What is the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)?
The EYFS, to be introduced in September 2008, is a framework that will cover all aspects of children's care and learning from birth to the August after a child's fifth birthday.
The new framework:
* forms part of Government policy to improve the life chances of all children regardless of their family circumstances
* takes as its starting point the five outcomes set out in Every Child Matters and the Children Act 2004 (be healthy; stay safe; enjoy and achieve; make a positive contribution; and achieve economic wellbeing) and
* brings together the Birth to Three Matters framework, the Foundation Stage, and elements of the National Standards for Under-Eights Daycare and Childminding.
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