Manor Primary School

Early Years

Foundation Stage Lead: Mr Croft

"Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved." - Winnie the Pooh

Children in the early years, including in the Nursery Year, get off to a flying start. They listen carefully to adults’ instructions.

Children enjoy a well-thought-out curriculum that meets their learning needs. As a result, children are well prepared to embrace the demands of the key stage 1 curriculum.

- Ofsted, March 2023

Welcome to Our Foundation Unit

Early Years Gallery

 

EYFS Parents Transition Meeting 2025-2026

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 Foundation Unit Transition Information Meeting.pdf

  

Early Years Foundation Stage - Universal Offer

At Manor Primary School we provide the highest standards of teaching and learning by engaging, inspiring, challenging and supporting children to do their best and develop a love of learning. To do this we create a respectful and inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming, fun, friendly and safe through child-led and techer-initiated continuous provision 'learning though play'.  The continuous provision universal offer follows a two year cycle and is inspired though a carefully curated book spine, enriched and expanded by the pupils interests.

Continuous Provision - Universal Offer

 

Foundation 1 - Core Offer

The Foundation 1 core offer promotes knowledge, learning and skill development through child initiated and adult led purposeful play and short carpet focus sessions based on Development Matters.

Foundation 1 - Long Term Plans

 

Foundation 2 - Core Offer

The Foundation 2 core offer promotes knowledge, learning and skill development through child initiated and adult led purposeful play.  This also expands to adult led teaching sessions with curriculum content supplied from industry trusted education companies enhanced by a carefully curated curriculum based on Development Matters.  All taught sessions generate a learning pathway though to Early Learning Goal as well as a knowledge and skills progression from Foundation 2 to Year 6.

Foundation 2 - Long Term Plans

 

  

 Understanding and Support for the Seven Areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Communication & Language

Physical Development

Literacy

 Maths

Understanding The World

Expressive Arts & Design

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Your Child's Learning Journey

To support your child's learning, progression and achievement towards their Early Learning Goals whilst part of our Foundation Unit we are guided and informed by two key documents. Firstly 'Development Matters' a non-statutory curriculum guidance produced by the Department for Education, and secondly, 'Birth to Five Matters' a non-statutory guidance produced by the Early Years Coalition. You can access these documents below.

Documents 

EYFS Profile Handbook 2023

Development Matters 

What to Expect in the EYFS - Parents Guide 

Information for Parents - Reception Baseline Assessment 

MPS EYFS Policy 2024-25