Watch us grow

Our Commitments, Curriculum, and Pedagogy

We are committed to ensuring that every child receives the best possible start in life by igniting a love for learning!

The formative years of a child's life are vital for determining their future success. Early childhood plays a key role in establishing the groundwork for lifelong learning, health, and overall well-being. The experiences and interactions during this time profoundly influence brain development, social-emotional growth, and cognitive skills.

At New beginnings we believe that these formative years establish the groundwork for a lifetime of learning. We are excited to share the values, principles, and curriculum that guide every moment of your child's journey with us. Our tailored curriculum "Watch us Grow" is built upon five core values and our commitment to nurturing each child. Through intentional play, supportive relationships, and thoughtfully crafted learning environments, we help children develop into confident, curious, and resilient individuals.

Our strategy for helping children reach their unique potential involves creating well-resourced, nurturing, and stimulating environments where they can learn through play, exploration, and challenges. We provide carefully designed spaces that encourage thinking, contemplation, creativity, discovery, rest, experimentation, decision-making, and problem-solving, all of which support various areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Our comprehensive and unique pedagogical approach caters to the development and needs of each child.

Watch us Grow Curriculum

The following Characteristics are what we believe will support the development of a thriving child.

Confident Communicator
The ability to express thoughts, feelings, preferences, needs, passions, and interests.

Sense of Belonging
To truly belong is essential for developing self-worth, feeling secure, and forming meaningful relationships.

Critical and Creative Thinkers
An innate curiosity about oneself, others, and the environment fosters the confidence to explore ideas, enhancing critical and creative thinking skills.

Naturally inquisitive
A natural interest in the environment encourages a deep connection with our planet.

Content and active
To feel happy, content and joyful with a natural inclination to engage and explore, alongside a commitment to physical activity that benefits both physical and mental well-being.

A parents guide to our curriculum

A curriculum outlines what you aim for children to learn during their time at nursery.

It should be consider alongside the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which offers a framework that you can expand upon through the seven areas of learning.

At New Beginnings we have the flexibility to choose the most effective methods to deliver these areas. Through our “Watch Us Grow” curriculum, we offer a variety of activities, play, teaching, and experiences designed to help all children learn, develop, and thrive.

Take a look at how the " Watch us grow" curriculum will support your child's learning and development in the early years.

Learning in the early years

Your child’s early years experience should be happy, and fun, and support your child’s development, wellbeing, care and learning needs. 

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) includes seven areas of learning that help to shape the curriculum provided in early years settings. All seven areas of the EYFS are interconnected. The 3 prime areas are especially important for children to build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills. These are:

• Communication and language – the development of children’s spoken language, understanding and allowing them to experience a rich language environment. 
• Physical development – physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to develop their coordination, control, and movement. 
• Personal, social, and emotional development – focuses on children’s mental wellbeing including building relationships and developing their understanding of emotions and self-regulation skills. 

There are also 4 specific areas .These are:

• Literacy – encourages children to foster a love of reading and helps children develop language comprehension through interactions and sharing poems, stories, and songs. These are the foundations for learning to read and write later on. 
• Mathematics – providing opportunities for children to develop their problem-solving, counting and numerical pattern skills. 
• Understanding the world – guiding children to make sense of the natural world and their communities. 
• Expressive arts and design – encouraging children to explore and play with materials and develop their imagination.