Your child’s Learning Journey celebrates his or her experiences throughout their early education. Over time, it will tell a story about your child- their learning, their friends, the experiences they enjoy and the activities they complete. 

Practitioners observe and interact with each child at play this helps us to understand and support their individual wellbeing , development and needs. We really get to know the children as unique people with special skills, interests and ideas. The more we understand about your child, the better we can support them in the way that is right for them.

Your child’s key person will work together with you to build this Learning Journey as a record of your child’s early years. We value parents and carers taking the Learning Journey home and sharing in their child’s learning. Although the Learning Journeys will be sent home at the end of the year, you may wish to borrow them and share with other settings or important people- just ask a member of the team. 

Throughout the year there will be opportunities when you will be invited to look through, and contribute to, your child’s Learning Journey. We would like you to add family photos for your child to share with their peers.

At this age, so much happens so quickly and we would love to hear about events, activities or achievements which can be put into your child’s Learning journey. When you tell us about your child, a clearer picture unfolds and together, we can plan more effectively to help your child’s learning and development.

These capture moments and sequences of your child’s experiences, their interests and explorations. You can add some of your own from home. Sometimes, we will write down exactly what your child says about the photographs, so we know your child’s point of view. This is also an accurate record of the language development. Pictures of important people and things from home will help your child feel secure when making the transition between home and their early years setting. Please feel free to add any photos to the Learning Journey. You could also write down the names of family members of friends pictured in the photos and we will then be able to talk with your child about things that are important to them.

These could be photos of models your child has built, photos of their role-play activities, marks they have made or artwork they have created. Sometimes we will add some additional notes to explain what your child did or said.

As your child completes tasks and activities, staff will observe what your child says and does. We will sometimes make notes of our observations to record information about significant moments in your child’s learning and development. We record important milestones in your child’s learning and use these to think what and how your child is learning, their development and how best to support them further.