine adult
focused and child initiated play situations. We aim to
provide for the needs of the 'whole child' i.e. intellectual,
emotional, social, physical, spiritual and moral.
The
planning for children's learning is closely linked to the DfES'
Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage. This
emphasises early literacy, numeracy and the development of
personal and social skills and contributes to children's
knowledge, understanding and skills in other areas. It is
presented within a framework of six Areas of Learning, which are
broken down into a 'stepping stone' approach.
The
six areas of learning are listed below and further details can
be displayed by clicking on any of these six titles.
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