Welcome to The Early Years at Great Kingshill Combined School. Please see the Reception and Preschool tabs for more information regarding the different classes.
Applications to Preschool are made via the preschool email preschool@gkcs.school or the school office.
If you are interested in your child joining Reception then please contact the school office for more information.
The Early Years Foundation Stage
There are seven areas of the Foundation Stage Curriculum which covers from birth to age 5.
The Three Prime areas:
- communication and language
- physical development
- personal, social and emotional development
Four specific areas:
- literacy
- mathematics
- understanding the world
- expressive arts and design
Assessment
There is a Reception Baseline assessment at the beginning of the Reception year. The end of EYFS assessment takes place at the end of the Reception year and the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile is completed at this point.