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A very warm welcome to Early Years at Flamstead End
At Flamstead End, we believe every child deserves the very best start to their education. Our nurturing and inclusive Early Years environment is designed to help children feel happy, safe, and confident as they begin their school adventure.
“Pupils are at the heart of everything that happens throughout the school.” Ofsted, April 2025
Our bright, spacious classrooms and outdoor learning areas provide endless opportunities for children to play, explore, create, and discover. Every area of our setting has been carefully planned to inspire curiosity, encourage independence, and support learning through meaningful, hands-on experiences.
Learning in Early Years is fun, engaging, and child-centred. Through play, exploration, and carefully planned activities, we help children develop the skills, confidence, and resilience they need to become enthusiastic learners. We celebrate every child's achievements and encourage them to become curious, independent thinkers with a lifelong love of learning.
“From the start, children receive an exceptional early education. Across the early years, they build strong foundations in communication, language and number.”
“…with children in the early years engaging in a rich variety of experiences that lay strong foundations.” Ofsted, April 2025
Working Together
We believe that children thrive when school and home work in partnership. Building positive relationships with our families is at the heart of everything we do, and we value the support and involvement of parents and carers throughout the year.
We regularly invite families into our setting for Stay and Play sessions, giving you the opportunity to experience your child's learning first-hand and share special moments together in the classroom.
Celebrating Together
Throughout the year, we enjoy celebrating a wide range of festivals, achievements, and special events. These occasions help create lasting memories, strengthen our school community, and give children opportunities to learn about the world around them.
We are incredibly proud of our Early Years provision and can't wait to welcome you to Flamstead End. Together, we will ensure your child enjoys a happy, confident, and successful start to their school journey.
Early years provision – Outstanding. Ofsted, April 2025
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TRANSITION INFORMATION
CURRICULUM
TWO-YEAR PROGRESS CHECK
The two-year-old progress check is a check completed by staff for children in Preschool between age 2 and 3. It involves making an assessment of a child’s development in three key areas of learning: Communication and language, Personal, social and emotional development and Physical development.
THE PROGRESS CHECK AT A GLANCE -
The check helps identify both strengths and any areas where extra support may be needed. We will use observations, parental input and, where appropriate, feedback from other professionals to assess whether a child is developing as expected and to spot any emerging concerns or developmental delays.
Parents receive a written summary and are involved throughout the process.
Checks are carried out because children develop rapidly between the ages of two and three and we need to identify what help, if any, a child needs to aid their development, health and wellbeing. Some children need extra support as they grow, e.g. with communication. Perhaps a child has long-term developmental needs. A progress check can identify areas of concern, or any extra development needs the child may have. Some children’s families may be struggling and need support. Early intervention sparked by a progress check can make a big difference to a child’s life.
Questions we might ask in a progress check, could include:
- Have you noticed your child is learning new words?
- Does your child put those words together into short sentences?
- Can they understand and follow simple instructions?
- What have you noticed about your child’s understanding of new words?
- Do people outside of the family generally understand what your child says, or do you have to explain?
- Do you have any concerns about your child’s walking/ talking/ hearing/ sight/ happiness?
- Does your child join in with play, sharing books or try to do things around the house like helping you to load the washing machine?
After completing the progress check at age two, together we will look at the best way forward for your child, how we will work together to help your child’s continuing development. If your child is having any difficulties with their development or has Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), the summary will set out the additional help your child will receive.
You will be provided with a copy of the summary and add a copy will be kept in school.
HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT ADVICE
BBC'S TINY HAPPY PEOPLE
Please find below links to the BBC’s Tiny Happy People webpage.
On the site you will find advice and activities for children 0-5. The links listed below focus on communication and maths for Preschool age children.
50 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU'RE 5
50 Things is an exciting initiative that supports children's learning at home. It is inspired by parents and carers, with each activity developed by Early Years experts and language specialists, to create a fabulous resource for families.
Click here to find out more.
INDOOR FUN
The children are provided with a range of activities that encourage exploration and the development of age related skills.
The staff work hard to ensure the children's needs and interests are met, and each child is supported to reach their full potential.
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