Bowesfield Bees
Our 2 Year Provision is part of our Early Years department with its own separate indoor classroom. Children have their own safe spaces to explore and learn. The indoor environment has a cosy reading area, small world, construction, mark-making, messy play, home corner, sensory space and maths area. Children have access to our Nursery outdoor garden rain or shine.
We currently have capacity for 10 children per session.
2 Year Funding Eligibility:
To qualify for a free place you must evidence that you are in receipt of one or more of the following:
- Income Support
- Income based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The ‘Guarantee’ element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit and the annual gross household income does not exceed £16,190, as assessed by HMRC, & the family is not in receipt of Working Tax Credit
- Children in the care of the local authority
- Working Tax Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190
Eligible children will be able to attend the term after they are two, up until the end of the term that they reach three. At this point, children will be eligible for a free nursery education place and automatically move into our Nursery Classroom, if there is a space available.
More information about eligibility for 2 year old places can be found if you click on this link
Early education and childcare - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Curriculum
Our Early Years curriculum is carefully planned to make sure that all children thrive and achieve. In the Two Year Old Provision we will focus on the Three Prime areas. These areas are crucial for a child’s learning and development. These three prime areas are:
- Personal, social and emotional development;
- Communication and language;
- Physical development;
We aim to support each child to identify their own sense of identity and self – worth, as well as focusing on each and every child’s individual needs and interests. As part of our daily routine children take part in a welcome session, sit down snack and a story session.
What happens in our 2 year old provision?
Children are most engaged when they are undertaking activities that are child initiated and based on children's current interests. When children show high levels of involvement, that is when there is progress and development occurring – when the brain is at its most active.
By providing an open ended and enabling environment supported by skilful staff we are able to seize the moment when a child shows a level of interest and curiosity. We can then draw out and extend these moments.
Our 2 year old curriculum is planned carefully to ensure children engage with a range of themes. Each week, our 2 year old room has an overarching theme in which they will explore a range of texts and activities to enhance their learning.
Parents in Partnership
Having strong parent partnerships has many benefits for your child’s development. Parents are a child’s first and enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together the results have a positive impact on the child’s development and learning. We use Tapestry to post photographs of what the children learn about each week to parents so you can see how well your child is doing.
