Early Years Foundation Stage: Revised Framework For The EYFS

1.1|The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) was introduced in 2008, then the revised framework for the EYFS was published on 27th March 2012, to be implemented from the 1st September 2012 – this framework includes the recommendations from the 2011 Tickell review. It was introduced to provide a framework which would deliver consistent and high quality environments for all children in early year’s settings. The early years foundation stage (EYFS) is a statutory framework that sets out the overall standards that all early year’s providers such as schools and nurseries must meet to ensure children are learning and developing well, as well as maintaining the children’s health and safety. This is a framework for early year’s providers, it is based
The environments play an important role within supporting and extending children’s development and learning. The environments produced aren’t just the physical spaces that they’re in, but are the atmosphere that’s been created through the kind and caring relationships made, this is where babies and young children will learn to respect and value their wellbeing. Enabling environments are there to encourage babies and young children to play; this is because it leads to them feeling relaxed and comfortable, as if they were in a home environment. When children are at the stage of feeling emotionally safe and secure then they are likely to be able to explore more, finding out about what they can see, tough and move around. Within the EYFS, the environment is split into three aspects: the emotional environment, the outdoor environment and the indoor environment which together all add up to make the adequate environment required for play and learning by the EYFS
Multi-agency working is a particular way in which we ensure that children and young people, who need additional support, have all the support that they require. Multi-agency working takes a variety of forms, such as working in a particular team based around a child or family. Multi-agency work involves anyone that is working in the contact of children, young people and their families – the multi-agencies could include people from a variety of professional background, such as social work, health, education, early year’s, police and youth justice. This is because it is important that they each provide their own input, own skills and expertise so that the child, young person and their family and getting the best support possible for