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The Early Years Foundation Stage Principles
The Early Years Foundation Stage Setting the Standards for Learning, Development and Care for children from birth to five
A Unique Positive Enabling Learning and Child Relationships Environments Development
Every child is a The environment competent learner plays a key role from birth who in supporting and can be resilient, extending children's capable, confident development and and self-assured. learning.
Children develop Children learn and learn in different
to be strong and ways and at different independent from rates and all areas a base of loving and of Learning and secure relationships Development are with parents and/or equally important
a key person. and inter-connected.
- Child Development 2.1 Respecting Each Other 3.1 Observation, 4.1 Play and Exploration Assessment and Planning
• Child development Q Understanding feelings Q Lear ning thr ough experience Q
• A skilful communicator Q Friendships Q Adult involvement Q
• A competent lear Q ner Professional r Qelationships Starting with the child Q Contexts for lear Q ning
- Inclusive Practice 2.2 Parents as Partners Planning Assessment QQ 4.2 Active Learning
Supporting Every Child
1.4 Keeping Safe Equality and diversity Childr Early support en' s entitlementsQQQ 2.4 Supporting Lear Respecting diversity Communication Lear ning together QQQ ning 3.3 4.4 Areas of Learning
• 3.2 Mental and physical involvement Q
• Decision making Q
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• Being safe and pr Q otected Positive interactions Q Making connections Q
• Discovering boundaries Q Listening to childr Q en Transforming understanding Q
• Making choices Q Effective teaching Q The emotional envir Q onment Sustained shar Qed thinking
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Health and Well-being Key Person The indoor envir Q onment
• Growing and developing Q Secur e attachment Q 3.4 The Wider Context and Development
• Physical well-being Q Shar ed car e Q
• Emotional well-being Q Independence Q Transitions and continuity Q Personal, Social and Emotional Development Q
• Multi-agency working Q Communication, Language and Literacy Q
• The community Q Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy Q
• Knowledge and Understanding of the W Q orld
• Physical Development Q
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