Early Years Foundation Stage

Early Years Foundation Stage

At Hayfield School, we work towards our children ‘Growing, Learning and Thriving’.  Early childhood experiences are the foundations on which children build the rest of their lives. We greatly value the importance of the early years curriculum and the importance it plays in future learning.  We seek to give our children the most opportunities that we can to enable them to move forward and be as successful as they can be in the future. 

How is the EYFS Curriculum Taught?

The EYFS curriculum, is taught through our ‘Foundation Pathway’

Our Foundation Pathway is designed for our youngest children who are new to Hayfield. The children who follow this pathway are predominately in Reception (F2) and Year 1.

The Foundation Pathway underpins the foundations of readiness to learn with a strong focus on building relationships, social communication and interaction, and independent skills alongside early reading, early number and knowledge linked to the world with creative and sensory experiences.

This curriculum is supported by:

• The Early Years Foundation Stage
• Birth to Five Matters’ Document

The Autism Education Trust (AET)