Welcome to Docking Nursery!
At Docking, you are assured of a warm welcome for your child and family. Our environment is warm, welcoming and nurturing and we work hard to provide your child with opportunities to explore, create, discover and learn. Through this, they will gain independence and take risks and in turn, will grow into resilient learners.
Overview
Docking Nursery provides care and education for 3-4 year olds. It is led by a qualified teacher, Ms Cooper, four days per week, and Mrs Wines (our SENDCo) one day per week. Throughout the year, our children have Forest School for one day per week, which is an excellent offer - supporting our pupils with their physical development, social and emotional well-being, cognitive development, self-esteem and confidence.
In our EYFS unit, also known as the Robins class, Nursery and Reception learn alongside each other. This helps our older children to further develop their personal and social skills as they help and support the younger members of the class. It ensures the younger children are able to settle into their Nursery year more quickly as they have excellent role models to learn from. It also ensures a seamless transition from Nursery to Reception for our youngest children.
Our day is structured so the children are able to receive a balance between discrete teaching of skills and independent learning opportunities where they can really apply, challenge and question their new skills and knowledge. The children’s learning can take place as a whole class, in small groups, individually with an adult where appropriate and independently and is underpinned by The Early Years Framework 2021. Within the framework seven areas of learning and development are outlined. All the areas of learning and development are equally as important and inter-connected.
The areas are spilt into the prime areas and the specific areas, the prime areas are of importance as they are used to build a foundation for igniting a child’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, forming relationships and thriving. The
The Prime areas are:
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
The specific areas further strengthen the learning of the prime areas; these areas are:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive arts and design
