Within the Early Years at Starcross Primary School, we are passionate about children being happy, confident, well-rounded individuals with a love for learning. We believe that the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is crucial in securing solid foundations, that children will continue to build upon throughout their lives.
In these first years at school – children’s learning and confidence grows in leaps and bounds. Here at Starcross Primary, we offer high quality adult interactions to develop and support children’s learning, alongside purposeful and exciting daily child-initiated opportunities. We are fortunate to have access to an on-site nature area and outdoor learning space for every EYFS classroom. We provide our children with opportunities to develop their gross motor skills, deepen their imagination and sense of curiosity. We value the necessity of children managing their own risks and developing their own narratives. Our topics are thematic in nature and each exciting week is linked to a key text. We are passionate about developing a love for reading from the very start. We promote this through our key texts, on-site library space and phonetically matched reading books. We also follow Read Write Inc from the Spring term in pre-school.
We recognise that children learn to be confident and independent through the development of secure relationships. We develop caring, respectful, professional relationships with the children and their families. Working in partnership with parents and carers is central to the success of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). We work together with families, consulting them about their children’s early experiences which helps practitioners plan for effective learning, and helps us support our families in continuing their children’s learning development at home. We are committed to giving our children the best possible start to their school life, teaching them skills which ensure their well-being now, and success in the future.
Welcome to Sanderlings!
Pre-school provides our children with a wonderful first experience of learning, filled with fun, magic and laughter. We offer a truly special family feel in a nurturing environment.
We are a pre-school provision linked with the primary phase here at Starcross Primary School, led by a fully qualified teacher.
Our pre-school provision consists of two rooms, an outdoor decking space and access to all school facilities. We have regular access to our wonderful onsite nature space, where children are encouraged to explore the world around them.
We take children from age two upwards, and welcome them to start at any point during term time.
Our experienced team consists of:
