1. Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Parent and Carer
Assessment Meeting
Ash Grove Early Years
Foundation Stage (EYFS)

2. The purpose of this meeting

3. Aims of today
To inform you about the statutory assessment at the end of EYFS
To involve you in your child’s learning and development
To make you feel at ease with our assessment process
To answer any queries you may have and to pose further questions

4. Aims of today
NOT to cause any worry or pressure about your child’s learning at home or school.

5. The Early Years Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS) sets out the learning and development stages for children as they grow from birth to five years.
For those working in the early years - whether in a nursery, pre-school, a childminder or in a reception class in school - the EYFS outlines what they need to do to support your child.

6. Key principles

7. Areas of learning

8. Areas of learning

9. A journey throughout EYFS

10. Baseline within first 2 weeks
A journey throughout EYFS
EYFS Assessment
Dates of Assessments:
Lower Foundation
light green
Baseline within first 2 weeks
purple
Term 1
yellow
Term 2
orange
Term 3
pink
Term 4
brown
Term 5
Upper Foundation
blue
Autumn
dark green
Spring
red
Summer
Name ______________

11. Ages and Stages of Development

12. The final outcome

13. What is the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile?
The EYFSP is a statutory assessment of your child’s development and achievement at the end of the Reception year.

14. Purpose of the EYFSP

15. The final outcome

16. The final outcome (an example)
40 – 60+ months
Recognises numerals 1 to 5.
Counts objects to 10, and beginning to count beyond 10.
Finds the total number of items in 2 groups by counting all of them
Find 1 more/1 less from a group of up to 5 objects, then 10 objects
 Early Learning Goals:
Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number.
Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer.
They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.
 Exceeding:
Children estimate a number of objects and check quantities by counting up to 20.
They solve practical problems that involve combining groups of 2, 5 or 10, or sharing into equal groups.

17. Reporting to Wakefield June 2017
Class:
Communication and language
Physical development
Personal, social and emotional development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design
Child
L&A
ELG 1 U
ELG 2 Sp
ELG 3
M&H
ELG 4
H&SC
ELG 5
SC&SA
ELG 6
MF&B
ELG 7 MR
ELG 8 R
ELG 9 W
ELG 10 N
ELG 11
SS&M
ELG 12
P&C
ELG 13 TW
ELG 14 T
ELG 15
EUM&M
ELG 16 BI
ELG 17 A 3 2 B 1 C D E F G

18. Reporting
to Parents
and Carers
July 2017

19. Key aspects On-going assessment Evidence base Team approach Moderation
Networking

20. Next steps… Improving further by working together
To obtain a complete picture of a child, the practitioner, parent and child should all contribute to the child’s EYFS profile. This is based on the understanding that:
school is only part of a child’s life experience
children learn outside the school setting and respond variably to different people, places and events
parent’s insights and wealth of knowledge about their children is an integral part to building the picture of their child’s learning and development
within a supportive and empowering environment children can be capable assessors of their own learning and development.

21. How can you help?
An important part of the EYFS Profile is your knowledge about your child’s learning and development, so do let your child’s class teacher know about what your child does with you at home.
Some ideas include:
Skills/hobbies/interests e.g. baking, football
New achievements e.g. swimming certificates
Creating things at home e.g. models, art work
Places visited

22. Next steps… Use our open door policy
Become familiar with the end of year goals
Attend our open evening next half term
Provide evidence towards your child’s assessments
Ask to see your child’s journal and current assessments
Ask about anything!

23. Any questions?