Early Years Foundation Stage

Information and guidance to support early years professionals, managers and headteachers understand and implement the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). All Early Years provisions are required to adhere to the 2025 EYFS from Monday 1 September 2025.  

Early Years Foundation Stage 2025

EYFS statutory framework for group and school-based providers 2025  

Early years foundation stage statutory framework for childminders 2025 

Early years qualification requirements and standards 2025 

Early years qualifications list: UK only - GOV.UK 2025

Help for early years providers: Changes to the EYFS framework 2025

The New EYFS Framework 2025: A summary of changes - Blossom Educational

Changes to Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) safeguarding requirements: September 2025 - Foundation Years

EYFS Safeguarding Changes 2025 Webinar on Demand | Famly

Summary-of-EYFS-changes-for-publication-PDF.pdf 2025

The information below includes information and guidance to previous changes to the EYFS, which are still relevant to daily provision and practice.

Early Years Foundation Stage 2024


Useful resources (2020-2023)

New vodcasts on the revised EYFS (2021) from the Foundation Years

The first vodcast (March 2021) is aimed at headteachers, senior leadership and governors, and includes presentations and a Q&A from DfE and Ofsted as well as an interview with Clare Lishman, Director of Early Years at the Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust, about her experiences as a senior leader during the early adopter year.

The second vodcast (March 2021) is aimed at Private, Voluntary and Independent settings (PVIs) and childminders and includes presentations from DfE, Dr Julian Grenier and Ofsted as well as an interview with Vicky Dewar, Nursery Teacher at the Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust, about her experiences of the early adopter year.

This vodcast (2021) is aimed at Primary schools who will be implementing the EYFS Reforms in September. 

Preparing for the introduction of the EYFS - Pen Green

Foundation Years Vodcast: Understanding the revised Development Matters

Summary of changes to the EYFS 2023

Department for Education (DfE) - Help for Early Years Providers 

This online resource hub from the DfE been created to support nurseries and childminders with the reforms. Reception teachers and school leaders may also find some of the resources useful. 

DfE) Early Years Child Development Training

This free, online training provides an overview of child development and gives practical advice for supporting the development of children in your early years setting.

View Early Years Child Development Training

Last update: Tuesday 2nd of September 2025 02:23:26 PM