Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS
Early Years Foundation
Stage Curriculum
There are seven areas of learning and development that are all equally important and inter-connected.
Three areas are crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building their capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.
- communication and language
- physical development
- personal, social and emotional development
There are also four specific areas, through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied.
- literacy
- mathematics
- understanding the world
- expressive arts and design
Playing and exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’
Active learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements
Creating and thinking critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things