Physical Development

This Area of Learning:

• supports your child's healthy development
• will encourage your child to move confidently and in safety
• provides opportunities for using a range of large and small equipment
• helps your child to develop an awareness of the space around themselves and others
• encourages the development of balance
• will improve skills, such as climbing, developing safely in stages
• provides opportunities to develop the practical skills needed to dress and undress, eat skillfully and have personal independence in the bathroom
• gives opportunities to develop safe use of a range of practical tools