The Foundation Stage

 
The Foundation Stage is a hive of activity for our fives and under. Call in any time and you are likely to find yourself in the land of the dinosaurs or mini-beasts or up to your elbows in paint, glue, sand or worse! If we are playing outside, beware of barrels, bikes and balls!

At BISC we believe that well-planned, purposeful play and appropriate intervention by practitioners will engage children in the learning process and help them make excellent progress.  We realise that in the Foundation Stage children are forming attitudes towards education which will underpin all future learning, so above all we feel that their time in the Foundation Stage should be fun!

At BISC we follow the UK’s EYFS – Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. The early years are critical in a child's development and children develop rapidly during this time - physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially and aesthetically. The Foundation Stage is about developing key learning skills such as listening, speaking, concentration, persistence and learning to work co-operatively. Activities are planned for Foundation Stage children under the following areas of the curriculum as identified in the EYFS Early Learning Goals:

Play is the vehicle by which young children gain access to this curriculum. It is the child's way of learning and it cannot be emphasised too much. 

Children are given time to explore, re-discover and build on past experiences. There are opportunities for children to engage in activities planned by adults and also those that they plan or initiate themselves.

Early childhood experiences form the foundation on which children build the rest of their lives. It creates a base for lifelong learning.  All children deserve the best start possible and that's what they get at BISC!