To meet the standards of the Early Years Foundation Stage (2021), you will need to ensure that you are providing a high-quality learning environment that promotes children's holistic development, mental health and wellbeing.
Here are some key steps you can take to ensure that you are meeting the requirements:
1. Implement the seven areas of learning and development: Ensure that your activities, resources and environment reflect and include all seven areas of learning and development as outlined below and in the EYFS.
These include:
PRIME Areas
a) Communication and Language
b) Personal, Social and Emotional Development
c) Physical Development
SPECIFIC Areas
d) Literacy
e) Mathematics
f) Understanding of the World
g) Expressive Arts and Design
2. Plan and deliver a curriculum that is broad and balanced: Your curriculum should be carefully planned to provide a range of experiences and opportunities that support children's learning and development across all areas. You should ensure that your curriculum is responsive to individual children's needs and interests.
3. Use ongoing assessments to inform your practice: Regular assessments of children's progress will enable you to identify areas where children may need additional support or challenge. Use these assessments to inform your planning and delivery of the curriculum.
4. Create a safe and secure learning environment: You should ensure that your setting is safe and secure for children, with appropriate risk assessments and procedures in place. Provide opportunities for children to explore and learn in a range of environments, including indoors and outdoors in all weathers.
5. Build positive relationships with children and their families: Strong, positive relationships with children and their families are key to supporting their learning and development. Communicate regularly with parents and carers, and involve them in their child's learning.
6. Ensure that your practice is inclusive and promotes equality: You should be aware of and actively promote equality and diversity in your practice, ensuring that all children have equal access to learning opportunities and that your setting is inclusive for all.
By following these steps, you can work towards meeting the standards of the Early Years Foundation Stage (2021) and provide a high-quality early education environment for our young children.
Download the EYFS Framework below:
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