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EYFS guide helps parents check children's progress

Early Years Curriculum
New EYFS guidance designed specifically for parents has been launched by children’s minister Sam Gyimah.

‘What to expect, when?’ is the first-in-depth guide to help parents understand their child’s learning and development at different stages from birth to five.

Designed in response to a need for a simple and accessible guide for parents, it sets out clearly what they should notice their child is doing at six different age bands, from birth to 60 months, and maps this against the seven areas of learning in the EYFS.

The guidance has been developed against the background of a series of key developments, including the expansion of the integrated review, which merges the health visitor’s check that children have at the age of two with the EYFS progress check, the Early Years Pupil Premium from next month, and the two-year-old offer.

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