Development

Our Devotion to your Child's Development

At Bright Beginnings Day Nursery we work to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) this is a comprehensive statutory framework that sets the standards of learning, development and care of children from birth to five. This legal document outlines our obligations as a provider.

The aim of the EYFS is to help young children to achieve the five 'Every Child Matters' outcomes adopting a healthy lifestyle, feeling safe, achieving and enjoying, making a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being.

The EYFS will help us to achieve these aim by a principled
approach to: Setting standards; Promoting equality of
opportunity; creating a framework for partnership working;
Improving quality and consistency; Laying a secure foundation
for future learning and development.

The EYFS has four themes and each theme has an Principle.
(See Propectus for Details on each theme)

Theme: A Unique Child
Theme: Positive Relationships
Theme: Enabling Environments
Theme: Learning and Development

Observations

At Bright Beginnings we use observations of the children to help us to find out about their needs, what they are interested in and what they can do.
We note children's responses in different situations and assess each observation and highlight the children's achievements and learn where their need is for further support. (i.e. next steps)

Individual Children's Folders

Every child will have their own individual development file called 'MY STORY' to monitor their progress and development whilst at our nursery, this will be available for you to see at any time. It will include photographs (with permission), work produced, and observations. We like to involve parents as part of the ongoing observation and assessment process and work in partnership with them.
We work in partnership with schools to ensure a smooth transition. Each child's file will be used to form the base assessment on transition into reception when your child leaves us. This record can then be kept as a memory of their time with us here at Bright Beginnings Day Nursery.