The Early Years Curriculum

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Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

Coronavirus
Children are expected to take the Reception baseline in the first few weeks of starting school
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Call to scrap the Reception Baseline

Reception Baseline
Once the coronavirus crisis is over, young children will need a curriculum with well-being and play at its core, say campaigners
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Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

Coronavirus
Low-income families often can’t afford ‘middle-class’ activities, so their children are at a disadvantage from the start
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International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: Why some children are running to catch up

Child Development
Children gain a sense of agency when there is no external control (photos courtesy of Froebel Trust)
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Intrinsic Motivation - Rich rewards

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Communication is vital to learning, play and building relationships (photos at Sheringham Nursery School by Anna Gordon)
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Building Your Curriculum: Communication & Language - Starting points

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Dinosaurs and vehicles are classic small-world props
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Around the Nursery, Part 7 - Out of this world?

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Resources are provided to create ‘interest’ or ‘wow’ (photo Anna Gordon)
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Inclusion - Capital ideas

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The children made their own animal encyclopaedia
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EYFS Activities: An A to Z of learning - A is for…animals

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Sharing Rhymes: ‘Molly, my sister, and I’

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Duvet Dancing’s benefits include bonding and communication
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EYFS Activities: Birth to three… Duvet Dancing

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EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… a wasps’ nest

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There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom teaches a lesson about palm oil
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Picturebooks part 4 - A world view

Practice
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Keeping children healthy indoors, part 1: Beds

Parent’s Guides
Photo above: Adobe Stock. Other photos at Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery by Si Barber
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EYFS best practice in schools - Be in touch

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The book is picture-led, with minimal text
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EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Kings of the Castle

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