Nurseries & Pre-school
An ever growing aspect of our business is the work we do with nurseries & pre-schools. We adhere closely to the Early Years Foundation Stage guidelines for Physical Education to ensure that all our sports programmes fulfill the necessary requirements and criteria for this stage. In addition to our core physical education we also introduce personal social & emotional, communication and problem solving, reasoning and numeracy into the programmes.
Below we have outlined the Physical Education requirements for the Early Years Foundation Stage. If you are associated with a nursery or pre-school and wish to find out more information or to enquire about the services of Youngstars, then please call on the numbers provided below.
Early Years Foundation Stage - Physical Development
Requirements
The physical development of babies and young children must be encouraged through the provision of opportunities for them to be active and interactive and to improve their skills of coordination, control, manipulation and movement. They must be supported in using all of their senses to learn about the world around them and to make connections between new information and what they already know. They must be supported in developing an understanding of the importance of physical activity and making healthy choices in relation to food.
Aspects of Physical Development
- Physical Development is made up of the following aspects:
- Movement and Space – is about how children learn to move with confidence, imagination and safety, with an awareness of space, themselves and others.
- Health and Bodily Awareness – is about how children learn the importance of keeping healthy and the factors that contribute to maintaining their health.
- Using Equipment and Materials – is about the ways in which children use a range of small and large equipment.
What Physical Development means for children
Babies and children learn by being active and Physical Development takes place across all areas of Learning and Development.
Physical Development helps children gain confidence in what they can do.
Physical Development enables children to feel the positive benefits of being healthy and active.
Physical Development helps children to develop a positive sense of well-being.
Good health in the early years helps to safeguard health and well-being throughout life. It is important that children develop healthy habits when they first learn about food and activity. Growing with appropriate weight gain in the first years of life helps to guard against obesity in later life.
