Lecture Notes: Early Learning and the Primary Curriculum

EYFS- 0-5 : Reception and Nurseries

National Curriculum: 5 onwards

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Aim:

To examine the EYFS and National Curriculum



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Statutory VS Non Statutory:



Statutory: Compulsory (National Curriculum)

Non-Statutory: Guidance- choose what you want to follow (EYFS)



DfE decides what is Statutory and Non- Statutory

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Areas of Learning and Development:

Prime areas:

Communication and Language

 Listening, Attention and Understanding Speaking



Personal, Social and Emotional Development

 Self-regulation

 Managing self

 Building relationships



Physical Development

 Gross motor skills

,  Fine motor skills



Specific Areas:

Literacy:

 Comprehension

 Word reading

 Writing



Mathematics:

 Number

 Numerical Patterns



Understanding the world:

 Past and Present

 People culture and communities

 The Natural world



Expressive Art and Design:

 Creating with materials

 Being imaginative and expressive



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How Children are assessed in their early years:

, The observation, assessment and planning cycle aims to put the child at the
centre and for planning to always follow the child's interests and to support their
next steps



Development matters (Dfe, 2021) breaks down children's typical milestones into
3 different age bands:

 Birth to 3- babies and toddlers and young children

 3 and 4 year olds

 Children in reception



Birth to 5 matters (Early Education, 2021) breaks down children's typical
developmental milestones into 6 different ranges:

 Birth to 6 months

 6 to 12 months

 12 to 18 months

 18 to 24 months

 24 to 36 months

 36 to 48 months

 48 to 60 months

 60 to 71 months