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At Holy Heart School, our Foundation Stage Programme, based on the CBSE National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), emphasizes the importance of positive relationships, a nurturing environment, and play-based learning. We recognize that the early years are crucial in shaping a child’s future, and we provide the best start to their educational journey.
Our curriculum of learning through play, emphasising the holistic development of the child, ensures that each gets the best start to their education and the support to reach their full potential. Children develop quickly in the early years, and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their life. A secure, safe and happy childhood is extremely important. Good parenting and exceptional quality learning during the early years, provide the strong foundation that a child needs to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow.
Our curriculum of learning through play, emphasising the holistic development of the child, ensures that each gets the best start to their education and the support to reach their full potential. Children develop quickly in the early years, and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their life. A secure, safe and happy childhood is extremely important. Good parenting and exceptional quality learning during the early years, provide the strong foundation that a child needs to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow.
Our early year's foundation programmer is offered in two stages:
- Foundation Stage 1 (FS 1) for children ages 3-4
- Foundation Stage 2 (FS 2) for children ages 4-5
The four guiding principles that shape practice in our early years classes are as follows:
- Every child is unique and is constantly learning to be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured
- Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships
- Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, which respond to their individual needs, and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents
- Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates