Children’s right to play and the EYFS
Article 31.1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out children’s right to play, it reads; “States Parties recognize the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage […]
Articles by Sam Sach
Language acquisition in the EYFS
Between the ages of 0-5 children experience and explosion of language, from being able to form no words to speaking in full sentences. The Early Learning Goal for the end of the EYFS reads; […]
Customer service and the EYFS
Early Years settings exist in a strange and unique tension between the education and care sectors. The names by which we call settings demonstrate this tension between the two sectors; on the one hand […]
Involving your child in your pregnancy
Having looked at how Early Years settings and parents can work together to help children in the EYFS with the transition of welcoming a new baby, it is also important to look at ways […]
Welcoming siblings in the EYFS
New siblings are part and parcel of childcare settings, but for individual families welcoming a new sibling is a life-changing experience and a really special occasion. Adding a child to the family creates a […]
Sustainability in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Sustainability and environmental concern are rightly gaining traction as popular subjects and points of consideration in all sorts of spheres of life and Early Years is no different. Articles and opinion pieces on Sustainability […]
Delivering the EYFS at home?
I write this in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, where many countries are in lockdown and many parents are unexpectedly facing the prospect of “Home-schooling” their children for a significant length of time. Whilst […]
What is “School Readiness” and what does it mean for the EYFS?
School readiness is not a new term in Early Years by any means, but it has certainly seen renewed and more intensive interest in recent years. The definition of children’s readiness for school has undergone […]
Display boards: Who are they for?
A quick google search will give you an array of beautiful, colourful, creatively designed EYFS display boards. Well-meaning practitioners aiming to make the learning environment stimulating will often design brightly coloured offerings and have children […]
Supporting communication through the environment
Children’s design used to be dominated by bright, primary colours and as much ‘stuff’ as possible. The idea was to make spaces stimulating and interesting for children with lots of eye-catching learning material. These days, […]