JCAEYFS

At JCA we are passionate about our children having the very best start. Follow our EYFS journey where we celebrate the magic of childhood.

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

Getting ready to showcase the beautiful artwork created by our Reception children at our Community Art Gallery! 🎨✨ We can’t wait to share their creativity and talent with our community. #YoungArtists #EarlyYears #CommunityArtGallery

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

Happy half term everyone! Enjoy the sunshine & have a great time! Thank you for all your support. #TeamJCA ☀️

We’ve had a learning adventure this half term! Summer 2 here we come! #AccomplishingGreatThingsTogether

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

Our children were brilliant! 🤩 #Writing

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

Such a wonderful morning filming our Reception children for the @educationgovuk RISE Reception webinar series! They were absolute naturals in front of the camera — so engaged, so joyful, and completely unfazed by the filming crew. 🌟

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

Reception have been sustaining many outdoor projects as part of their Creative Arts week focus on bugs, including bug hunting, bug drawing, beetle juice mixing and story mapping! @JCA__Art

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

Reception have loved the start of Creative Arts week. We are studying the illustrations of Yuval Zommer, and have enjoyed looking at his art in books as well as starting to study and use ink pens to draw our favourite bugs! @JCA__Art

[Jerry Clay English Hub @JCEnglishHub]

We’re delighted to be sending exclusive personalised invitations to selected schools tomorrow to join our brand-new Reception Year English Hub offer ✨

We can’t wait to partner with schools & support early literacy through this exciting new opportunity!

#ReceptionYear

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

@cosydirect Thank you 😊

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

Our children love our mud kitchens in Reception and on Year 1. We know they are going to enjoy the additional items added on readiness for Arts week. #MudKitchenPlay

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

We are all so excited for Creative Arts Week. We love our new Art Studio as we study the sketches of minibeasts through our core & supplementary texts next week. #CreativeArts2026

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

Our caterpillars are getting very big now in Reception! This week, we are reading the story of "The Woolly Bear Caterpillar" and are learning that caterpillars transform into moths, as well as butterflies! @jcaeyfs

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

An excellent week in Reception! Our "Circle of Life" theme is completely engaging us and we have also been learning how to count in different ways in Maths. Superstar learning! @jcaeyfs

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

The Reception children have taken ownership to create a caterpillar Observation Station. "We need to make a sign... do not shake!" They discussed how to keep the caterpillars safe before creating signs to help! @jcaeyfs

[Jerry Clay English Hub @JCEnglishHub]

The power of early language shines through awe & curiosity. 🐛🦋 Fascinating discoveries like caterpillars, chrysalises and Emperor moth eggs spark rich talk, ambitious vocabulary & deep learning. Every conversation matters. ✨ #EarlyLanguage #Vocabulary #Curiosity #EYFS #Oracy

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

@AuckleySchool @TracySwinburne Wow!!! ✨✨✨

[Charlotte Mountain @M5621Mountain]

My happy place 💛

[JCAEYFS @jcaeyfs]

A wonderful week & ready for the next! #EarlyLanguageDwvelioment #SustainedLearning #QualityPlay #Balance

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

What a beautiful week in the sunshine in Reception! We have been busy weeding our gardens, building barriers for floods, creating natural art...and much more! And this morning.....a very special surprise arrived! 🐛🐛🐛 @jcaeyfs

[Jerry Clay Academy @JCAWakefield]

Happy 🌍 Earth Day! Reception have been excellent planet protectors and have been learning lots about the different ways we can look after our planet! This morning, some children even spoke in front of our whole-school assembly about how we can help! @jcaeyfs

[Accomplish MAT @accomplish_mat]

Play isn’t a “nice to do”-in its own right-it’s how young chn make sense of the world. Through play, they build language, agency & imagination. Done well, it’s not the easy option; it takes real expertise to nurture & extend it. Ensuring the magic of childhood #EYFSAtAMAT ✨

[Tracy Swinburne OBE @tracyswinburne1]

New DfE guidance on Reception transition stresses joined-up working between nurseries, schools & families; early relationship-building; sharing information; and familiarisation (e.g. visits) to ensure children feel secure, confident and ready to learn. #ReceptionYear #Transition https://t.co/NW3BdsPBTq