Learning
Learning at Kinver Garden
Children learn best when they feel happy, secure and valued. We combine purposeful play, carefully planned environments and meaningful interactions with experiences shaped by each child’s interests and stage of development.
Our Curriculum
At KGDN, our curriculum is rooted in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and is supported by the guidance within Birth to Five Matters. The EYFS provides the statutory foundation for our practice, while Birth to Five Matters offers non-statutory guidance. Together, they help ensure that every child receives high-quality care and education that supports their learning, development and wellbeing.
We believe that children learn best through secure relationships, meaningful experiences and quality interactions. Our pedagogy is child-centred, recognising that every child is unique and develops at their own pace. We take time to get to know each child as an individual and carefully plan experiences around their interests, developmental stage and next steps in learning.
Our curriculum is ambitious, inclusive and responsive, ensuring that all children are supported and challenged appropriately. Through observation, assessment and close partnership with families, we identify children’s strengths and areas for development and use these to provide engaging opportunities that help them flourish.
Our curriculum covers all seven areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, with particular attention to communication and language, personal, social and emotional development, and physical development.
How Children Learn With Us
Learning Through Play
Children have time and space to choose, explore, investigate and become independent. Our practitioners know when to give children room to discover for themselves and when to join in and extend their learning.
Outdoor Learning and Forest School
Children across the nursery enjoy outdoor experiences that build confidence, resilience, teamwork and problem-solving, with opportunities to take appropriate risks.
Preparing for the Next Step
Preparation for school begins in the earliest years through communication, independence, confidence, curiosity and positive relationships. In Preschool, children build on these foundations through early literacy, maths, listening and problem-solving experiences.
SEND and Inclusion
We employ a full-time Nursery SENCO, reflecting our strong commitment to inclusion. We believe every child should have the opportunity to thrive, and that individual needs should be recognised and supported as early as possible.
Our SENCO works closely with children, families, practitioners and external professionals to ensure appropriate support is in place and that our environments and approach are inclusive and accessible.
Working with Families
We work closely with parents and carers, sharing what we notice about each child’s interests, development and achievements so that we can support their next steps together.
EY Works and Parent Communication
We use EY Works to share children’s learning journeys with families, keeping parents up to date with their child’s experiences, development and achievements. Families can also use the system for nursery communications and invoices.
Extra Activities
Children have opportunities to enjoy additional experiences during their time with us, including dance sessions. These activities add variety to the nursery week and give children new ways to move, express themselves and have fun together.
We also enjoy getting out into our local community and taking part in celebrations throughout the year. From Easter bonnet parades and Christmas events to local scarecrow activities, these experiences help children feel connected to the village and make happy memories together.
