Local authorities and early years education providers and education professionals with responsibility for assessing, reporting or moderating the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile should use the EYFSP handbook, which gives guidance to help professionals complete and moderate EYFS profile judgements so that outcomes are accurate and consistent across all early years settings.

All of the necessary documents needed to complete and moderate EYFS profile judgements can be downloaded on the links below: 

• Assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)
• EYFS Profile Exemplification materials for the 'expected' level of attainment
• Statutory Framework for the EYFS 
• EYFS Learning and Development Requirements

What EYFS Profile is used for? 

1. Inform parents about their child's development against Early Learning Goals (ELGs) and the Characteristics of their Learning.
2. Support a smooth transition to Key Stage 1 by informing the professional dialogue between EYFS and KS1 teachers.
3. Help Year 1 teachers plan an effective, responsive and appropriate curriculum that will meet the needs of all children.

LBWF will make sure assessments made by early years providers are accurate and consistent, by moderation of the EYFS Profile in schools, academies and PVI settings, who have eligible children in their settings.

Submission of data

LBWF will ensure all schools and settings have an electronic system to submit EYFS Profile data.

• Statutory 2019 EYFSP local authority collection guidance for private, voluntary and independent settings (PVIs)
• State-funded schools guidance

The local authority is required to collect and report the results for all funded children at the end of the EYFS in all state-funded schools; and private, voluntary and independent settings (PVIs).

Results for children in PVIs are only required where the child is receiving early years education that is funded by the Department for Education (DfE). The children still eligible for funding in PVIs will be born between 1 April 2014 and 31 August 2014. The statutory collection does not require EYFSP results to be submitted for unfunded children.

EYFS Profile data should be submitted to the local authority's Education Performance and Information Team by midday Monday 24 June.

Private, voluntary and independent settings (PVIs) should complete the 2019 Department for Education (DFE) EYFSP input spreadsheet, using DFE guidance, in order to enter the 2019 EYFSP assessment scale summary scores.

Once the spreadsheet is completed, PVIs should create a CSV export return file to be returned securely to the local authority via AnyComms+

Headteachers and Managers Responsibilities

Headteachers and Managers must:

• Ensure their school or setting complies with the learning and development requirements of the EYFS. This includes completing the EYFS Profile and engaging in internal moderation activities, as well as engaging with other schools to ensure accuracy of judgements made by teachers.
• Ensure an EYFS Profile is completed for all eligible children and that data is quality assured.
• Ensure appropriate provision is available to meet the needs of children with SEND.
• Take responsibility for the reliability of their EYFS Profile outcomes and ensure that the data accurately reflects the level of attainment of the current cohort of pupils.
• Ensure teacher judgements are monitored.
• Ensure EYFS Profile data is quality assured (see section 8.5 of the EYFSP Handbook 2017) and returned to the local authority.
• Provide EYFS Profile assessments to their school governing body to enable it to comply with national data submission requirements and report to parents.
• Provide parents with a written report of the pupils progress against the EYFS ELGs and the opportunity to discuss the Profile and report to parents about their child's Characteristics of Effective Learning.

Guidance to Develop Accurate Judgements

When finalising judgements for the EYFSP, practitioners must draw upon evidence that is predominantly from activities initiated by the pupil, as well as behaviour that children demonstrate consistently, independently and in a range of situations.

Below you can download below further guidance from the Early Years Teaching, Learning and Assessment team to assist practitioners when making judgements about children's attainment:

• EYFS Moderation guidance - Writing 2017
• Links between the Early Learning Goals (ELGs)
• Phonics - Secure at judgements document
• EYFS Profile training slides - The assessment process for Reception aged children (from training delivered on 10 May 2017)

EYFSP Moderation Conference

The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) Moderation Conference is a free annual event for EYFS leads or Reception Class Teachers.

This is a full day event which aims to equip providers with understanding of the local and national EYFSP data.

It also provides networking opportunities for early years and childcare professionals.

Download resources from the 2019 conference.

Get in touch

For more information and questions get in touch with Elisha Brett, EYFSP Moderation Manager.

Telephone: 07773 046322
Email: elisha.brett@walthamforest.gov.uk