Learning, development and assessment

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Learning, development and assessment resources to support the implementation of the EYFS.

Every Child a Talker (ECAT)

Every Child a Talker (ECAT) is a national project to develop the language and communication of children from birth to five years of age.

Integrated Health and Early Education Review

Childcare providers and health visiting teams will be expected to integrate the reviews they complete and share with parents when a child is two years old.

Letters and Sounds

Activities to promote speaking and listening skills, phonological awareness, oral blending, and segmenting, to prepare children for learning to read and write.

Listening and responding to children’s voices

Resources to support practitioners to identify how their everyday routines and interactions promote effective listening and responding.

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)

Guidelines and resources on eligibility, administration of the funding and promoting the funding to parents.

Well-being and involvement

Information for practitioners on how to observe and acknowledge indicators of a child’s well-being.

Transition – Mind the Gap

Help with one of the key elements of the EYFS – transition.

Good practice and guidance for inclusive provision

Guidance to enable all children to receive the support they need to ensure inclusion is maintained in settings.

Supporting self esteem

This resource outlines the key influences on self-esteem and how can children’s self-esteem be enhanced.

EAL and SEND

Helping providers understand the development of children with English as an Additional Language (EAL), cultural differences and Special Educational Needs and Disablilties (SEND).

The Home Learning Environment

Guidance to practitioners on how to support parents to offer their child the best start in life.