Curriculum

The EYFS is made up of six areas of learning and development. All areas of learning and development are connected to one another and are equally important. All areas of learning and development are underpinned by the principles of the EYFS.

The areas of Learning and Development are:

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

This is made up of the following aspects:

Exploration and Investigation: This is about how children investigate objects and materials and their properties, learn about change and patterns, similarities and differences, and question how and why things work.

Designing and Making: This is about the ways in which children learn about the construction process and the tools and techniques that can be used to assemble materials creatively and safely.

ICT: This is about how children find out about and learn how to use appropriate information technology such as computers and programmable toys that support their learning.

Time: This is about how children find out about past and present events relevant to their own lives or those of their families.

Place: This is about how children become aware of and interested in the natural world, and find out about their local area, knowing what they like and dislike about it.

Communities: This is about how children begin to know about their own and other people's cultures in order to understand and celebrate the similarities and differences between them in a diverse society.