Early Years Foundation Stage
Welcome to Early Years at Kingsway Community Trust.
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We have a busy, creative, active and imaginative EYFS team, and we're here to support you and your child as you begin your school journey with us. We have two Nursery classes and two Reception classes where your child will thrive and make the most of what our school has to offer.
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What does a day in Ladybarn look like?
Children enjoy a wide range of activities throughout the school day including selecting their own play and joining with others as well as working in small groups with an adult to learn specific skills.
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Playing indoors and outdoors allows our children to explore, learn, take turn and build friendships with others. The adults enjoy getting involved in the children’s play and share lots of good ideas of how they can enhance their creations and play ideas.
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The school day also helps our children learn how to manage their own emotions, wellbeing, hygiene and caring for the classroom. We always work as a team to help each other.
Children also get involved in outdoor learning days, completing tasks in nature and the world around them. The children love hunting for minbeasts, mud painting, cloud watching and exploring in our wild area among many other exciting outdoor activities.
Our settings have a friendly, open-doors ethos and our staff are available to talk to parents at the beginning and end of the day. Parents are always welcomed into school and encouraged to discuss any concerns they might have.
We keep parents informed about what is happening in our group times through the half termly curriculum information sheet as well as the homework that we share every week.
Stories and songs are a key part of the children’s day and we love snuggling up to share stories together. Reading stories is so important for our reading skills but also for our listening and attention skills and language development.
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We invite our parents in for stay and play and story time sessions, our children love to share their learning with their grown ups and little brothers and sisters.
