Children's development and learning
We aim to ensure that each child:
All children at Moor Lane Preschool attend a small group activity (the group depends on their starting age)
SALLEY GROUP (Structured Activities for Language and Literacy in the Early Years) - this is a programme that was developed by Speech and Language Therapists. The children take part in SALLEY the last three terms before going to school, attending two sessions per week. They take part in a wide range of activities, including learning to do “good sitting”, looking and listening, communication and memory games and learning phonics and other skills needed for reading. The groups have no more than six children and gives them a good start for when they move onto school. SALLEY is a squirrel puppet!
SPIRALS (Speaking, Playing, Investigating, Reading and Language Skills) This involves no more than four children and one practitioner, in a quiet area for two sessions per week where they take part in activities and games that encourage communication and pre reading skills. SPIRALS is a teddy bear that joins the group
PALS –This is a programme that encourages the children’s social skills by using puppets in role play, to encourage friendships, sharing, taking turns and dealing with emotions
Parents/prospective parents are more than welcome to view any of the above sessions, please speak to a member of staff to arrange this.
We aim to ensure that each child:
- is in a safe and stimulating environment;
- is given generous care and attention, because of our ratio of qualified staff to children, as well as volunteer helpers;
- has the chance to join in with other children and adults to live, play, work and learn together;
- is helped to take forward her/his learning and development by being helped to build on what she/he already knows and can do;
- has a personal key person who makes sure each child makes satisfying progress in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (please see above link for a parents guide);
- is in a setting that sees parents as partners in helping each child to learn and develop; and
- is in a setting in which parents help to shape the service it offers
All children at Moor Lane Preschool attend a small group activity (the group depends on their starting age)
SALLEY GROUP (Structured Activities for Language and Literacy in the Early Years) - this is a programme that was developed by Speech and Language Therapists. The children take part in SALLEY the last three terms before going to school, attending two sessions per week. They take part in a wide range of activities, including learning to do “good sitting”, looking and listening, communication and memory games and learning phonics and other skills needed for reading. The groups have no more than six children and gives them a good start for when they move onto school. SALLEY is a squirrel puppet!
SPIRALS (Speaking, Playing, Investigating, Reading and Language Skills) This involves no more than four children and one practitioner, in a quiet area for two sessions per week where they take part in activities and games that encourage communication and pre reading skills. SPIRALS is a teddy bear that joins the group
PALS –This is a programme that encourages the children’s social skills by using puppets in role play, to encourage friendships, sharing, taking turns and dealing with emotions
Parents/prospective parents are more than welcome to view any of the above sessions, please speak to a member of staff to arrange this.