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Cambridge Early Years

Cambridge Early Years is for 3-6 year olds. It gives young learners the best start in life, helping them to meet key early milestones and thrive in and outside of school. Cambridge Early Years is the first stage in our Cambridge Pathway, which gives students a clear path for educational success from age 3-19.

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Prepares

Setting the foundation for success

Comprehensive

Covering all bases of development

Inclusive

Embracing diversity and individual needs

Play-based

Learning through joy and exploration

Holistic

Nurturing the whole child

Our approach

Experience

We developed Cambridge Early Years in collaboration with trusted early years experts, so it reflects the very latest educational thinking.

Active

Children should be involved in their own learning through well-planned experiences that help them develop competence, agency, emotional attachment and self-worth.

Balance

Learning should encourage a balance of physical, cognitive, language and communications, and social and emotional development.

Play

Learning should be age appropriate, play-based and child centred. It should include both child- and adult-led activities.

Transition

Early years education should help children transition successfully to primary school, moving from informal, play-based learning to teaching that is more formal.

Teachers training support

We give all the support and guidance you need to implement Cambridge Early Years in your setting.

Implementing the curriculum
Helping your learners transition into early years education and on to primary
The teaching and learning approaches that are part of Cambridge Early Years, like active learning, a play- based approach to learning and a multilingual approach
Encouraging speaking, listening and self-regulation

Success story

Transforming early years education

Sanjay Ghodawat International School (SGIS) has successfully implemented the Cambridge Early Years programme, offering a comprehensive Cambridge Pathway from age 3 to 19. Led by Mrs Sasmita Mohanty, Director-Principal, SGIS in Kolhapur has transformed early years education. Discover how they achieved this and their plans for further expansion.

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A parent’s journey with us

See the world through the eyes of a parent who witnessed firsthand the transformative power of the Cambridge Early Years programme. Ira Patil, a pioneer of the programme at Sanjay Ghodawat International School (SGIS) in Kolhapur, India, has shown remarkable progress. Her mother shares insights into Ira's journey and how the programme has nurtured her love for learning.