Early Years at Wootton – Nursery and Reception
Our nursery and reception children benefit from being taught by our highly skilled qualified teachers, Ms Cathrin Klepac and Dr Alex Mirrington and exceptional teaching assistant, Mrs Joe Martin. They ensure the standards set out in The Early Years Statutory Framework are fully met so that the children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. This helps to ensure children’s ‘school readiness’ and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life.
Every child makes good progress and no child gets left behind. At Wootton each child is considered individually. At the beginning of the year we quickly build up a picture of their starting point and where we want them to get to based on their individual needs and learning styles.
The children are made to feel comfortable in their learning environment and as part of the wider school. We let the children explore their own interests. With our topics we guide their learning, making it fun and multi-sensory using our excellent classroom including the outdoor space to enhance this and establish independence.
At Wootton the children are involved in lots of the decision making. The Christian values of compassion, courage and perseverance underpin the democratic way that the school operates. Starting in the Early Years the children are taught these values and skills and take part in discussions and decision making.
We believe that the Early Years setting at Wootton is the best because:
- We make the learning fun and engaging for ALL children.
- We are lucky to have a safe yet stimulating environment which allows the children to flourish.
- Every child is treated as an individual and the relationships they build with peers and adults sets them up to be kind, compassionate learners.
- Our friendly staff make sure that parent/carers and children are listened to, respected and involved.