Nursery World - Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 6

The EYPP is a chance for settings to focus on numeracy, for both the children and the staff. Charlotte Goddard reports

At Keighley Community Nursery in West Yorkshire, children have been excited by the recent arrival of a bundle of new toys, which all have one thing in common – they have been carefully chosen to develop skills in numeracy. When the setting began receiving EYPP funding last April, it identified numeracy alongside communication and health and well-being as a key area for investment.

‘We were aware that our staff team had not accessed any numeracy or early maths training recently, if at all, so training for staff was essential to provide them with more ideas, confidence, and an increased or new understanding of how we can support and encourage children to explore numbers,’ says Joanna Smith, nursery manager. ‘We then audited our pre-school room to identify which resources were already available, which existing resources may need replacing or enhancing, and which resources were on site, but not currently in use. Once we had a better understanding of what we had and what we may need, we went shopping!’

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