Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Children are born ready, able and eager to learn. From when your child is born up until the age of 5, their early years experience should be happy, active, exciting, fun and secure; and support their development, care and learning needs.

There are four themes which underpin the EYFS

  • A unique child
  • Positive Relationships
  • Enabling Environments
  • Learning & Development

Learning and Development

The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to support their healthy development.

Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development.

Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are:

  • Communication and language
  • Physical development
  • Personal, social and emotional development

These prime areas are those most essential for your child’s healthy development and future learning.

As children grow, the prime areas will help them to develop skills in 4 specific areas. These are:

  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design

 

These 7 areas are used to plan your child’s learning and activities. The staff teaching and supporting your child will make sure that the activities are suited to your child’s unique needs. This is a little bit like a curriculum in primary and secondary schools, but it’s suitable for very young children, and it’s designed to be really flexible so that staff can follow your child’s unique needs and interests.

Children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking which takes place both indoors and outside and helps prepare them for their next adventure at school.

The needs of the individual and their family are important and therefore every child is allocated a key person who is responsible for their daily development and well being. Sandra and her team believe that it is of paramount importance and there is a level of consistency between nursery and home life and that family values are respected.