Early Years

Children are born ready, able and eager to learn. They actively reach out to interact with other people, and in the world around them. Development is not an automatic process, however. It depends on each unique child having opportunities to interact in positive relationships and enabling environments. The four themes of the EYFS underpin all the guidance. This document - Development Matters - shows how these themes, and the principles that inform them, work together for children in the EYFS.

At St Lawrence, we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum; you can read more about the framework at foundationyears.org.uk.