EYFS Reception Class Curriculum

Welcome to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which is how the Government and early years professionals describe the time in your child’s life between birth and age 5.

“When we succeed in giving every child the best start in their early years, we give them what they need today.  We also set them up with every chance of success tomorrow.” 

(Development Matters 2020)

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Partnerships 

We believe partnerships with parents are fundamental in supporting children and building a solid foundation for development.  Through working together and sharing information, children see learning as more enjoyable when their home life is reflected in our setting.  Children feel more secure and confident, which consequently enables them to benefit further from the educational opportunities given to them.

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Provision 

The indoor, outdoor, and emotional environments are all of equal importance in supporting children’s learning, well-being and development.  Children learn and develop best in caring, supportive environments which respond to pupils’ individual needs enabling them to focus on their play. 

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Personalisation

All children are unique and bring a range of experiences into the classroom. Children learn through a variety of ways and at their own pace, and through observations and interactions with pupils and parents, we build up a picture of each child to ensure our planning and learning opportunities are fun, purposeful and reflect individual needs and interests.

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At Peover Superior Primary School, we value the importance of the EYFS and understand that their early years experience should be happy, active, exciting, fun and secure; and support their development, care and learning needs.

Our EYFS Curriculum has been designed with the aim to support all children to become independent and collaborative learners.  We will provide a broad and balanced curriculum that will enable each child to develop personally, socially, emotionally and physically to their full potential.

Nurseries, pre-schools, reception classes and childminders registered to deliver the EYFS must follow a legal document called the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.

What is the EYFS Framework – Why do we have one?

The EYFS Framework exists to support all professionals working in the EYFS to help your child, and was developed with a number of early years experts and parents. In 2020 the Framework has been revised  and from September 2021 the new Early Learning Goals have become statutory. 

It sets out:

• Requirements for learning and development and for safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. The learning and development requirements cover:
• The areas of learning and development which must shape activities and experiences (educational programmes) for children in all early years settings
• The early learning goals that providers must help children work towards (the knowledge, skills and understanding children should have at the end of the academic year in which they turn five)
• Assessment arrangements for measuring progress (and requirements for reporting to parents and/or carers)

These seven areas are used to plan your child’s learning and activities. The professionals teaching and supporting your child will make sure that the activities are suited to your child’s unique needs.

This is a little bit like a curriculum in primary and secondary schools, but it's suitable for very young children, and it's designed to be really flexible so that staff can follow your child's unique needs and interests.

Children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking which takes place both indoors and outside. To discover more about helping your child’s development please visit this website.

Please see download the documents below for further information on end of EYFS outcomes and the EYFS curriculum 2021.