Learning Journals
Turning everyday moments into meaningful insights for your child’s development.
Learning Journals
Turning everyday moments into meaningful insights for your child’s development.
Learning Journals
Turning everyday moments into meaningful insights for your child’s development.
Learning Journals
Turning everyday moments into meaningful insights for your child’s development.
Our Learning Journals
Every child has their own personal Learning Journal, a detailed developmental record informed by the Development Matters framework. This guidance is nationally recognised and published by the Department for Education, making it a trusted and reliable way to understand how children learn and develop in the early years. Our Learning Journals are paper based and kept individually for each child. Practitioners review them regularly to track progress across all areas of development, enabling us to identify strengths, celebrate achievements and recognise where additional support may be needed. Using this structured, evidence informed approach, we plan meaningful and purposeful experiences tailored to each child. Activities are carefully designed to support emerging areas of development while building on existing interests and strengths, ensuring every child receives the right support at the right time in a way that feels natural, nurturing and personal.
Our Learning Journals
Every child has their own personal Learning Journal, a detailed developmental record informed by the Development Matters framework. This guidance is nationally recognised and published by the Department for Education, making it a trusted and reliable way to understand how children learn and develop in the early years. Our Learning Journals are paper based and kept individually for each child. Practitioners review them regularly to track progress across all areas of development, enabling us to identify strengths, celebrate achievements and recognise where additional support may be needed. Using this structured, evidence informed approach, we plan meaningful and purposeful experiences tailored to each child. Activities are carefully designed to support emerging areas of development while building on existing interests and strengths, ensuring every child receives the right support at the right time in a way that feels natural, nurturing and personal.
Our Learning Journals
Every child has their own personal Learning Journal, a detailed developmental record informed by the Development Matters framework. This guidance is nationally recognised and published by the Department for Education, making it a trusted and reliable way to understand how children learn and develop in the early years. Our Learning Journals are paper based and kept individually for each child. Practitioners review them regularly to track progress across all areas of development, enabling us to identify strengths, celebrate achievements and recognise where additional support may be needed. Using this structured, evidence informed approach, we plan meaningful and purposeful experiences tailored to each child. Activities are carefully designed to support emerging areas of development while building on existing interests and strengths, ensuring every child receives the right support at the right time in a way that feels natural, nurturing and personal.
A Dedicated Key Person for Every Child
Every child has their own personal Learning Journal, a detailed developmental record informed by the Development Matters framework. This guidance is nationally recognised and published by the Department for Education, making it a trusted and reliable way to understand how children learn and develop in the early years. Our Learning Journals are paper based and kept individually for each child. Practitioners review them regularly to track progress across all areas of development, enabling us to identify strengths, celebrate achievements and recognise where additional support may be needed. Using this structured, evidence informed approach, we plan meaningful and purposeful experiences tailored to each child. Activities are carefully designed to support emerging areas of development while building on existing interests and strengths, ensuring every child receives the right support at the right time in a way that feels natural, nurturing and personal.
Our Chosen Framework
Our Chosen Framework
Our Chosen Framework
We use the Development Matters framework because it is the official non statutory guidance supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage in England. It is designed by early years and child development experts and published by the Department for Education, giving families confidence that our practice is rooted in nationally recognised, high quality guidance.
Development Matters supports practitioners to understand how children develop and learn, recognising that progress is individual and non linear rather than driven by fixed targets or comparison. Grounded in strong research, it places emphasis on secure relationships, emotional wellbeing, communication and learning through play. Its clear developmental guidance enables precise observation and thoughtful planning, ensuring learning experiences are carefully matched to each child’s needs and interests, and supported by best practice at every stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often are observations added to the Learning Journal?
Who completes my child’s Learning Journal?
How are observations linked to the EYFS areas of learning?
What type of moments are captured in the Learning Journal?
How do Learning Journals support my child’s development?
Are Learning Journals personal to each child?
Can parents contribute photos or observations from home?ning Journal?
How do you use Learning Journals to plan activities?
How do Learning Journals support partnership working with families?
Frequently Asked Questions
How often are observations added to the Learning Journal?
Who completes my child’s Learning Journal?
How are observations linked to the EYFS areas of learning?
What type of moments are captured in the Learning Journal?
How do Learning Journals support my child’s development?
Are Learning Journals personal to each child?
Can parents contribute photos or observations from home?ning Journal?
How do you use Learning Journals to plan activities?
How do Learning Journals support partnership working with families?
Frequently Asked Questions
How often are observations added to the Learning Journal?
Who completes my child’s Learning Journal?
How are observations linked to the EYFS areas of learning?
What type of moments are captured in the Learning Journal?
How do Learning Journals support my child’s development?
Are Learning Journals personal to each child?
Can parents contribute photos or observations from home?ning Journal?
How do you use Learning Journals to plan activities?
How do Learning Journals support partnership working with families?
Frequently Asked Questions
How often are observations added to the Learning Journal?
Who completes my child’s Learning Journal?
How are observations linked to the EYFS areas of learning?
What type of moments are captured in the Learning Journal?
How do Learning Journals support my child’s development?
Are Learning Journals personal to each child?
Can parents contribute photos or observations from home?ning Journal?
How do you use Learning Journals to plan activities?
How do Learning Journals support partnership working with families?