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Early Years Foundation Stage
Information and guidance to support early years professionals, managers and headteachers understand and implement the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Tier 1
Information and guidance on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Childcare register requirements. Both requirements sets the standards that all childminders, out of school club, nursery or other type of day care, group and school based provisions must meet.
- EYFS MUSTs Audit January 2024 for group and school based provisions
- EYFS MUSTs Audit January 2024 for Childminders
- Childcare Register MUSTs Audit for out of school club, nursery or other type of day care
- Childcare Register MUSTs Audit for Childminders
Tier 2
Early Years Foundation Stage 2024
- Early Years statutory framework for group and school based providers
- DfE Summary of changes for group and school based providers
- Early Years statutory framework for childminders
- DfE Summary of changes for childminders
- EYFS Framework 2024: a guide to the changes
- EYFS Changes Blog
- EYFS Regulatory Changes Vodcast
- DfE Foundation Years Online Webinar
- Early Years Qualification Requirements and Standards
- Early Years Qualification List
- Foundation Years EYFS 2024 myth busting
- Early Excellence EYFS 2024 updates
- Connect Childcare EYFS Updates 2024: Guiding you through the Changes
- Kinderly EYFS 2024 Changes and Updates Explained
Useful resources
- Development Matters
- What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage: a guide for parents
- Julian Grenier’s Working with the revised Early Years Foundation Stage: Principles into Practice
- A conversation on the new Development Matters (Dr Julian Grenier, Ofsted)
- Birth to Five Matters guidance by the sector, for the sector
- Julien Greniers' Preparing for the revised Early Years Foundation Stage: questions and thoughts
- The revised EYFS information for Governors
New vodcasts on the revised EYFS from the Foundation Years
The first vodcast 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 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 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
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.
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.
