Bright Beginnings At Brand-New Nursery In Horsham
An innovative new Early Years curriculum will play an integral role in the lives of children attending the brand-new nursery in Horsham.
Bright Horizons Horsham Day Nursery and Preschool opened last month using Bright Beginnings, a pioneering curriculum which focuses on children’s emotional wellbeing as the key to learning.
The curriculum is designed to acknowledge the individual voice and needs of each child to promote confidence, wellbeing and a genuine love for learning. It features “loose parts”, encouraging children to play freely with everyday items, whilst being supervised at all times, to enable them to develop creativity, solve problems and make connections in their learning. The children are also provided with opportunities to engage in sensory experiences through art by using big paint brushes, paint rollers and floor brooms or mops on a large canvas. This type of activity helps to develop the muscles in a child’s shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands, in preparation for writing.
Based on extensive pedagogical theory and research, the curriculum involves 33 key aspects, which focuses on the significance of the adult role as educators and acknowledges the development of concepts such as critical thinking and problem solving in addition to developing skills such as mindfulness and caring for self and others.
Caroline Wright, Director of Early Childhood for Bright Horizons, said: “We believe that every child deserves the best start in life. As well as nurturing a lifelong love of learning, Bright Beginnings helps set the foundations for emotional resilience. At the heart of our approach to developing our new curriculum has been the development of our Early Childhood Philosophy, which puts children at the centre of our practice.”
The Bright Beginnings curriculum comprises five areas of learning which focus on:
- Feelings and friendships
- Sharing thoughts and ideas
- Technical and life skills
- Thinking creatively
- Exploring and learning about my world
The new curriculum is aligned to the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) prime and specific areas of learning and development, as well as adhering to all statutory safeguarding and welfare requirements.
For more information please call 01403 337 830 or visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk/horsham
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