Foundation Stage

At Indigo Valley Nursery School we provide The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), a quality framework for the provision of learning, development and care for children between birth and the academic year in which they turn five (0-5).

The Early Years Foundation Stage

The children actively learn though play
Nursery staff work closely with parents
Parents are always kept up to date with your children’s progress
Consideration is given to the complete development of all children with different backgrounds and levels of ability, including the children requiring extra support due to their special educational needs.

The preschool classes for the children aged three and four years (equivalent to foundation stage 1) complete very important preschool learning programs and skills which give the children the understanding and the recognition of phonic sounds, counting and also recognizing numbers, quantities, colours and shapes; plus pre-reading and pre-writing programs such as writing their own names and recognizing the same.

For more information about our e arly years foundation stage, please see our Nursery Curriculum page.