The Foundation Stage: Early Learning Education at ABCIS

Very young children do not separate their learning into subjects. What to the child is play, however, can be separated out into subjects and analysed by a teacher. So when a three or four year old reports that he has played all day, he has actually been following carefully planned activities which focus on skill development. From a planning perspective, we divide the Early Years Curriculum into six discrete areas:
Language and Literacy
Mathematics
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Physical Development
Creative Development
Within each of these areas are the Early Learning Goals. Between the ages of 3 and 5 (the Foundation Stage) children are provided with learning opportunities to work towards and achieve the goals. Children progress at their own rates but by the end of the Reception Year most children are expected to achieve all the Early Learning Goals and progress to the National Curriculum. For more information visit our website: bit.ly/Icv3nA