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EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) is England’s statutory framework for how all nurseries, preschools, childminders and reception classes support children’s learning, development and care from birth to age 5. It sets the legal standards every Ofsted‑registered early years provider must follow.

The EYFS is divided across the 7 areas of learning. We focus on independence to create happy, confident little learners

Literacy

Enjoy and join in with songs, rhymes, copying sounds and rhythm

Copy finger movements, saying some of the words in the songs

Sing some parts of songs independently

Enjoy sharing books with an adult while paying attention to pictures

Communication and Language

Turning towards familiar sounds, gazing at faces and making eye contact

Enjoy singing, rhyme and toys that make sounds

Use gestures, babbling sounds, reaching out for something they want and copying gestures

Understanding single words in context and simple instructions

Physical

Developing from holding head up to rolling over and on to enjoying moving inside and out.

Crawling in different ways, pulling themselves up and reaching out for objects

Gain ability to control body to wave, roll, crawl and walk

Walking independently and start to throw and kick balls

Understanding the world

Repeat actions that have an effect

Explore different materials both indoors and outdoors

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Establish sense of self, expressing preferences and trying new things
Find ways of managing transitions, thriving as they develop self-assurance
Play with increasing confidence on their own and with others, looking back to keyworker as they crawl away
Feel confident when taken new places by keyworker

Expressive Arts and Design

Show attention to music and sounds, responding physically to music

Anticipate actions in rhymes

Enjoying exploring own voice, joining in with some songs

Exploring paint, using fingers and other body parts, starting to make marks intentionally

Mathematics

Stacking cups or blocks, putting objects in and taking them out

Take part in finger rhymes and react to changes of amounts upto 3 objects 

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