Our Nursery Pedagogy

Our Pedagogy

Our pedagogy is:

• Rooted in our values and beliefs about what we want for children.
• Informed by our understanding of how children learn and develop and the practices through which we can enhance that process.
• Reflected within the nursery environment, both indoors and outdoors, that we provide.
• Supported by knowledge, theory and experience.

 

Our Shared Values and Beliefs

We understand that:

• Children are born ready, able and eager to learn, and that they actively reach out to interact with other people and the world around them.
• Development depends on each unique child having opportunities to interact in positive relationships and enabling environments.
• Building a partnership with parents and carers, based upon supportive and trusting relationships, supports children's development and learning.
• If we want to know who children are and what they can do, we need to ensure we are giving them the opportunities to show us.

 

Within Our Practice, We Prioritise

• Using our developing understanding of the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning (Stewart, 2011) as a starting point for thinking about the provision we make for the children in our setting, aiming to instil motivation to not only succeed in the Early Years, but also become lifelong learners.
• Gaining a greater understanding of the individual child through observation, documentation and reflection.
• Using this knowledge and understanding to make decisions about how we can best support each child's development and learning.
• Ensuring the environment, both emotional and physical, offers each child appropriate challenge and motivation.