Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Welcome to William Bellamy!

NURSERY ADMISSIONS

Do you have a child turning 4 years old between September 2026 and August 2027?

We still have a few places left in our lovely nursery! Please contact the school office regarding current availability. Children either attend in the morning, afternoon or for a full day (with an eligible 30 hour code). If we cannot offer the session you wish for we can add you to the waiting list as places become available throughout the year.

We will also be accepting requests for places for the September 2027 class and beyond. Please complete the nursery admissions request form below.

02082706506

office@williambellamy.co.uk

Main office, Frizlands Lane

Early Year Foundation Stage - Statutory Framework and Non Statutory Curriculum

EYFS_statutory_framework_for_group_and_school_-_based_providers.pdf

Children starting Reception participate in the DfE Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA). Find out more about it here...

2021_Information_for_parents_reception_baseline_assessment.pdf

DfE Development Matters - Non Statutory Planning Guidance

Take a look at our child-friendly environment

Our Early Years Online Learning Journey is accessible via the 'eyparent' app. Please make sure you have access so you can see how you child is learning in school!

'eyworks / eyparent' guide for parents

eyLog for Parents - v5.0.docx

Problems with eyLog? Let us know.

Please speak to your child's class adults if you are having any difficult with registration or other issues. We can check and amend information uploaded in the system. We resend the link as soon as all the information looks correct. Please check your junk mail folder as the registration email may end up in there.

No email address? Please come and look at your child's learning journey on our computers at school. Speak to staff as soon as possible to arrange this.

We can't wait for you to see your child's learning and development!

How to help your child at home

Would you like to find out ways to manage your child's behaviour?

Please see this attached document. Also, school staff are available to talk about strategies that may work for individual children and situation. Please let us know if you would like more support.

Toddler Tips

Toddler tips.pdf

Early Years Foundation Stage

Key Principles

Unique Child

We know that the most effective learning and development takes place when children feel safe and secure and when adults tune into their unique interests, needs and abilities. We love finding out about our children's fascinations! It helps us plan experiences that motivate them to learn.

Celebrating our unique backgrounds!

We are very lucky to have children with many different home languages in our Nursery and Reception classes. We celebrate and promote these languages through 'Language of the Month' activities and dual language story telling.

Positive Relationships

At William Bellamy Primary positive relationships between adults and children are considered a priority. Carefully planned transition arrangements allow adults to spend time getting to know each child and his or her family. Each child is allocated a key person who helps make sure his or her individual needs are met. Sensitive observation and interaction between adults and children encourage each child to communicate in his or her own way. This communication is a crucial part of all learning and teaching in the EYFS.

Parent Partnership

We value parents as children's first educators. We hope that parents and carers become fully involve in their child's learning. We carry out the following activities to support two way communication:

A carefully planned induction period
Time to speak to parents at handover times each day
Termly parent consultations
eyLog online Learning Journeys
Termly newsletters
Updates on the website

Enabling Environment

We believe young children learn effectively when engaging with rich resources and a wide range of carefully planned learning opportunities. Stimulating indoor and outdoor provision enables children to move, interact, talk and develop in a way that meets their individual learning needs. Quality adult interactions ensure children develop language and thinking whichs supports and extends their learning.

Learning and Development

Our EYFS children are offered a broad curriculum which includes seven areas of learning and development. These are:

Prime Areas:

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal Social and Emotional Development

Specific Areas:

Literacy
Mathematical Development
Understanding the World
Creative Development

The Characteristics of Effective Learning

Playing and Exploring: Interest...

Developing interests and fascinations, making sense of their world through play and 'having a go!'

Active Learning: Motivation...

Keep on trying, pursuing personal goals and being proud of successes

Creating and Thinking Critically: Thinking...

Having own ideas, making links, problem solving, reasoning and many more thinking skills

These are essential learning behaviours that help children develop a love of learning and enable them to become effective learners. These characteristics begin to develop at home with families from birth and they continue to develop though school years and adult life. Encouragement and support from adults enables our children to become resilient, capable learners. Children who become confident to pursue their aspirations and eventually fulfill their dreams!

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