The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a framework that has guided nurseries and childcare providers since September 2008. There is also The Statutory Framework for The EYFS provides legal obligations.
| The 4 key principles of the EYFS are: |
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A Unique Child - every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured. |
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Positive Relationships - children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key worker. |
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Enabling Environments - the environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning. |
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Learning and Development - children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and Development are equally important and inter-connected. |
Learning and Development then contains six areas:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Dispositions and Attitudes
- Self-confidence and Self-esteem
- Making Relationships
- Behaviour and Self-control
- Self-care
- Sense of community
Communication, Language and Literacy
- Language for Communication
- Language for Thinking
- Linking Sounds and Letters
- Reading
- Writing
- Handwriting
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
- Numbers as Labels and for Counting
- Calculating
- Shape, Space and Measures
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
- Exploration and Investigation
- Designing and Making
- ICT
- Time
- Place
- Communities
Physical Development
- Movement and Space
- Health and Bodily Awareness
- Using Equipment and Materials
Creative Development
- Being Creative - Responding to Experiences, Expressing and Communicating Ideas
- Exploring Media and Materials
- Creating Music and Dance
- Developing Imagination and Imaginative Play
For more information about the EYFS:
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/eyfs
