Continuous provision is a pedagogical approach that provides children with daily access to consistent and engaging resources and learning opportunities - enabling them to explore, learn, and develop independence in a safe and familiar environment.

At Chalford Hill we have chosen to use Continuous Provision throughout EYFS and into Key Stage 1 because we believe it is developmentally appropriate practice for children of this age and it aligns with our vision for our children to be: curious; unique; respectful; and empowered:

Curious: Children have the freedom and creativity to find things out for themselves through experimentation, to follow their own interests and become deeply involved in their own independent learning.

Unique: Children have choice over how they practise and embed learning and skills, recognising their uniqueness; they can lead their own learning and take ownership of it.

Respectful: Children take care of the classroom resources and environment; they value the diversity of each other's learning and practise the skills required to work together collaboratively and respectfully.

Empowered: Children are confident to take risks, to make mistakes and learn from them and to persevere to solve problems.

Some of the characteristics of continuous provision at Chalford Hill include:

•          Resources: High-quality resources are available to children all year. These resources are relevant, engaging, and open-ended. Children are familiar with the resources and can access them confidently and independently.

•          Areas: The classroom is divided into distinct areas for children to use and include access to the outdoors where gross-motor skills can be developed alongside creativity and independence.

•          Learning: Children can learn skills, practise and embed learning, make connections, and develop critical thinking and problem solving.

•          Independence: Children can learn to make decisions and continue learning without the need for an adult or support.

•          Interaction: Children can interact with each other and form relationships, building the skills needed for cooperation.

•          Language: Children develop their communication and language skills through rich experiences and focused oracy activities.