Little Bee demonstrates high standards of service for children and their families. We promote motivated, independent learners by providing safe, high quality Early Education and nurturing Child Care.

We make positive contributions to all children’s early development by taking their learning forward, celebrating uniqueness and providing opportunities to succeed in an atmosphere of care and of feeling valued.

Philosophy

Little Bee believes that excellent practise in Early Childhood Education is:

• All children feel included, secure and valued.
• Parents and Carers work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
• Carers interact, observe and respond appropriately to children.
• Carers understand the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of children.
• Well-planned, relevant, purposeful activity and appropriate intervention by Carers engage children in the learning process and help them progress.
• Children’s experiences will build on what children already know, and can do.
• Learning is Child-centered.  Adults and also children’s own initiatives help plan activities.

Objectives

Our role at little Bee is to plan activities and experiences of the highest quality, considering both children’s needs and achievements and the range of learning experiences that will help them make progress in their development and learning.

Well-planned play, both indoors and outdoors is a key way in which children will learn with enjoyment and challenge during their time at Little Bee.

Our close monitoring of each child’s individual development means that achievements can be celebrated, and ensures all children are making progress.

A Play based Curriculum

• Emphasis is on fun, exploration and discovery.
• Low pressure learning environment.
• Learning supported through planned play activity.
• Extending and supporting children’s spontaneous play.
• Free flow indoor and outdoor play.

Adapted from “The Foundation Stage Profile”, 2006, UK