Resource index
The EYFS materials
PDF and web resources by EYFS Theme
Other resources
A Unique Child
- A Competent Learner [220Kb]
- A Parent's Guide to Direct Payments [987Kb]
- A Skilful Communicator [227Kb]
- A Sure Start for Every Child [98Kb]
- All of Us - Inclusion Checklist for Settings [1361Kb]
- Area Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) - Supporting Early Identification and Intervention [198Kb]
- Being Acknowledged and Affirmed [209Kb]
- Being Safe and Protected [344Kb]
- British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
- British Heart Foundation Publications
- British Nutrition Foundation
- Bullying UK
- Caroline Walker Trust Publications
- Child Accident Prevention Trust
- Child Bereavement Charity
- Child Development: Effective Practice [59Kb]
- Childline
- Children and Young People's Mental Health
- Code of Practice for Schools [221Kb]
- Code of Practice: Rights of Access [409Kb]
- Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Managers' Guide
- Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Practitioners' Guide
- Contact a Family
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Deafness at Birth
- Department of Health
- Developing Early Intervention/Support Services for Deaf Children and their Families [222Kb]
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Disability Equality in Education (DEE)
- Early Childhood Forum
- Early Support
- Early Years and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 What Service Providers Need to Know [120Kb]
- Early Years Equality (EYE)
- Early Years Learning [232Kb]
- Early Years: Firm Foundations
- Education Act 1996
- Emotional Well-Being [303Kb]
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence)
- Every Child Matters
- Eat Well
- Growing and Developing [385Kb]
- Health and Safety Executive
- Health and Well-being: Effective Practice [78Kb]
- Healthy Choices [161Kb]
- ICAN (Children’s Communication Charity)
- Immunisation
- Implementing the DDA: Improving Access: Early Years [567Kb]
- Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in Schools and Early Years Settings
- Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People [2671Kb]
- Including Me: Managing Complex Health Needs in Schools and Early Years Settings [549Kb]
- Inclusive Practice: Effective Practice [72Kb]
- Independent Panel for Special Education Advice
- Independent Safeguarding Authority
- Keeping Safe: Effective Practice [81Kb]
- Keeping Safe [681Kb]
- Kids Inclusion Framework for Local Authorities [185Kb]
- Kidscape
- Local Safeguarding Children Boards
- Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings [306Kb]
- Mencap
- NASEN (National Association for Special Educational Needs)
- National Autistic Society
- National Children's Bureau
- National Healthy Schools Programme
- NHS Direct
- NSPCC
- Parental Separation: Children's Needs and Parent's Responsibilities [384Kb]
- Parental Separation: Children's Needs and Parents' Responsibilities. Next Steps. [959Kb]
- Play Safety Forum
- Promoting Personal Development in Foundation and Key Stage 1 – Continence [30Kb]
- Promoting Race Equality in Early Years [52Kb]
- Reduce the Risk of Cot Death: An Easy Guide
- Research Brief: Birth to Three Matters: A Review of the Literature [605Kb]
- Research Brief: Early Support: An Evaluation of Phase 3 of Early Support
- Research Brief: Models of Good Practice in Joined-Up Assessment: Working for Children with 'Significant and Complex Needs' [154Kb]
- Research Brief: Special Educational Needs and Ethnicity: Issues of Over- and Under-Representation [245Kb]
- Research Brief: What Works in Parenting Support? [449Kb]
- Research Report: Birth to Three Matters: A Review of the Literature [1029Kb]
- Research Report: Early Support: An Evaluation of Phase 3 of Early Support
- Research Report: Models of Good Practice in Joined-Up Assessment: Working for Children with 'Significant and Complex Needs'
- Research Report: SEN and Ethnicity: Issues of Over- and Under-Representation
- Research Report: What Works in Parenting Support?
- RNIB
- Say No to Bullying [331Kb]
- Sign Community
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) A Guide for Parents and Carers [335Kb]
- Special Educational Needs Code of Practice [3141Kb]
- Supporting Families who Have Children With Special Needs and Disabilities [964Kb]
- Supporting Health in Early Years Settings [106Kb]
- Sure Start
- Sure Start Health Resources
- The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
- Theories about Language Development [123Kb]
- Together from the Start [300Kb]
- What Does 'Healthy' Mean? [212Kb]
- What to do if You're Worried a Child is Being Abused: Summary
- What to do if You're Worried a Child is Being Abused
- What Works in Promoting Children's Mental Health?
- Working For Racial Equality in the Early Years [515Kb]
- Working With Young Children from Minority Ethnic Groups – A Guide to Sources of Information [151Kb]
- Worried a Child is Being Abused?
- Young Brains [206Kb]
- Young Minds
- Youth Sport Trust
Positive Relationships
- All About... Working with Parents [100Kb]
- All About...Developing Positive Relations With Children [68Kb]
- Attachment and the Key Person Role [16Kb]
- Birth to Five
- Birth to School Study: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership [1259Kb]
- CACHE
- Childcare Link
- Childhood Bereavement Network
- Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
- Direct Gov: Parents
- Early Education
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Camden [636Kb]
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Gloucestershire [549Kb]
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Newcastle-upon-Tyne [550Kb]
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Norfolk [601Kb]
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Northumberland [349Kb]
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Peterborough [700Kb]
- Foundation Stage - Parents: Partners in Learning. Wakefield [568Kb]
- Getting On and Falling Out [255Kb]
- Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People [2671Kb]
- KEEP Key Elements of Effective Practice [1370Kb]
- Key Person: Effective Practice [78Kb]
- Low Pay Commission
- New Beginnings [304Kb]
- Ofsted
- Parent Participation: Improving services for Disabled Children [579Kb]
- Parentline Plus
- Parents as Partners: Effective Practice [68Kb]
- Parents as partners in early learning (PPEL)
- Case Study: The Kids and Dads project [302Kb PDF]
- Case Study: Reaching out to parents - the Way We Learn project [247Kb PDF]
- Case Study: Breaking down barriers with inspirational storytelling [303Kb PDF]
- Case Study: The Parent Champion project [292Kb PDF]
- Case Study: Overcoming barriers to parental involvement via heuristic play [262Kb PDF]
- Case Study: Engaging fathers through Active Play [291Kb PDF]
- Case Study: The international new arrivals project [291Kb PDF]
- Case Study: The Early Learning Mentors project [311Kb PDF]
- Case Study: Building effective partnerships - the Letters and Sounds project [288Kb PDF]
- Case Study: Parents as Partners - making it strategic [293Kb PDF]
- Parents Centre
- Relationships [533Kb]
- Removing Barriers to Achievement [491Kb]
- Research Brief: Evaluation of the Special Educational Needs Parent Partnership Services in England
- Research Brief: Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early Years
- Research Brief: SPEEL Study of Pedagogical Effectiveness in Early Learning [311Kb]
- Research Brief: Support From the Start
- Research Brief: The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievements and Adjustment [178Kb]
- Research Report: Evaluation of the Special Educational Needs Parent Partnership Services in England
- Research Report: Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early Years
- Research Report: SPEEL Study of Pedagogical Effectiveness in Early Learning
- Research Report: Support From the Start
- Research Report: The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievements and Adjustment
- Respecting Each Other: Effective Practice [50Kb]
- Supporting Learning: Effective Practice [56Kb]
- Sure Start for All [594Kb]
- Sure Start for Everyone [507Kb]
- The Standards Site: Parental Involvement
- Use of Childcare Among Families from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds [773Kb]
- Use of Childcare Among Families with Children who have Special Educational Needs [730Kb]
- What Can We Learn from Attachment Research? [138Kb]
- Winston’s Wish: the charity for bereaved children
- Working with Family Diversity [761Kb]
- Working with Parents: The PEAL Project
Enabling Environments
- All About...Transitions [100Kb]
- All of Us - Inclusion Checklist for Settings [1361Kb]
- Changes [233Kb]
- Charities Aid Foundation
- Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association (CPHVA)
- Continuing the Learning Journey. Training package [2860Kb]
- Daycare Trust
- Early Years Transitions and Special Educational Needs
- Good To Be Me [202Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Communication, Language and Literacy [221Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Creative Development [223Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Knowledge and Understanding of the World [285Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Personal, Social and Emotional Development [212Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Physical Development [220Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy [221Kb]
- Learning Journeys: Template [29Kb]
- Learning through Landscapes: Early Years Vision and Values for Outdoor Play [61Kb]
- Learning Through Landscapes
- Multi-agency working Fact Sheet [47Kb]
- National Association of Children's Information Services
- National Association for Environmental Education
- National Childminding Association (NCMA)
- National Children's Bureau
- National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA)
- National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services [510Kb]
- Nursery Planning: Planning For 2-Year Olds [101Kb]
- Nursery Planning: Planning For 3 and 4-Year Olds [235Kb]
- Nursery Planning: Planning For 3 to 4-Year Olds [181Kb]
- Observation, Assessment and Planning: Effective Practice [114Kb]
- Outdoor Learning: Effective Practice II [77Kb]
- Parent Participation: Improving services for disabled children. Professional Guide [440Kb]
- Planning From Birth [187Kb]
- Play England
- Playlink
- Reception Class [80Kb]
- Research Brief: An Exploration of Different Models of Multi-Agency Partnerships in Key Worker Services for Disabled Children [309Kb]
- Research Brief: Assessing Emotional And Social Competence in Primary School and Early Years Settings
- Research Brief: Developing Information Sharing and Assessment Systems [377Kb]
- Research Brief: Early Years Transitions and Special Educational Needs [514Kb]
- Research Brief: Evaluating the Common Assessment Framework and Lead Professional Guidance and Implementation [742Kb]
- Research Report: An Exploration of Different Models of Multi-Agency Partnerships in Key Worker Services for Disabled Children
- Research Report: Assessing Emotional And Social Competence in Primary School and Early Years Settings
- Research Report: Developing Information Sharing and Assessment Systems
- Research Report: Evaluating the Common Assessment Framework and Lead Professional Guidance and Implementation
- Safe Early Years Environments - A Practitioner's Guide
- Setting up Multi-agency Services
- Supporting Every Child: Effective Practice [54Kb]
- The EPPE Project: Final Report [1553Kb]
- The Children's Plan
- The Learning Environment: Effective Practice [50Kb]
- The Wider Context: Effective Practice II [78Kb]
- The Wider Context: Effective Practice [54Kb]
- Training and Development Agency for Schools
- Working with Families Affected by a Disability or Health Condition
Learning and Development
- Active Learning: Effective Practice [56Kb]
- Association for Physical Education
- Booktouch [1143Kb]
- Caring for Under-threes: Play [54Kb]
- Creativity and Critical Thinking: Effective Practice [44Kb]
- Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Evaluating School Performance – Foundation Stage
- Foundation Stage Toolkit
- Freeplay Network
- Geographical Association
- Going for Goals! [189Kb]
- Government Response to Paul Roberts' Report on Nurturing Creativity in Young People [159Kb]
- Guidance for Practitioners and Teachers on Progression and Pace in the Teaching of Phonics [50Kb]
- ICT in the Early Years
- Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading [431Kb]
- Making Every Child's Music Matter [2264Kb]
- Messy Play [72Kb]
- National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries (NATLL)
- National Literacy Trust
- Nurturing Creativity in Young People
- Overview: Nurturing Creativity in Young People [961Kb]
- PEEP
- Phonics and Early Reading: an Overview [81Kb]
- Play and Exploration: Effective Practice [78Kb]
- Pre-School Learning Alliance
- Primary Framework for Literacy and Mathematics [899Kb]
- QCA
- Research Brief: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature on the Use of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading and Spelling [206Kb]
- Research Brief: Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early Years [378Kb]
- Research Brief: The Effects of the Peers Early Educational Partnership (PEEP) on Children's Developmental Progress
- Research Report: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature on the Use of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading and Spelling
- Research Report: Researching Effective Pedagogy in the Early Years
- Research Report: The Effects of the Peers Early Educational Partnership (PEEP) on Children's Developmental Progress
- Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
- Starting Strong, Curricula and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education and Care [170Kb]
- Sure Start
- Talk to Your Baby
- The Communication Trust
- The New Conceptual Framework for Teaching Reading: The 'Simple View of Reading' - Overview [401Kb]
- The Value of Exploration and Discovery [130Kb]
- What Do We Know About Teaching Young Children? [161Kb]
Help
- A Study of the Transition from the Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1
- Continuing the Learning Journey
- Excellence and Enjoyment: a Strategy for Primary Schools
- Learning and Teaching in the Primary Years: Professional Development Resources
- Adobe
- Microsoft
- Review of Early Reading: Recommendations
- Teachernet: Online Publications
Requirements
- Assessing Children who are learning English as an Additional Language
- Additional Guidance on Completing Foundation Stage Profile Assessments
- Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (ARAs)
- Building Bulletin 99: Briefing Framework for Primary School Projects
- Building for Sure Start
- CAF
- CAF Form
- Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Managers' Guide
- Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Practitioners' Guide
- Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Supporting Tools
- Childcare Act 2006
- Childcare Act 2006 Explanatory Notes
- Communication, Language and Literacy Development
- Continuing the Learning Journey
- Creating the Picture
- CRB: Applicants
- CRB Code of Practice and Explanatory Guide
- Criminal Records Bureau
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Data Protection Act Information
- Department of Health
- Designing School Grounds
- Developing Accessible Play Space
- Diet and Nutrition
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Diseases notifiable under the Public Health Regulations 1988
- Fire safety law and guidance documents for business
- First Aid at Work
- Food Standards Agency
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 Explanatory Notes
- Guidance on First Aid for Schools
- Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and Nurseries
- Health and safety law: What you should know
- Health and Safety of Pupils on Educational Visits
- Health and Safety on Educational Visits
- Health and Safety Regulation: A Short Guide
- Health Protection Agency
- Healthy School Lunches for Pupils in Nursrey Schools
- Independent Safeguarding Authority
- Introduction to Health and Safety
- Managing Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings
- National Healthy Schools Programme
- Ofsted
- Pandemic flu: A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic
- Phonics
- Potentially Harmful Garden Plants
- Reduce the Risk of Cot Death: An Easy Guide
- Safer food, better business
- SEN Code of Practice
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
- The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
- The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
- What to do if you're worried a child is being abused – Summary
- What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
- Working Together to Safeguard Children
- Workplace health, safety and welfare: A short guide for managers
