CAMBRIDGE
EARLY YEARS
CAMBRIDGE EARLY YEARS
INTRODUCTION
Cambridge Early Years is our new programme for 3-5 year olds. It gives young learners the best start in life, helping them to meet key early milestones and thrive in and outside of school. Cambridge Early Years is the first stage in our Cambridge Pathway, which gives students a clear path for educational success from age 3-18.
Our approach
We developed Cambridge Early Years in collaboration with trusted early years experts, so it reflects the very latest educational thinking.
Experience
We believe in giving Cambridge schools the power to shape their curriculum...
Active
Children should be involved in their own learning through well-planned experiences...
Balance
Learning should encourage a balance of physical, cognitive, language and communications...
Play
Learning should be age appropriate, play-based and child centred...
Transition
Early years education should help children transition successfully to primary school...
A HOLISTIC CURRICULUM ( approach in developing the whole child )
THE CURRICULUM
The Cambridge Early Years curriculum:
- Follows a holistic approach that focuses on the whole child and connects their development with the world and people around them.
- Is built around four key areas of early childhood development:
- Physical development
- Cognitive development
- Language and communication development
- Social and emotional development
- Develops knowledge, understanding and skills through a spiral approach, by revisiting and engaging with topics and skills in more depth at each stage.
- Helps learners to meet internationally established milestones for early development. Although children develop at different rates, the curriculum provides a structure for teaching and learning that will help you to monitor and support each child’s progress.
- Supports a bilingual or multilingual approach for learners with a home language other than English, as well as those with different experiences of English
- Prepares learners to easily transition into Cambridge Primary, or the next stage in their education.
- Content is split into six curriculum areas to guide you and support progress.
ENTRY AGE CLASSIFICATION
| Age | Class | Section |
|---|---|---|
| 3 – 4 years | Nursery Cambridge Early Years 1 | EY1 |
| 4 – 5 years | Reception Cambridge Early Years 2 | EY2 |