Early Years and Foundation Stage

Every day, we share songs, poems and good books. Our aim is to promote a love of reading by showing how we enjoy it. We teach children to read by using a structured phonics programme. This introduces written letters and the sounds we need to make when reading.

At Norton we believe Communication and Language is key to a child’s learning, understanding and development. We provide a communication friendly environment in order to support the communication and language skills of young children in our Foundation Stage. All children are screened on entry to identify any risk of speech and language delay. Identified children are given targeted support to develop individual needs.

The developments in the new EYFS Framework in 2021 means that Maths is more important than ever. Developing a strong grounding in number is essential so that all children develop the necessary building blocks to excel mathematically.

What should you expect in the early stages of your baby’s or child’s development? This document, produced by experienced educators in London, is a really good guide. Use the link below to read it now or download it to read later.