EYFS  (Early Years Foundation Stage)   Curriculum 

 

Provision for the development and learning of children from birth to 5 years is guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage. Our provision reflects the four overarching principles of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (DfE 2021):

• A Unique Child
Every child is a unique child who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

• Positive Relationships
Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.

• Enabling Environments
Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners, parents and carers.

• Learning and Development
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates.
The framework covers the education and care of all children in early years provision including children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Snack Time     Snack time

How we provide for development and learning

Children start to learn about the world around them from the moment they are born. The care and education offered by our setting helps children to continue to do this by providing all of the children with interesting activities that are appropriate for their age and stage of development.

The Areas of Development and Learning comprise:

• Prime Areas
– Personal, social and emotional development.
– Physical development.
– Communication and language.

• Specific Areas
– Literacy.
– Mathematics.
– Understanding the world.
– Expressive arts and design.

For each area, the level of progress that children are expected to have attained by the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage is defined by the Early Learning Goals. These goals state what it is expected that children will know, and be able to do, by the end of the reception year of their education.

        

The Early Years Outcomes guidance sets out the likely stages of progress a child makes along their progress towards the Early Learning Goals. Our setting has regard to these when we assess children and plan for their learning. Our programme supports children to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding they need for:

Personal, social and emotional development
• Making relationships
• Self-confidence and self-awareness
• Managing feelings and behaviour

Communication and language
• Listening and attention
• Understanding
• Speaking

Literacy
• Reading
• Writing

Mathematics
• Numbers
• Shape, space and measure

Understanding the world
• People and communities
• The world
• Technology

Expressive arts and design
• Exploring and using media and materials
• Being imaginative

Characteristics of Effective Learning

We understand that all children engage with other people and their environment through the Characteristics of Effective Learning that are described in the Early Years Foundation Stage as:

Playing and exploring – engagement
• Active learning – motivation
• Creating and thinking critically 

We aim to provide for the characteristics of effective learning by observing how a child is learning and being clear about what we can do and provide, in order to support each child to remain an effective and motivated learner.

                                          Outside Play        Outside Play

Assessment

We assess how young children are learning and developing by observing them frequently. We use information that we gain from observations, as well as from photographs or videos of the children, to document their progress and where this may be leading them. We believe that parents know their children best and we will ask you to contribute to assessment by sharing information about what your child likes to do at home and how you, as parents, are supporting development.

The progress check at age two

The Early Years Foundation Stage requires that we supply parents and carers with a short written summary of their child’s development in the three Prime areas of learning and development – Personal, Social and Emotional Development; Physical Development; and Communication and Language – when a child is aged between 24 – 36 months. Your child’s key person is responsible for completing the check using information from on-going observational assessments carried out as part of our everyday practice, taking account of the views and contributions of parents and other professionals.

Online Learning Journeys – Tapestry 

We keep an online Learning Journey for each child. Your child’s Learning Journey helps us to celebrate together her/his achievements and to work together to provide what your child needs for her/his well-being and to make progress. We welcome parents to add to this journal s that we are always best informed of your child’s progress and achievements

Your child’s key person will collect information about your child’s needs, activities, interests and achievements. This information will enable the key person to identify your child’s stage of progress. Together, we will then decide on how to help your child to move on to the next stage.

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