The Foundation Stage is the period of education from age three to five. The Foundation Stage at Victoria Dock Primary School is made up of children at both Foundation One and Foundation Two age.
The staff work well together for the benefit of the children.
Foundation One aged children may attend for a total of fifteen hours per week with various options available depending on spaces (mornings, afternoons, or a mixture). The day for Foundation One aged children can start at 9.00 a.m. and finish at 4.00 p.m. Foundation Two aged children attend full time from the September preceding their fifth birthday – there is one intake in September.
The planning for the Foundation Stage is completed using the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, where children are working towards achieving the Early Learning Goal via stepping stones. There are six areas of development: Personal, Social and Emotional development; Communication, Language and Literacy; Mathematical Development; Knowledge and Understanding of the World; Physical Development; and Creative Development.
Children develop their understanding by playing, talking, observing, planning, experimenting, questioning, repeating, reflecting and responding to adults and each other. The children learn from a topic based approach, child-led with the topic themes changing termly.
