At Pathways Day Nursery, we believe that children learn more effectively through play. A child's imagination is an amazing skill to have. Listening to the thought process is not something as adults we can teach. We are always there to support and enhance their thoughts and ideas, but by giving them independence to choose how they learn.
We believe children learn best when they are interested, we use the child's ideas to focus activities for example:
- Counting
- Wheels/tracks in paint
- Stories
- Colours
- Sounds
- Building tracks
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage, as a team we plan and provide interesting and exciting experiences with good educational values. The curriculum states there are 7 areas of learning, children begin with the prime areas of learning, children's interests and development stages are always taken into account. As children grow in confidence we will apply equal focus on all areas of learning.
The staff at Pathways Day Nursery are all parents themselves which we believe helps to have a good understanding of parents’ feelings and thoughts. Time is taken for parents to chat about their child's day or about things that are happening at home. All staff are friendly, open and honest but professional.