At our EYFS nursery in Welling, your child's day is not driven by worksheets or rigid routines. Learning is shaped by relationships, exploration, play and meaningful experiences that help children feel safe, valued and ready to learn.
At Clever Cloggs, learning grows through play, relationships, curiosity and meaningful everyday experiences rather than formal worksheets or rigid classroom-style routines.
At Clever Cloggs, your child's day is shaped by relationships, exploration and meaningful experiences.
Children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) while being supported to feel safe, valued and understood. At our EYFS nursery in Welling, emotional security and learning work together from the very beginning.
Children's learning is supported by positive relationships and enabling environments that respond to their individual interests, experiences and needs.
Children become strong and independent through positive relationships, while supportive environments help them build their learning over time.
EYFS Overarching PrinciplesRooted in the work of John Bowlby, we recognise that play becomes meaningful when a child feels emotionally secure and confident enough to explore.
Our curriculum begins with the understanding that every child is unique, continually learning and capable of becoming resilient, confident and self-assured.
The EYFS recognises every child as unique and emphasises confidence, resilience and positive relationships.
EYFS Overarching PrinciplesWe provide:
Because learning is not something we do to children — it is something we build with them.
Practitioners consider each child's individual needs, interests and development when shaping learning experiences.
EYFS practice places children's individual needs, interests and development at the centre of planning and meaningful interactions.
EYFS Learning & DevelopmentIn practice, this means our practitioners:
Assessment should support children's learning without taking practitioners away from children for long periods or creating unnecessary paperwork.
So our focus remains where it should be — with your child.
Children develop and learn at different rates. Strong, warm and supportive relationships help children understand feelings, build confidence and develop positive relationships with others.
At Clever Cloggs, this supports children who:
Our EYFS nursery in Welling supports all seven interconnected areas of learning and development. Three are known as the prime areas, while four specific areas strengthen and build upon those foundations.
Particularly important for learning, development and forming relationships.
These strengthen and develop children's learning through the three prime areas.
Children do not experience the seven areas as separate lessons. At our EYFS nursery in Welling, learning happens naturally as children play, communicate, explore, move, imagine and build relationships throughout their day.
Practitioners talk, listen, model language and respond to children's ideas, questions and interests.
Children investigate, experiment, solve problems and build understanding through purposeful play.
Outdoor experiences give children opportunities to move, explore nature, take appropriate risks and discover the world around them.
Secure relationships give children the confidence to communicate, explore, make mistakes and try again.
take risks in their learning.
become confident learners.
thrive.
This reflects our relationship-led approach and the influence of John Bowlby's work, where emotional security provides children with a strong foundation from which to explore and learn.
Experiences during the early years have an important impact on children's development and future learning. The EYFS is designed to give children strong foundations for progress through school and life.
Families considering an EYFS nursery in Welling can learn more about the relationships behind our practice on our Nursery Philosophy page , or explore our nursery before arranging a visit.
A few simple answers about how the Early Years Foundation Stage works at Clever Cloggs Nursery.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is the statutory framework for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five in registered early years settings in England.
Yes. Clever Cloggs follows the EYFS framework while delivering learning through relationships, play, exploration and meaningful experiences.
They are Communication and Language, Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design.
No. The three prime areas are important throughout the EYFS. They provide foundations that support children's learning and development across all seven areas.
No. Children learn in different ways, including through play, adult modelling, observing others, conversations and adult-guided experiences.
Yes. Families are welcome to arrange a nursery visit, meet the Clever Cloggs team and see how children learn through play, relationships and exploration.
The statutory Early Years Foundation Stage framework is published by the Department for Education and applies to registered early years providers in England.
The best way to understand our approach is to experience it. Come and see how we support, nurture and inspire children through relationships, play and meaningful learning experiences.
