Honeys

The final phase of our nursery is the Honey Bee Pre-School room for three to five year olds. Children in this room will follow the National Curriculum. Exploring and experimenting through play, art and music to develop language, numeracy, literacy and reasoning. Reading, writing and maths will all be incorporated in their daily routine.
Other subjects include Swimming.
All their work will be recorded in their progress files, which parents will have daily access to.



Foundation Stage curriculum

The Foundation Stage is the first part of the National Curriculum focusing
on the distinct needs of children aged three to the end of the reception year in primary school.

The Foundation Stage has six areas of learning. These are:

personal, social and emotional development communication, language and literacy mathematical development knowledge and understanding of the world physical development creative development

Each area of learning has early learning goals. These set out the skills, understanding,
knowledge and attitudes which is hoped children will reach or exceed by the end of the
Foundation Stage (end of reception year at primary school).

Each child's progress towards reaching the early learning goals is
recorded in their individual profiles. These profiles are then used by the
Honey room staff for planning activities and experiences for the
children and then sent on to primary school when the children move on.

Three and four year old funding

From April 2004 all three and four year olds will receive grant funding.
A child becomes eligible the term after their third birthday.
Each child is entitiled to five sessions of two and a half hours a week for
at least eleven weeks a term (33 weeks a year). The scheme is
funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) which
pay us directly. We then forward monies on.