There are eight key stages of development in the Montessori curriculum:

• Everyday living (Practical life)
• Communication and Language
• Sensorial
• Mathematics
• Literacy
• Understanding the world
• Physical
• Expressive Art and Design

The Reggio Emilia approach is based around fundamental principles that each individual setting draws from and adapt according to their unique
environment and community.

• Children are capable of taking an active role in their learning
• Children’s learning is based on their interest
• Teachers and parents are co-learners
• Children’s learning is documented
• Nursery environment is a “third teacher”
• Teachers are equal learners who guide and nurture children’s learning and growth.

The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to support their healthy development. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through seven areas of learning and development.

Three prime areas:

• Communication and language
• Physical development
• Personal, social and emotional development

As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in four specific areas. These are:

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and designs

At Woven Nursery we want every child in our care to experience
an enriching and inspiring environment. Alongside Montessori
and Reggio Emilia, we offer extra activities which we hope will
cater to the whole child.

These could be in the form of:

• Music sessions are held in nursery each week. All children in the
  nursery have the opportunity to join in with these fun music and movement sessions.
• Weekly yoga sessions will also be offered to all children to balance mental and physical wellbeing.
• STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) - Hands on learning will be on offer to explore topics the children are interested it - DIY Lava Lamps or fireworks in a jar
• Cooking sessions are planned per term term, linking in with the child’s interest or learning topic - for example pancakes for Shrove Tuesday or lime cake for Black History Month.

We accept universal 2 and 3yr old funding as well as the
extended 30 hours funding for those families that qualify.
Nursery sessions will be charged at nursery rates, with the
funding deducted.

Whilst the Government funding is structured for 38 weeks of
the year (term time), our places are for 45 weeks of the year
and so the funded hours are stretched over the period we are
open.

Applied over 45 weeks, the funding equates to 12.66 hours per
week for those eligible for 15 hour funding, and 25.33 hours
per week for those eligible for 30 hour funding. This is known
as stretched funding.