Hello and welcome to the Oakgrove Nursery Web Page.  We are looking  forward to a busy year.

At Oakgrove we want to build upon the learning that has taken place in the home.  We want to provide children with a rich variety of challenging play activities and other experiences in a stimulating environment. The focus is to allow children to learn at their own pace, gain a positive image of themselves as learners and to be able to cope with new styles of learning.

R Doherty

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Out and About

Fun in the Nursery

THE NURSERY CURRICULUM

Physical Development

• Develops fine & gross motor skills
• Promotes competence and self confidence
• Develops spatial awareness & problem solving skills

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

This area of learning aims to promote children’s personal, social and emotional well-being which is essential for their future successful learning.

Creative & Aesthetic Development 

Art, Music, Dance, Drama, Imaginative Role-Play

Language Development 

• Talking and listening skills
• Pre-school reading skills
• Emergent writing skills
• Self confidence & self esteem
• Early Mathematical Development

Number

• 1:1 correspondence
• Sequence & counting
• Sorting & matching
• Pattern
• Space & time
• Estimating & measuring

The World Around Us 

• Family
• Neighbourhood & community
• Wider world
• Nature
• ICT