The Early Years Foundation Stage
The newly published Early Years Foundation Stage materials and guidance can be viewed
and downloaded by visiting the Early Years Foundation Stage
home page.
The Early Years Foundation Stage brings together the Birth to Three Matters (BTTM)
framework, the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (CGFS) and
the National standards for under 8s day care and childminding (the national
standards) in a single quality framework for children from birth to the end of the
school Reception year. It will be statutory from September 2008, when all providers
must comply with its requirements. In the meantime, Foundation Stage practitioners
should continue to use the CGFS and/or Birth to Three Matters as well as the national
standards where appropriate. The Framework for literacy and mathematics remains
as guidance and is not statutory, although it complements EYFS. Foundation Stage
practitioners need to take account of all six interdependent Areas of Learning and
Development, giving them all equal status.
Click here to visit the Primary Framework for Foundation
Stage home page. The Foundation Stage Early Learning Goals are included
in the new framework. There are links to resources and ideas for planning.
For information and resources about how ICT can be used to support learning in the
Early Years Foundation Stage, visit our ICT in the Early Years Foundation Stage
page.
More information and resources for the six Areas of Learning and Development can
be found by following the links below.
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