As children move into the independence of the nursery years, the programme for learning develops into a slightly more structured pace of meaningful and purposeful learning, where children are encouraged to approach the world with curiosity and with a positive disposition to engage in learning through play. At this stage children need confidence, resilience and the skills and desire to think for themselves, to solve problems, to work with others, to communicate, and to gain an increasing understanding of the world and how it works.
With our high staff to child ratios and exciting and interesting topics we teach children through a mixture of play, investigation and small group work. We reflect on the children’s learning each half term, bridge gaps and extend and challenge the children to ensure they excel and exceed expectations.
At Busy Lizzies we have exciting topics designed to interest the children to lay the pedagogical (learn it, remember it, apply it) foundations that prepare every child to: