The activities for each area change daily to keep children enthused,
stimulated and engaged. We also aim to use the garden daily which
is also set up to incorporate the key activities and play equipment
which encourages the key areas of Early Years Learning.

For each area there are Early Learning Goals. These goals state
what is expected of children by the end of the Reception Year
at school.

For each learning goal, there are Stepping Stones, which describe
the stages through which children pass to achieve the goal.
At Woodford Pre-school, the progress of each child is tracked
using a book to record their efforts. The older children are
encouraged to help with this!

Play is extremely important to young children and provides them
with many essential skills that they will need as they grow older.
It helps them to learn and develop through talking and doing. We provide a wide range of play activities which enable the
children to reach their goals. In some of these activities children
decide how they will use the activity and in others, the adults
will lead.