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Early Childhood
Development (ECD)
As a childcare provider, we follow the ECD curriculum which is the platform of learning, development and care for children ages birth to 6 years.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child's experiences between birth and age six have a major impact on their future life.

ECD sets the standards that practitioners must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure 'school readiness' and gives them the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life.
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ECD identifies developmental milestones across six early learning and development areas and over three themes

The ECD themes are:

I am a competent person
My learning and development is important​
I need strong connections with adult
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​These three themes are underpinned by twelve principles. The principles focus on children's needs and interests and working with children. They are captured in a child's voice.

The areas of development are:

Well-being
Identity and belonging
Communication
Exploring mathematics
Creativity
Knowledge and understanding of the world
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It is through these six areas that the themes are strengthened and applied.
Each area must involve activities and experiences for children, as follows

Well-being includes the emotional, social as well as the physical aspects of children's development. Well-being is very important because when children are healthy, physically active and well-nourished they are motivated to learn.

Identity and belonging is closely linked to well-being. It is about personal development, social development, secure relationships and celebrating differences. The stronger the child's identity and sense of belonging, the more resilient he or she will be.

Communication involves providing opportunities for young children to communicate both verbally and non-verbally. Children use many ways to communicate which go beyond words, phrases and sentences. Methods of communicating include dance, music, art, pictures, signing, body movement and creative play. All these methods are used to share and reflect on experiences and to explore the world and new ideas.

Exploring mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces and measures. Children need to be encouraged to explore their environment to solve problems, design things, match and count and create their own questions.

Creativity means that children produce new and useful ideas and solutions too problems and challenges. To create is to invent and find solutions by asking questions. The main purpose is to encourage children to be creative. Imaginative individuals, with an appreciation of the arts and the importance of critical thinking and problem solving skills. Children enjoy make believe play, visual arts (drawings, painting, modelling, making pictures) and music (singing, making music with instruments and making rhymes) and also dance and movement.
Knowledge and understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.
Within each area of development we take into consideration the individual needs, interests and stages of development of each child in our care.
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This information is used to create a challenging and enjoyable experience for each child in all the areas of learning and development.

The areas will be implemented through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity. Play is essential for children's development, building their confidence as they learn to explore, to think about problems, and relate to others.
Early Years
Foundation Stage (EYFS)
As a childcare provider, we also follow the EYFS curriculum which is the platform of learning, development and care for children ages birth to 6 years.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child's experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life.

The EYFS sets the standards that practitioners must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure 'school readiness' and gives them the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life.
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The EYFS identifies developmental milestones across seven different areas of development.

The prime areas of development are:

Personal, social and emotional development​
Communication and language​
Physical development
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​These three areas are particularly crucial for igniting children's curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building their capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.

The specific areas of development are:

Literacy
Mathematics​
Understanding the world​
Expressive arts and design
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It is through these four specific areas that the prime areas are strengthened and applied.
Each area must involve activities and experiences for children, as follows:

Personal, social and emotional development involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behavior in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities.

Communication and language development involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations.

Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

Literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials to ignite their interest.

Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces and measures.

Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.

Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role play and design and technology.
Within each area of development we will take into consideration the individual needs, interests and stage of development of each child in our care.
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This information is used to create a challenging and enjoyable experience for each child in all the areas of learning and development.

The areas will be implemented through planned, purposeful play and through a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activity. Play is essential for children's development, building their confidence as they learn to explore, to think about problems, and relate to others.
