Curriculum

At Mossley Hill Childcare, our daily activities are centred around providing a warm happy environment where children can develop and learn through stimulating play, fun, rest and healthy food. Our aim is to support every child to grow into inquisitive, polite, socially aware children that have great memories of their time at our setting. Our approach to your child’s development follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum and focuses on the seven areas of learning & development:

  • Communication & language
  • Physical development
  • Personal, social and emotional development
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts & design

Enrichment Activities with Professional Teachers

We have several visiting peripatetic teachers who share their expertise and fun sessions with the children on a regular basis:

Funzo Phonics

Mark delivers high quality phonics sessions to our Sunflowers (3+ years). Mark introduces initial sounds and children’s first cvc words (consonant, vowel, consonant) moving onto reading a range of simple 3 letter words. Mark uses Funzo the alien, to deliver his lessons in a fun and stimulating way. Funzo helps mark to deliver a range of stories that focus on different letters to engage the children, ensuring that positive learning behaviours are developed in preparation for the children’s transition to school.

Btales

Tasha delivers drama sessions which encourage children to use their imagination through acting out stories and adventures. Tasha used a range of engaging materials and props to help tell the stories and encourage self-expression.

Spanish

There are many benefits to exposing young children to foreign languages including cognitive development, social development and cultural awareness. Pete introduces basic Spanish words including colours, numbers, animals and greetings through story telling.

Diddi Dance

Suzie teaches fun movement activities with a range of stimulating resources including different language rhymes and songs.

Mobile Petting Zoo

Visits allow opportunities for animal interaction.

In our wonderful location, outdoor learning plays a key role in our nursery curriculum. We have an amazing nursery garden and easy access to Sefton Park, where children can enjoy the outdoors throughout the year including:

  • Learning to care & nurture living things through growing & planting activities
  • Role play in our mud kitchen
  • Developing  gross motor skills by climbing, riding bikes, running, jumping, skipping
  • Nature walks and observing wildlife
  • A wide range of child-initiated activities and adult-led activities are organised throughout the day which are adapted to each age range.

Daisies Curriculum

Activities focus on learning through play and exploration. There is a careful balance throughout the day of quiet times and structured play which includes stories, singing, cuddles, sleep time, building bricks, shape sorters, outside play, mini world and role play activities. As children develop they are introduced to craft activities such as painting, glueing, play-dough and sand and water play.

Buttercups Curriculum

As children develop they are introduced to a wider range of craft activities such as painting, glueing, play-dough and sand and water play. Children participate in engaging activities designed to strengthen fine and gross motor skills, develop communication skills to communicate their wants and needs, build vocabulary, introduce shapes, colours, numbers, and letters and participate in purposeful play and outdoor activities.

Sunflowers Curriculum

Our pre-schoolers continue to learn through play which has a greater emphasis on literacy and mathematics. Children listen to stories, choose books independently and develop their imagination and understanding of the world through a wide range of different texts. They develop language & listening skills and refine their social skills. Daily counting, number songs and exploration of shape, space and measures develop early mathematics skills.

Parent Partnership in Learning

We work closely with parents and carers to build and maintain communication, collaboration and engagement, creating a supportive environment that celebrates every child’s growth and learning. The introduction of online learning journals creates a detailed picture of each child’s unique development. We record and share each child’s daily care and learning routines including all their “Wow” moments.