1. Early Years Foundation Stage

2. What is the Early Years Foundation Stage?
The EYFS is a play based framework that acknowledges that every child is unique and that they develop and learn at different rates and in different ways.
Play is at the heart of the EYFS.

3. Why is play important?
Children learn best when they are playing and having fun!
Play helps children to :
Develop their imagination
Develop their social, physical and creative skills
Become happy confident learners
Is there any better way to learn?

4. Play ranges from simple physical play with objects to more complex cognitive play. This involves more thinking and problem solving.

5. When is an activity a play activity?

6. The Early Years Curriculum
Communication & Language Development
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Literacy Development
Maths Development
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts & Design
There are 3 prime areas and 4 specific areas

7. What does quality play look like in the EYFS?

8. The Learning Environment

9. Areas of Learning

14. Characteristics of Effective Learning
Playing & Exploring
Active Learning
Creative & Critical Thinking

16. Dough Disco!

17. A parents guide to the curriculum

18. EYFS develops Independent Learning
Teaching & Learning
Child Initiated & Adult Directed
Key Worker Groups
Input Groups (Topic/Children’s interests)
Phonics
Talk for Writing
Guided Reading
Maths PE
Music
EYFS develops Independent Learning

19. How can you help your child?
Talking
Stories
Play
Reading
Home Learning Activities

20. Early Essence

21. We aim to give your child the best start to their educational journey.
The Foundation Stage builds the foundations for future learning and development.
We aim to give your child the best start to their educational journey.