The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS)
The EYFS will be the stage your child is in when they attend a setting between birth and the age of five.
It describes how Early Years Practitioners, in Pre-School, will work with children and their families to support their learning and development, and how children are kept safe and cared for to ensure that they achieve the most that they can in the earliest years of their life.
Principles
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Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured
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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 and parents and/or carers
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Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships;
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children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates. The framework covers the education and care of all children in early year’s provision, including children with special educational needs and disabilities
Our EYFS curriculum involves activities and experiences for children along the seven learning and development areas
Communication and Language
Involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment, develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves, and speak and listen in a variety of situations.
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Physical Development
Focuses on providing opportunities for young children to be active, interactive, and develop their coordination, control, and movement. Children must also learn the importance of physical activity and making healthy choices, especially in relation to food.
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Personal, Social, and Emotional Development
Helps children develop a positive sense of self and others, form positive relationships, respect others, develop social skills, manage their feelings, understand appropriate group behaviour, and build confidence in their abilities.
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Literacy
Encourages children to link sounds and letters, and to begin reading and writing. Access to a wide range of reading materials—such as books, poems, and other written content—helps ignite their interest in literacy.
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Mathematics
Provides opportunities for children to develop and improve skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, solving simple addition and subtraction problems, and describing shapes, spaces, and measures.
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Understanding the World
Guides children to make sense of their physical world and community through exploration, observation, and learning about people, places, technology, and the environment.
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Expressive Arts and Design
Enables children to explore and play with various media and materials. It encourages them to share their thoughts, ideas, and feelings through art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology activities.
All these areas are interconnected, helping to ignite children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, while building their capacity to form relationships, learn, and thrive.