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FUNDING THROUGH NORFOLK EARLY YEARS DEVELOPMENT AND CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIP Bouncing Beans is registered to accept Early Years Funding for the term after a child’s third Birthday. The scheme offers two and a half hours* of free care for an agreed amount of sessions, which we inform you of prior to the new term. This is based on the amount of weeks that the nursery is open for, or dates that we are given by the Norfolk Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP). We have a funded rate for a session (either morning or afternoon). Please do not worry about the funding! We will give you a form, discuss the details with you and are available to answer any questions that you may have. * Please note that our opening hours are 8.30am to 1.00pm and 1.00pm to 4.30pm, so the two and a half hours of free care are used with-in this time, not at any allocated period. |
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| DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES As part of the Norfolk Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership, 3 and 4 year olds will follow an agreed pre-school curriculum called the 'Foundation stage'. The goals are broken down into the following 'areas of learning' to help children develop at their own level progressing towards achieving the goal by the end of their reception year at school. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Communication, Language and Literacy Mathematical development Knowledge and Understanding of the World Physical Development Creative Development Each area of learning is split into various aspects that define a specific area for development. For example, under Creative Development there are four aspects. These are Exploring Media and Materials, Music, Imagination and Responding to Experiences, Expressing / Communicating ideas. |
Observations are carried out regularly on each child to help us to monitor
their progress and any developmental needs throughout the year. We gather all of this information and lots of special memorabilia and make a ‘Learning story’ with each child which you are welcome to view at any time. We also ask for your input too, by bringing in photographs of special weekend trips, occasions or holidays and any comments that your child may have made at home about a topic discussed at nursery. This special folder will come home to you at the end of the academic year at the parents evening, for you to look through and cherish. For the children who are leaving to attend school, a transition report (which is a summary of each area of learning) is also prepared which we ask you to read, sign and write any comments. We ask the children for their thoughts too and add this to the document before we send it to your child’s school. It is a really nice way of introducing your child to their new teacher. All of the activities and experiences that we plan are still related to play and fun! The children are encouraged to participate in various exercises, but are never forced or excluded. We believe in practical learning, giving the children lots of adult attention and interaction throughout the day. |
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| Birth to Three The Birth to Three framework has been developed to provide support, information and a challenge for practitioners who care for babies and children from 0 to 3 years 11 months old. The framework identifies four aspects which celebrate the skill of babies and young children and highlights the interrelationship between growth, learning, development and the environment in which they are cared for and educated. All of the activities are planned carefully, ensuring that the children have lots of fun learning through different nursery experiences. Each of the four aspects is divided into four components:
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