Parent Information
Early Years Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the statutory curriculum for all settings where children aged 5 years or under attend. It consists of seven different areas of learning. At Young England Kindergarten we aim to deliver this to all children by offering a wide variety of activities and group sessions.
The four principles which form the basis of EYFS:
Enabling Environments
Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, where their individual needs are met and links are strong between school and home life.
Learning and Development
Children develop and learn in different ways. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities.
A Unique Child
Every child is a unique child who is constantly learning to be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
Positive Relationships
Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.
The seven areas of learning
Wellbeing
Concentrating on “making relationships” with peers and adults through play and conversation. Developing “self-confidence and self-awareness” by encouraging children to speak up in a group and ask for help when they need it. “Managing feelings and behaviour” where children develop a sense of empathy towards others and learn to behave appropriately in different situations.
Communication and Language
Where the focus is on “Listening and attention”, Conversation and concentration skills, “understanding” instructions and “speaking” to peers and adults in a variety of situations.
Physical Development
“Movement” of equipment. This includes sports equipment as well as equipment used in the class-room, such as construction e.g. foam bricks and mobilo. “Health and self-care”, teaching children to understand what being healthy means and being able to care for themselves for example dressing and going to the bathroom independently.
Mathematics
“Number”, learning to count, recognise, understand and compare numbers and groups of objects. Begin to have an understanding of simple addition and subtraction. “Space, shape and measure”, learning about shapes and patterns and exploring with measurement, height and weight and developing mathematical language.
Literacy
“Reading”, laying the foundations for children’s reading through rhyme, letter sounds, stories and books. “Writing”, allowing children to make marks on paper and assign meaning to them. Looking at letter formations and learning to write their name.
Expressive arts and design
“Exploring and using media and materials”; singing songs and using instruments, leaning about colours and textures and building structures using a variety of materials and tools. “Being imaginative”; through role-play, singing, art, dance and drama.
Understanding the world
“People and communities”, children talk about home and past experiences and begin to have an understanding of other cultures. “The world”, exploring the environment and observing animals and nature. “Technology”, making use of the technology of offer for example, computers and interactive whiteboard and developing an understanding for technological toys. “Problem Solving”, formulating and testing out ideas.
Diary Dates
Please see important upcoming dates for your diary.
Wednesday 26th March 2025
Spring Term Ends
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Summer Term Starts
Monday 5th May 2025
Bank Holiday (No School)
Registration & Fees
We would like to invite you to telephone or contact us to arrange a visit and collect a registration form. If, however, it is not possible for you to visit, then please download our registration form and return it via post or email, along with the registration fee. Email: admissions@youngenglandkindergarten.co.uk
We offer the following Government Funding Schemes:
Universal Entitlement Funding for 3 & 4 year olds (15 hrs per week)
Funding is available to all parents from the term after their child’s 3rd birthday.
Extended 30 hr Funding for 3 & 4 year olds (30 hours per week)
Available to families the term after a child turns 3 years old. Subject to eligibility criteria.
Working Family Entitlement Funding for 2 year olds (30 hrs per week)
Available to families the term after a child turns 2 years old. Subject to eligibility criteria.
Families will need to apply for this scheme via the Government website Childcare Choices. HMRC assesses eligibility depending on work information and income levels. Subject to meeting the eligibility criteria, a parent is given a code which they submit to YEK.
Families need to apply for the code the term before they wish to receive funding.
Busy 2s Funding (15 hrs per week)
Available to families the term after a child turns 2 years old. This scheme is subject to eligibility criteria.
Funding Applications
All funding schemes require a signed and completed parental declaration and proof of your child’s date of birth. YEK submits an application to our Local Authority on your behalf – funding is then paid directly to YEK. Schemes 2 & 3, above, require an eligibility code that is obtained by parents and generated by HMRC. This code needs to be re-verified every 3 months for continued access to funding. Scheme 4 requires a voucher code directly from your Local Authority.
Delivery
Funded hours are available between 8.45 am to 3.30 pm, depending on your child’s session (e.g. Caterpillar or Butterfly) offered across 33 weeks of the academic year.
Parents may request a place that uses only the funded entitlement, subject to limited availability and the nursery’s ability to offer these places if it is financially sustainable to do so.
Additional Hours and the Nursery Services & Consumables Package
The government funding rates are currently set at £7.67 per hour for 3–4-year-olds and £10.87 per hour for Busy2s and Working Family 2-year-olds. These rates do not cover the true cost of delivering the high-quality care and education we provide. In particular, they do not cover food, additional hours, consumables, curriculum enrichment, or the wider services that families value at YEK, including highly qualified nursery teachers. In common with most nurseries, we will ask parents to pay for these so we can continue to provide the very best care and experiences.
Families accessing funded hours are asked to contribute towards our Nursery Services & Consumables Package, shown as an ‘Extras and Essentials’ charge on termly invoices. This contribution will be itemised as a termly charge.
What the package covers
- Snacks
- Additional hours
- Consumables (e.g. nappies, wipes, sun cream, school materials)
- Teaching materials and classroom resources
- Enrichment activities (e.g. yoga, music, drama, sports, languages)
- Outings and workshops
- Administration and operational costs
Please refer to the Fee Structure for a full termly breakdown of the current rates for Nursery Services & Consumables Package, which includes additional hours and enrichment activities.
If a parent is unable or unwilling to pay, we ask that they speak with the School Business Manager to discuss options. Please note that non-payment has both an operational and financial impact on the nursery and without contributions, we cannot sustain the level of service and experiences that distinguish our provision.
Please see HERE for our funding policy.