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Description
The Early Bird Pre-School is a community interest, not for profit organisation. We have two settings, one based in Lime Tree Famility Centre in Letchworth and a recently added pre-school based in the grounds of Beech Hyde Primary School in Wheathampstead. We take children from aged 2.
Visions and values
We aim to offer a unique and positive learning experience for every child who attends our setting.
To do this we provide an environment that stimulates curiosity and wonder in the children. We believe in children having time to access and opportunities to explore real items, loose parts and open-ended play that allow children to truly engage and lead their own learning.
The supportive and experienced staff team encourage and empower the children in their learning by providing a curriculum based on the children’s interests, engaging with our local community, the natural opportunities that the seasons offer us and playful, exciting experiences and activities that develop essential skills.
We believe that every child’s learning needs and stage of development should be reflected in our curriculum and as a result they will access a setting that is meaningful to them and allows them to develop the essential foundations for learning that will help them as they journey into school on their next stage of education.
The family is at the heart of our provision along with our community friends and professionals who work together to ensure every child has the best start possible.
Our pedagogy is influenced by many different approaches including the Curisoty Approach, Planning in the Momenet, Reggio, Montessori, Steiner, but ultimately, we are led by the child and through observing, listening to, and taking the child’s lead and interests in mind, we use a range of teaching methods to enhance their learning and introduce them to a wide range of exciting and interesting play opportunities across all areas of learning.
Curriculum Statement
At our setting we want children to:
- Learn about themselves and others, explore and celebrate how unique and amazing they are
- Develop a love of learning through their natural curiosity and exploring the awe and wonder possible through play
- Begin to understand and communicate their feelings as they journey from co-regulation with the adults in the setting to being able to self-regulate
- Build their self-esteem and develop relationships with the adults and other children in our setting
- Develop their vocabulary and communication skills so they can express their feelings, wants and needs
- Be physically active and understand how to keep themselves healthy
- Feel safe and confident to have a go at solving problems and nurture a growth mindset
- Develop their independence and be able to do things for themselves