All our activities are designed to assist in the completion of your child's Early Learning Goals.
There are six main areas of development;
Plume Avenue Nursery uses the guidelines set out by the Department for Education and Employment, together with the Qualification and Curriculum Authority to plan, assess and teach your child in preparation for the early stages of life and entry into mainstream schooling. Each child has his/her own key-worker who monitors their progress and completes regular 'assessment sheets' which are always available for your perusal. | |
| PSED Personal, social, emotional, moral and spiritual development. | Children develop independence and confidence as they play, alone, in small and large groups, with appropriate adult support. They also learn to co-operate, take turns and share as part of a larger group. They learn to treat all people and other living things with care and respect. To be aware of their own and other people's culture and beliefs. |
| CLL Communication, language and literacy. | Within this area, the children will be encouraged to develop their listening and conversational skills; increase their vocabulary; use, enjoy and understand the importance of books. The children will be encouraged to develop their writing skills through various 'writing' activities. Any drawings, paintings, craft work etc. are put into a bag, on their pegs , to be taken home. |
| MD Mathematical Development. | Their early number skills and mathematical vocabulary will be introduced and developed through many areas of their play. With adult support, a broad range of activities will allow for the concept of number, size, shape, matching, sorting and problem solving to be learnt. |
| KUW Knowledge and understanding of the world. | Children are encouraged to talk about where they live, their environment, their families, past and present events in their own lives. They explore and examine living and manufactured things, looking at similarities and differences, patterns and change. They begin to learn about why things happen an how things work. They use various materials and equipment to practice skills such as cutting, folding and building. They learn basic computer skills. |
| PD Physical Development. | Carefully chosen equipment gives children the opportunity not only to develop physical skill and spatial awareness, but also to use small tools, such as, pencils, pens, brushes and scissors with increasing control. |
| CD Creative Development. | Children are encouraged to explore sound, colour, texture, shape, form and space in a variety of ways and with a wide range of materials. |