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.  That every child is unique
2. That every child can learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships
3. That children learn and develop best in enabling environments
4. That children develop and learn in different ways

 

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Areas of learning and development

 

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

 

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

 

Components

 

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

 Personal, Social and Emotional experiences are about:

• Self-confidence & awareness
• Managing feelings and behaviour
• Making relationships

 

Physical Development experiences are about:

• Moving and handling
• Health and self-care

 

Communication and Language experiences are about:

• Listening and attention
• Understanding
• Speaking

 

 Literacy experiences are about:

• Reading
• Writing

 

 Mathematics experiences are about:

• Numbers
• Shapes, space and measures

 

Understanding the World experiences are about:

• People and communities
• The world
• Technology

 

Expressive Arts & Design experiences are about:

• Exploring and using media and materials
• Being imaginative