How your child learns

Our Out of School Club is based on the principle that young children learn best through play, interaction with others and engagement with carefully planned learning opportunities which are stimulating and challenging.

Your child will have the opportunity to:-

Explore learning experiences that help them to make sense of their world

Develop ideas, concepts and skills

Learn self-control and understand the need for rules

Play alone or cooperatively, talking about their ideas

Solve problems and learn from mistakes

Think creatively and imaginatively

Explore fears and other feelings in a controlled, safe place

Explore risk in a well managed environment

Further develop their independence by making choices and decisions.

Curriculum Programme

Throughout your child's session they will have the opportunity to create a scrapbook of activities they have taken part in, things they have enjoyed and things they would like to change, or even if they just want to use it for their artwork. They can also record their goals and achievements. This is optional for the children to create.

All activities are planned with the children using their thoughts, ideas and suggestions. We are a strong believer that children are leaders of their own learning and it is important to listen to their ideas. The are opportunities for both children and parents to complete input forms which feed into the weekly planning. Alongside this there are focussed activities based around festivals, celebrations, the seasons and also random fun activities that the children will have fun, learn and develop from. These are adult-led and are supported and modelled by members of staff. 

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Reception children only

The curriculum for 0 to 5 year olds aims to give children lots of first-hand opportunities to learn about themselves, each other and the world around them. The emphasis is on the process of learning rather than the ‘product’ – how individual children learn is very important. Planning is based on stages of development as laid out in the EYFS documentation.

We aim to provide a balance between:

*Adult-led activities which may have very specific learning objectives
*The ‘continuous provision’ – structured opportunities for independent, child-initiated learning.
* Child-led learning and activities focused on next steps of learning

There are 3 prime areas and 4 specific areas of learning and development:

• Prime Areas:
  Communication and Language (CL)
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
  Physical Development (PD)

Specific Areas:
Mathematics
Literacy
Understanding the world
Expressive Arts & Design

 All children and parents are asked to complete an All About Me Form when starting in the club regardless of the age of child, this is to help practitioners to know about your child when starting with us and is a good starting point to get to know your child's interests. 

All children develop in an individual and unique manner, however if you have any concerns or queries about the stage of development your child is at then please do not hesitate to speak to your child's key person and they will discuss your child's individual learning and development with you in more detail.