Welcome to EYFS at Hendon Prep
Building confident, curious and capable learners from the very beginning!
Pre-School → Reception → Year 1
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🌱 Nurturing relationships — Every child is known and valued.
📚 An ambitious EYFS+ curriculum — Strong foundations alongside rich and varied experiences.
🎨 Specialist teaching — French, PE, Music and Art from an early age.
🌳 Learning through play and exploration — Children develop through meaningful experiences.
📈 Visible progress — Learning builds progressively from Pre-School into Reception and beyond.
❤️ Whole-child development — Academic, social, emotional and physical development are equally valued.
🤝 A strong home-school partnership — Families are an important part of the child's journey.
Why Hendon Prep?
Welcome to EYFS at Hendon Prep
Building confident, curious and capable learners from the very beginning!
Pre-School → Reception → Year 1
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🌱 Nurturing relationships — Every child is known and valued.
📚 An ambitious EYFS+ curriculum — Strong foundations alongside rich and varied experiences.
🎨 Specialist teaching — French, PE, Music and Art from an early age.
🌳 Learning through play and exploration — Children develop through meaningful experiences.
📈 Visible progress — Learning builds progressively from Pre-School into Reception and beyond.
❤️ Whole-child development — Academic, social, emotional and physical development are equally valued.
🤝 A strong home-school partnership — Families are an important part of the child's journey.
Why Hendon Prep?
What Makes EYFS at Hendon Prep Special?
A strong start to a child's educational journey
• A nurturing environment where every child is known as an individual
• Learning through purposeful play, exploration and discovery
• Specialist teaching and enrichment opportunities
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More than the EYFS curriculum
Our EYFS+ approach combines the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum with the additional experiences and opportunities that are part of life at Hendon Prep.
Using our EYFS+ curriculum 91% of Reception pupils achieved a Good Level of Development last year.
Our EYFS+ Curriculum
Every Child Has Access to the Full Pre-School Curriculum
Learning is carefully planned so every child can thrive
We understand that children may attend Pre-School on different schedules. Our curriculum is carefully planned and repeated throughout the week, ensuring that children who attend part-time still have the opportunity to experience the full breadth of our Pre-School learning.
• Key learning is revisited regularly
• Important concepts are reinforced through different experiences
• Children have repeated opportunities to practise and consolidate learning
• Staff know what each child has experienced and can support next steps
• Learning builds progressively across the year
Specialist sessions such as French, PE, Music and Art are delivered by specialist teachers on particular days.
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A Typical Day in Pre-School
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A Typical Day in Reception
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From Pre-School to Reception
A journey of growing independence
PRE-SCHOOL → RECEPTION
Learning through exploration → Applying learning with increasing independence
Developing communication → Expressing ideas in greater detail
Building early mathematical understanding → Applying mathematical knowledge
Exploring mark making → Developing confident writing
Developing friendships → Collaborating and resolving problems
Developing emotional regulation → Increasing self-regulation
Developing independence → Taking greater responsibility
The journey is gradual, with support matched to each child's stage of development.
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Seeing Progress: Eze's Journey
From Pre-School to Reception
Eze in Pre-School
Developing confidence, independence and early learning skills through play and exploration.
Eze in Reception
Increasingly independent learning, communication and academic skills.
Progress to highlight:
Communication • Independence • Literacy • Mathematics • Personal, Social & Emotional Development
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From First Marks to Confident Writing – Pre-School
Making progress visible
BEGINNING OF YEAR
Developing pencil control • Letter formation • Phonic awareness • Writing initial sounds
DURING THE YEAR
Writing some simple words• Applying phonics • Writing name
END OF YEAR
• Applying phonics knowledge • Simple sentence writing • Communicating ideas through marks, pictures and words
Small steps add up to big progress.
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From First Marks to Confident Writing - Reception
Making progress visible
BEGINNING OF YEAR
Developing pencil control • Letter formation • Phonic awareness • CVC word writing
DURING THE YEAR
Writing words independently • Applying phonics • Writing simple sentences
END OF YEAR
Writing increasingly detailed sentences • Applying phonics knowledge
• Using punctuation • Communicating ideas through writing
Small steps add up to big progress.
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Questions & Discussion
Thank you for joining us.
We hope you now have a clearer picture of:
• Life in our EYFS
• Our EYFS+ curriculum
• What your child will experience
• How children progress through Pre-School and Reception
• How we support transition
• How we nurture the whole child
We would love to answer your questions and talk to you about your child's individual journey.
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