Teaching in a nursery, also known as preschool or early childhood education, involves employing various techniques and methodologies to cater to the unique learning needs of young children through:

  1. Play-based Learning
  1. Child-Centered Approach
  2. Multi-Sensory Instruction
  3. Storytelling Learning Centers
  4. Project-Based Learning
  5. Individualized Instruction
  6. Routine and Structure
  7. Positive Reinforcement and Encouragement
  8. Parental Involvement

What will my child do in the Early Years?

At this stage of their learning, your child will be mainly learning through play-based activities. They will also be learning about routine and developing early literacy and maths skills, learning about the world around them and learning social skills.

The importance of play

This year your child will begin to learn by doing things for themselves, by exploring and investigating, watching and listening, talking and discussing, creating, and communicating – in other words, playing.

Play is children’s work and playing hard is very tiring! Play can also be very messy as your child will be learning both inside with sand, water and paint, and also in the outdoors with mud, leaves and so on, so you can expect some mucky clothes at the end of the day.

The Early Years Foundation Stage

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a curriculum for 3–5-year-old children. This is broken down into three prime aspects and four specific areas of learning. The three prime aspects of learning are:

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