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Carmelite Preschool & Learning Hub

Nursery · 3–4 years

Exploring the World Around Them

Explore • Express • Create

Nursery encourages children to become more independent learners through hands-on experiences, creative activities, stories, and everyday discoveries.

A young Indian girl painting a watercolour picture at a small table

Focus areas

  • Early language & literacy
  • Early numeracy & everyday concepts
  • Creative expression through art, music & play
  • Social & emotional development

Core principle

Children learn by exploring, expressing and creating.

EYFS-inspired learning

What Nursery explores

Communication & Language
Vocabulary, conversations, listening, questions and storytelling
Physical Development
Balance, coordination, fine-motor skills, pencil control and self-care
Personal, Social & Emotional
Confidence, friendships, emotions, cooperation and independence
Literacy
Phonics awareness, rhyming, story sequencing, name recognition and mark-making
Mathematics
Counting, number recognition, sorting, patterns, shapes and comparing quantities
Understanding the World
Family, community, nature, animals, seasons and simple experiments
Expressive Arts & Design
Painting, drawing, music, dance, role play and creative exploration

Let’s talk about your child’s first steps.

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