EYFS Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum

We work from the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework which sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to five years old. All schools and Ofsted registered early years providers must follow the EYFS.

The four guiding principles

There are four guiding principles in the EYFS, we believe it is important that these principles are used when implementing the seven learning and development areas in the EYFS.

The principles are: -

1. Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

2. Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.

3. Children learn and develop well in enabling environments with teaching and support from adults, who respond to their individual interests and needs and help them to build their learning over time. Children benefit from a strong partnership between practitioners and parents and/or carers.

4. The importance of learning and development. Children develop and learn at different rates.

For more information see links below.

EYFS Statutory Framework 2021

Development Matters 2020 (revised 2021)

Areas of learning and development

There are seven areas of learning and development. The areas are: -

Communication and Language
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts & Design

Components

The main components of each of the seven areas are: -

Communication and Language experiences are about:

Listening, Attention and Understanding
Speaking

Personal, Social and Emotional experiences are about:

Self-Regulation
Managing Self
Building Relationships

Physical Development experiences are about:

Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills

Literacy experiences are about:

Comprehension
Reading
Writing

Mathematics experiences are about:

Number
Numerical Patterns

Understanding the World experiences are about:

Past and Present
People, Culture and Communities
The Natural World

Expressive Arts & Design experiences are about:

Creating with Materials
Being imaginative and Expressive

For more information, please see documents below

Early Years Foundation Stage Framework The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.

Childminder and Childcare providers registered with Ofsted Guidance for childminders, nannies, nurseries and people providing other childcare on when/if you need to register with Ofsted, the process, fees and requirements.

Early Years Inspection Handbook Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework.

Education Inspection Framework This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make.

A Know How to Guide - The EYFS progress check at two