About Us
What We Do
“....for in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be........”
John Connolly. The Book of Lost Things(2006)
How We Do It
At Gateway Nursery, as an Ofsted registered setting, we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS).
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We are a registered ‘Good’ Provider and you can find our most recent Ofsted Report Here
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The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) was originally launched in 2008. It is the statutory framework for all early years providers in England. The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage sets the standards that all early years providers must meet. Early years providers in England who provide care and learning for children from birth to the end of reception class must comply with the EYFS Statutory Framework. Ofsted regulate and inspect all early years providers against the safeguarding and welfare requirements and areas of learning to determine how well children are kept safe and healthy. From time to time the EYFS is updated and refreshed, so far this has happened in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021.
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The EYFS enables our practitioners to provide a quality education with a curriculum that staff can use to facilitate learning, deliver high quality learning experiences and enable us to plan environments that provide activities and opportunities, to ensure that every child’s learning and development is as interactive and fun as possible, and is based upon that child’s interests. Learning opportunities are provided from well-planned activities that are always delivered through child-led or adult-led sessions and are planned focusing on the Intent (what does the child need?), the Implementation (how are we going to enable the learning to take place?) and the Impact (what did the child learn?)
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What is the EYFS?
What's Changed?
From September 2021 a revised EYFS will come into force. The key messages about the reforms include:
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Reducing practitioner/teacher workload and needless paperwork to allow for more quality time and interactions with the children
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Improving the outcomes of all children and addressing/reducing the disadvantage gaps
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The importance of workforce knowledge and professional development to inform assessments. Reflect upon the need to assess every child’s development against ‘check lists’, saving formal steps of assessment for when they are necessary
