EYFS 2024 > Learning & development requirements > 1.1; 1.2; 1.3
EYFS 2024 > Areas of learning & development > 1.4; 1.5
EYFS 2024 > Early Learning Goals > 1.7 - 1.11
EYFS 2024 > Assessment > 2.1 - 2.4
EYFS 2024 > Progress check at age two > 2.6
Children learn when they are in a safe and caring environment where they are stimulated through play.
Babies and young children develop best when they are in a caring relationship with an adult. A baby will learn to walk faster when they have a safe pair of arms to walk towards and learn to talk, when they have an adult listening and responding to them.
A secure, safe and happy childhood is important in its own right and it provides the foundation for children to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow.
There are three prime areas and four specific areas covered by the early learning goals and educational programmes. This is illustrated below:
The three prime areas are:
The four specific areas that apply to all three prime areas are:
All the required areas will be delivered through planned, purposeful play, with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities. Some of the play will include:
We will regularly observe your child and note their progress and development. This will enable us to make very simple plans on how we can help your child move onto the next stage of their development.
If there is a particular activity that parents would like to do with their child, we would love to hear about it. We are keen to support activities that the children are doing at home with family, or events that have taken place outside the setting. For example, if a child has been to a wedding, we can continue this theme by providing the children with material to use as wedding clothes and help them understand through books and other resources.
Review date: 31 December 2025
We take the task of nourishing children’s minds and bodies very seriously and ensure that their diet at the daycare is healthy and well balanced.
