Early Years Information
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) encompasses your child’s development from birth to the end of their first year at school.
During the Reception year, the emphasis is on play-based, active learning which will lay the foundations for the rest of your child’s educational journey.
The Characteristics of Effective Learning
These are the behaviours your child demonstrates to support them with their learning.
Playing and Exploring (including engaging with learning)
Active Learning (including motivation)
Creating and Thinking Critically
Playing and Exploring
Finding out and exploring
Being willing to try something new (“have a go”)
Playing with what they know
Active Learning
Being Involved and Concentrating
Continuously Trying
Enjoying Achieving What They’ve Set Out To Do
Critical Thinking
Developing Their own ideas
Make links and “connecting the dots”
Choosing a way to do things
The Areas of Learning
The Early Years Curriculum is split into these 7 areas of learning.
There are 3 Prime Areas and 4 Specific Areas.
Prime Areas:
Personal, Social and Emotional
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Specific Areas:
Reading and Writing
Maths
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design