What is the Early Years Foundation Stage?
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) looks at the stages of development from birth to the end of the child’s first year in school reception year.

The 4 overarching principles which shape practice in the early years settings are:

• A unique child
• Every child is a unique.  They are consistently 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 environments where their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and yourself as a parent and/or carer.
• Children learn and develop in different ways and at different rates
• The framework covers the education and care of your child within the early years setting, including children with additional needs.
  

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What does this mean to you and your child?
The EYFS supports practitioners to provide play experiences that enable your child to expand their knowledge and skills to support their individual learning and development in their early years.

As practitioners, we recognise your child’s strengths and areas they may need additional support with, this support will come from the within the setting or from other professionals.

It is important for your child to feel secure in their surroundings, this is aided by having a ‘Key Person’ within the setting who will get to know you and your child building strong and interactive relationships.

We provide experiences and activities for your child’s learning and development using the following 7 areas:
 
Prime Areas:

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

Specific Areas:

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Art and Design

"It is important for your child to
feel secure in their surroundings."