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The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children’s ‘school readiness’ and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life.
At Kerswell Kids the EYFS curriculum and Birth to 5 Matters Framework supports our work and helps shape learning and development.
Behaviour
At Kerswell, we use ‘Rainbow Rules’ as an effective way of setting limits and expectations. We use positive reinforcement of good behaviour to help build self-confidence and self-worth. Children are continually praised for their efforts, and their opinions and interests are valued, listened to and acted upon.
Outdoor Learning & Forest School
As a leading Forest School in Whitton, we believe being outdoors has a positive impact on a child’s development. At Kerswell Kids, we provide a clear distinction between our daily garden play and our specialist sessions:
The Preschool Garden:
Offers daily freedom to explore, use the senses, and be physically active in a secure, resource-rich environment using our mud kitchen and gardening zones.
Forest School Sessions:
These are dedicated, specialist sessions that provide a cornerstone of our curriculum, offering first-hand contact with the natural world and seasonal discovery in a woodland setting.
Tapestry
Your Child’s Online Learning Journey and Care System
At Kerswell, we utilise Tapestry as our core digital system for administration, monitoring, and real-time parent communication. This professional system replaces traditional paper-based tracking, providing parents with an instant, real-time activity feed of their child’s day.
You will be automatically set up on our Tapestry system even before your child begins at the preschool. Once active, you can track your child's Learning and Development Journey in two ways: by downloading the app onto a smart device or via www.tapestryjournal.com from your desktop.
You will automatically be sent a notification to the email you provide to the preschool. Through this system, staff upload photos, videos, and observations of milestones as they happen, and you are welcome to request additional logins for family members or other childcare professionals, such as a nanny or childminder.