Support Materials for the New EYFS

This week sees the new Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) come into effect across the children's sector. I've covered this topic before on the blog, so here's a quick list of need-to-know material relating to the new regulations:

• The central document is the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage

• Early Education have produced Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which is designed to support practitioners in implementing the new regulations

• Further support is provided by a National Children's Bureau publication entitled: A Know How Guide: The EYFS Progress Check at Age Two

It's also well worth paying regular visits to the Foundation Years website, which has plenty of information on the new EYFS and other issues relating to the early years sector. You may also want to have a look at this collection of Nursery World articles around the subject of the new EYFS, most of which are free to access. And you can list all previous posts on this site relating to the Foundation Stage by clicking here.