York Nurseries Limited
Tarleton House
89 Todmorden Road
Burnley
BB11 3ES
Tel: 01282 416020
Fax: 01282 416143
Email: info@yorknurseries.co.uk
What is the Early Years Foundation Stage? (EYFS)
The EYFS is a single quality framework to support children’s learning and development from Birth to 5 years (end of child’s reception year).The framework recognises that there is a developmental continuum for children and this is reflected in the development and learning grids. The framework is based on 4 Themes and Principles and supported by 16 commitments. It recognises children as individuals and competent learners. The EYFS is delivered through a well planned play based approach to learning and development
So what does this mean for you and your child?
For all children learning begins at birth. The EYFS will help practitioners provide appropriate play experiences to enable your child to develop in all areas. It will enable practitioners to recognise your child’s strengths and areas where they need more support to develop new skills. For young children it is important that they are made to feel safe and secure in their surroundings, this is aided by having a 'Key Carer' within the setting who gets to know you and your child well and builds a positive relationship with you all
The EYFS means that wherever your child is being cared for or educated between 0-5years they will be following the same set of principles, they will be offered a ‘principled play based approach to learning and development’. Young children learn best through play and Early Years Practitioners will be able to provide your child with appropriate play and learning experiences for their stage of development and help them develop new skills
All areas are of equal importance and many activities will cover many of the areas. Each area is divided up into stages of development and practitioners are able to identify resources and learning opportunities for individual children dependent on their developmental needs The EYFS also encourages practitioners and parents and carers to work together to help children develop to their full potential. For you this means, the opportunity for you to input information about your child’s development, also if your child attends more than one setting, for example, a childminder and an Early Years setting they are encouraged to discuss your child’s development and work together to provide a cohesive care package for you and your child
If your child has a Special Educational Need and/or disability additional information is imbedded in the EYFS to enable practitioners to target work specifically and help children to progress