Deerness Valley Nursery School
The Deerness Valley Way
Over the years we have developed and written our own curriculum.
This home-grown document, written by our Head and Deputy in consultation with our Senior Educators describes what we want to do with our time, what we want children to learn, know and understand.
It is based on:
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Our knowledge of children and how they learn and what they can do.
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Our knowledge of children, how they develop, how they learn, the types of things children of nursery age can and should be able to do.
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All our training, our experience working in schools, as nannies, in childminder settings and as parents
The Triangle
Our curriculum is best expressed as an inverted triangle
This lets us show that we base everything we do on our Christian Values.
Next up from the bottom is the Rhythm of the day - this is the timings and routines we set up to enable us to do the things that are valuable and necessary.
Enquiry
The core of what we want children to know, understand and be able to do is called Enquiry. These seven areas go into detail describing things we want children of all ages and stages to be learning.
These areas are:
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Physical - Gross, Fine, Looking After Yourself
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Communication - Receptive Attention, Receptive Non-Verbal, Receptive Understanding Language, Expressive Non-Verbal, Expressive Using Language, Phonological Awareness
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Social - Relationships, Regulation
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Story - Words and Pictures, Narrative Hearing and Telling
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Maths - Number, Shape Space and Measures, Pattern
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Creativity - Visual, Sound, Movement
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Creation - Living Things, Places, Objects
