The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the stage of children's development from birth to the end of their first year in school, including their time at pre-school.

Every child is unique and learns and develops in different ways and at different rates. At Teston and Wateringbury Nursery Group we carefully plan every session, taking into account the individual needs and interests of each child to provide an environment which enables all children to progress in each area of learning and development - see below.

Every child has a Learning Journey folder which shows what each child is learning, how they are developing, what they are interested in and our plans to build on that. It also contains photos and observations.

The framework sets out how we should work with children and families to support their development and learning, how we should keep children safe and cared for, the legal requirements for the learning, development and welfare of children and detailed information about the six areas of learning and development.

Visit the website http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/earlyyears/