Our aim
Our Curriculum
Our aim is to expand every child's unique set of life experiences through introduction to new ones from day one.
We use planned outings, indoor and outdoor activities as tools which invite children to be curious learners and investigate the wonders of nature, our local community and the world around them.
We also value the smaller experiences which to a child are awe inspiring. For example can you remember the first time as a child that you splashed barefoot in puddles in the rain, fed a farm animal, went on a train? We can.... and our aim is to allow as many opportunities as possible for every child to experience something new and exciting every single day.
We are fortunate to have a mini bus which enables wonderful outings to local beaches, farms, forests, parks and in addition we organise trips out in our six seater push buses to the seafront, harbour, Sewerby gardens and places of local interest.
Our curriculum is centred around the Early Years Foundation Stage framework which incorporates learning across seven areas as listed below.​
Much of our curriculum is based on outings and outdoor experiences which will support growth and development across all seven areas of the EYFS. Particular attention is given to the three Prime Areas highlighted below in order to encourage children to become confident learners who reach their best potential whilst in our care.
Early Learning Goals
The areas of learning are:
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communication and language *
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personal, social and emotional * development
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physical development *
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literacy
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mathematics
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understanding the world
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expressive arts and design
* Prime EYFS area
Cultural Capital
What is Cultural Capital? To give a perfect analogy, imagine each child has their own personal bank..... this bank doesn't fill with money, it fills with life experiences from the very first day your child enters our setting.
Our aim is to fill every child's personal bank of Cultural Capital experiences through delivery of well planned and also spontaneous invitations to learning and play.
Parent partnership is key to this process being successful which is why we mutually communicate through the use of our Parent App and encourage parents and carers to actively become involved in their child's learning journey here at Gable House Nursery.
Speech club
We are proud to be the very first nursery setting in East Riding of Yorkshire to offer Speech Club programme.
This programme is offered to all children in our three year rooms and is also used to support individual children who may benefit from extra help in the area of language and communication development.
Speech Club was designed and is delivered by qualified speech therapists and is used nationally in many other boroughs within the UK.
It is the aim of the owner Fiona Courtland to use the success of this pilot scheme at Gable House to facilitate the rollout of Speech Club in all Early Years settings within East Riding.
As an active board member and representative for East Riding Early Years on the Virtual Schools committee, Fiona is determined to champion the needs of all children who require further support in acquiring good progress in speech and language development, before they start mainstream school.
If you would like more information about our curriculum, please contact the Nursery.