Early Years Foundation Stage - Profile (EYFSP) & Moderation Process in Lincolnshire

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a statutory framework published in 2007 by the DCSF. The framework sets standards for development, learning and care of children from birth to five years old. The EYFS Profile sums up and describes each child’s development and learning achievements at the end of the EYFS.
All registered early years providers are required to complete an EYFS Profile for each child at the end of the academic year in which they reach the of five years old. For the majority of children this will be at the end of their reception year.

The EYFS Profile is based on ongoing observational assessment in all six areas of learning and development.

“The primary purpose of the EYFS Profile is to provide year 1 teachers with reliable and accurate information about each child’s level of development as they reach the end of the EYFS, enabling the teacher to plan an effective, responsive and appropriate curriculum that will meet all children’s needs.”
The EYFS Profile Handbook (page 2)

On the transition pages of this website there are some materials to support the effective use of EYFSP data when children move into year one.
All information that practitioners need to keep up to date with developments of the EYFS Profile can be found on http://www.qcda.gov.uk/

Two key documents practitoners will require to start with are The Assessment and Reporting Arrangements 2009/2010 and the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Handbook. Practitioners new to the Early Years Foundation Stage will need to book onto the EYFS Profile Training Course via the CfBT Website.