Welcome to Denton Primary School Early Years:
Pre-School and Reception
Denton Primary School offers a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment to help children to develop and grow, making friends and building a love for learning. Our children feel confident, safe and supported in learning and developing new knowledge and skills, through play and adult led activities.
Developing your child's social, emotional and mental well-being is a priority when starting their learning journey with us.
We pride ourselves on supporting individuals to learn through carefully planned play and interaction with each other. All of our staff are fully trained and qualified to provide the best early years provision possible. A wealth of experience and knowledge amongst our team ensures a caring, stimulating and safe environment for our youngest pupils.
We can offer Nursery places from the term after your child's third birthday but places are limited, so if you would like to join us please get in touch. Children are eligible for grant funding from the term after their third birthday and further information is available from the School Office. You can find out what help towards childcare costs you are entitled to on the Government website.
We currently charge £5.00 per curriculum hour and £4.00 for childcare over the lunchtime period. Children attending our Nursery over lunchtime can bring a packed lunch from home or order a paid school meal from our meals provider on the ParentPay website. Children are provided with a piece of fruit for snacktime, and children under 5 years old are entitled to free milk which can be ordered directly through Cool Milk.
If you are in receipt of certain benefits, your child may be entitled to EYFS Pupil Premium to help support them in their time at Denton. More information can be found on the West Northamptonshire Council website.
Information regarding Nursery funding can be found on the West Northamptonshire Council website.
What do we want to achieve for our children in EYFS?
Our EYFS provision is structured to cover each aspect of the Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS). We want our children to develop their personal, social and emotional skills in line with the vision of the school:
Our vision is to be the best that we can be. We celebrate being resilient and courageous, aspirational and resourceful, imaginative and creative. We embrace difference, value individuality and collaborate within our community.
We want the children to become independent learners with an attitude that they will succeed to fulfil all their dreams and ambitions. They will foster the joy of learning and support others in this. We recognise that learning is not always an easy process: support and guidance will be provided by experienced and caring practitioners so that children can achieve their full potential.
How will we achieve this?
At Denton Primary School we follow a child-centred approach for EYFS provision. We understand the developmental needs of learners and structure tasks to support the development of a child using the Development matters guidance. When working with children in continuous provision or in group teaching sessions, we aim to understand the child as a learner, understand their strengths and support them to move on via adult support and independent tasks. We recognise the importance of being in the environment with the children and engaging in talk and play based on the child’s interests.
Our continuous provision is set up in a way that children can access it independently, giving time and space to engage in experimenting with ideas. This is balanced with whole class and small group teaching of fundamental subjects when in the reception year (phonics, writing and Maths). We promote the love of reading and offer children plentiful opportunities to listen and talk about books, visit the school library and engage in activities based on language rich texts.
What does early years provision look like and how will it support my child now and in the future?
Achieving in EYFS provides a strong foundation to life. Personal, Social and Emotional development in the EYFS is pivotal to lifelong successes. Children who can express their emotions and talk about them, will be happier and more positive as they move through school. Children build on the skills in phonics to develop their reading throughout the school. Early Maths skills support understanding in Maths throughout the school.
Children are discreetly assessed on a regular basis and we identify any pupils whose progress is a concern, in any area of the EYFS. From this, we build in additional support using the small steps guidance to support appropriate development; seeking guidance from the SENco as necessary. We believe quick intervention will support everyone to achieve.
Early Years