Childcare entitlements

  30 hours childcare In June 2019, the Department for Education launched a campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of 30 hours childcare, with…

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Early Years Foundation Stage

  The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory frameworks set standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old….

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Health and wellbeing

  The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework states that early years providers must promote the good health, including the oral health, of children attending the…

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SEND

SEN and Disability in the Early Years Toolkit Children and the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) produced a toolkit for SEN and disability in the early years….

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Speech, Language and Communication

  Public Health England (PHE) and the Department for Education’s (DfE) Best Start in Speech, Language and Communication Programme aims to improve the rate of…

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Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework

  The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and…

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Vodcast for schools on the EYFS Profile

The Department for Education has published a vodcast for schools to support teachers completing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile. The vodcast: provides an…

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EYFS assessment

This resource supports practitioners completing statutory EYFS assessments.

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What does assessment mean in the EYFS?

Assessment plays an important part in helping parents, carers and practitioners to recognise children’s progress, understand their needs, and to plan activities and support. The…

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Progress check at age two

This page provides practitioners with support to complete the progress check at age two.

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Example format for the progress check at age two

The progress check at age two involves practitioners reviewing a child’s progress and providing parents and/or carers with a short written summary of their child’s…

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