The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a play-based curriculum for kids ages zero to five that enables them to explore and learn in a safe yet demanding setting.
Practitioners within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework offer activities and base assessment decisions on the seven areas of learning: three prime areas and four specific areas.
While all areas of learning are significant and interconnected, according to research on early child development, the three Prime areas are particularly important for fostering children's curiosity and excitement for learning, increasing their capacity to learn, make relationships, and flourish.
involves giving kids the chance to grow up in a linguistically diverse environment, to become comfortable expressing their needs, wants, and emotions, and to be able to talk and listen in a variety of situations.
involves helping kids construct strong, good self- and other-images, build relationships, and grow in respect for others in order to develop social skills and learn how to properly control their emotions.
This area also supports the children in understanding appropriate behaviour and develops confidence in their own abilities.
Encourages children to link sounds and letters and begin to read and write.
To pique their attention, kids are given access to a variety of reading resources.
involves giving kids the chance to explore, observe, and learn about people, places, technology, and the environment. This helps kids make sense of the world and their community.
Enables children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as encouraging the sharing of thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play and design and technology.
Parents are encouraged to participate in their children's education because the EYFS emphasises that parents are a child's primary educator.
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