Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

It is a requirement for all settings whom receive government funding to provide early years education, in the form of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

Whilst you’re child is attending our setting they will work within the EYFS profile. They will continue working within this curriculum when they attend school until the reach Key stage 1.

There are six areas of learning:-

1. Personal, social and emotional development
2. Communication, language and literacy
3. Problem solving, reasoning and Numeracy
4. Knowledge and understanding of the world
5. Physical development
6. Creative development

Each area of learning is broken down into aspects aimed to meet the early learning goals

For example :-

Personal, social and emotional development-

Aspects are:-

• Dispositions and Attitudes
• Self-confidence and self care
• Making Relationships
• Behavior and self control
• Self care
• Sense of community

These aspects are then broken down into stages of development; the stages of development are referred to in months of the child’s age.

For example:-

Personal, social and emotional development
Aspect – Self-confidence and self care

16-26 months – develop confidence in own abilities

22 -36 months- begin to be assertive and self-assured when others have realistic expectations of their competence.

30-50 months- Show increasing confidence in new situations.

Children will be observed and activities planned to assist them meeting the stages of development through their play within the setting, indoor and outdoor.

Your child’s key worker will have a meeting with you to discuss the document in more details. The EYFS document is available to loan at anytime please ask a member of staff or you can order a copy from:-

Download or order copy online:

www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications

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DfES Publications
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Tel: 0845 60 222 60

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