Foundation Stage (FS1 & FS2)

Early Years Foundation Stage consist of two year-groups: FS1 and FS2. The EYFS framework includes seven areas of learning and development that are equally important and inter-connected. However, three of these areas, known as the prime areas, are seen as particularly important for igniting curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building children’s capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.

The prime areas are:

• Communication and Language:
  Listening, Attention and Understanding / Speaking 

• Physical Development:
  Gross Motor Skills / Fine Motor Skills

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development 
  Self-Regulation / Managing Self / Building Relationships

These prime areas are strengthened and applied through four specific areas:

• Literacy
  Comprehension / Word Reading / Writing

• Mathematics
  Number / Numerical Patterns

• Understanding the World
  Past and Present / People, Culture and Communities / The Natural World

• Expressive Arts and Design
  Creating with Materials / Being Imaginative and Expressive