Intent

At Cedars Manor, we believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life, giving them the support that enables them to fulfil their greatest potential. We know that children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. We provide a secure, safe and happy learning environment, through high-quality teaching and learning experiences to support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding, providing the right foundation for good future progress throughout their time with us at Cedars Manor School and beyond.

The EYFS Curriculum at Cedars Manor:

• Provides a structured, secure, nurturing and well-resourced and accessible learning environment both inside and out, which meets the individual developmental needs of all pupils.
• Provides a secure foundation by delivering exciting and rich learning and development opportunities planned to meet the needs, next steps, and interests of each individual child. Learning and development is assessed and reviewed regularly in an ongoing cycle of ‘observe’, ‘assess’, ‘plan’, ‘teach’.
• Enables pupils to become highly confident, well-motivated and happy learners, developing necessary skills and positive behaviours for learning.
• Enables their early development to take place within the caring and nurturing environment of Cedars Manor School, in line with the visions and values, which the school upholds and promotes.
• Provides equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and well supported.

Learning at Cedars Manor is personalised because we know our pupils well.  We support children’s learning and development by closely matching what we provide to every child’s current needs, interests and next steps.

At Cedars Manor, children learn to develop positive characteristics of effective learning which move through all areas of learning. They learn to play and explore through active learning. Pupils learn to create and think critically as they interact with their environment, their peers and the adults in the setting.

We provide a well-planned, carefully structured curriculum to support learning and development, building on past experiences and achievements, understanding that all pupils are unique and develop at different rates. The curriculum covers the education and care of all children in Nursery and Reception, including children with special educational needs and disabilities.