Joanne Edwards childcare in Ruishton

Joanne Edwards -> EYFS and Planner

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

EYFS came into force in September 2008 and applies to children from birth to the 31 August following their 5th birthday. All childcare providers including Registered Childminders, are required to follow EYFS and work together to support the children in their care.

In line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) I link activities with different theme calendars and take my lead from the children.

Planning, for babies and toddlers up to 3, is based around PLAY and...

1. Children's interests and schemas / learning styles;

2. The time of the year - seasons, weather etc;

3. Important times in the children's lives;

4. What the children are doing in other settings eg. at home or in nursery.

Planning, for children aged 3 upwards, is based around PLAY and...

1. Children's interests and schemas / learning styles;

2. The time of the year - seasons, weather etc;

3. Multicultural and diverse festivals and celebrations;

4. Important times in the children's lives;

5. A mixture of carefully planned themed activities that i know will interest the children;

6. What the children are doing in other settings eg. at home or in nursery;

7. Things that are going on in the local community that are of interest to the children;

8. Important Government health and safety projects such as healthy eating and road safety campaigns.

Month	Number	Colour		Theme	Proposed Activity
January	One	Blue	White	Music month	Chinese new year
February	Two	Red	Pink	Animals / Farm / pets / wild / ocean	Valentines day / Book marks / wands
March	Three	Orange	Yellow	Spring	Mothers day / Yummy mummy / St Patrick’s day / Red Nose day
April	Four	Green	Blue	Shapes	Easter / Hot x buns / Rabbits
May	Five	Pink	Yellow	Gardening	Planting
June	six	Purple	Blue	Transport	Fathers day / Steam train ride, bus trip
July	seven	Turquoise	Red	Olympics preparation / sports	Sports Days / Olympic torches
August	eight	Green	Yellow	Summer Time	Beach visit / Ice cream making
September	Nine	Red	Black	Back to School / Health and hygiene	Dentist visit / Optician visit / Make glasses
October	Ten	Brown	Orange	Autumn Time	Halloween / Conkers / Clocks
November	Eleven	Purple	Yellow	Winter	Bonfire night / Sparklers / Wrap up warm
December	Twelve	Gold	Silver	Xmas Countdown / Xmas Party	Cards / Trees / Bells

Alphabet worked throughout the year 1 letter a week on rotation.

I believe in learning through play and my setting is designed that children are free to move around both indoors and out and choose what they want to do. I encourage children to access their own resources and I support individual learning and through observation and planning of activities which meet all the children’s unique needs.

Your child’s day will include a variety of structured activities, crafts, cutting and sticking, painting, dough, cooking, story time, singing and music. Time is set aside for quite time and rests/naps where appropriate, also time is set for physical play and free play, with a range of toys to stimulate the imagination, challenge the child intellectually and encourage independence in learning. Children have access to all the toys and equipment themselves. They are encouraged to select for themselves and put away when finished or wanting to move onto something new.

I believe in lots of fresh air and outside play, so weather permitting we will be outside for some part of the day. We have a well equipted back garden with a slide see-saw and trampoline. We also have a shed full of outdoor play toys.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Activity	FREE PLAY PLAYDOUGH	FREE PLAY Mega Blocks	Fathers day photo frames/cards	Swimming Toddler splash session	BUMBLES Toddler play session
Snack
Activity	Fathers day photo frames/cards	Park Visit Traffic survey	Traffic light tarts Cooking/Decorating	Free Play Garden/Bubbles Sand / Water	BUMBLES Toddler play session
Lunch
Activity	Racing car story board 6 racing cars	Fathers day photo frames/cards	Quiet Time Story time Nap time	Park Visit Traffic survey	Quiet Time Story time Nap time
School Pick up
Activity	FREE PLAY Playstation / Television Make your own pizzas	Playdough Crazy bugs	FREE PLAY Playstation / Television FATHERS DAY CARDS	FREE PLAY Television / Hama beads	FREE PLAY Playstation / Television FATHERS DAY CARDS
Tea

Early Years Foundation Stage

For more information on EYFS take a look at the Department for Education website here