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Child Development for Wales- Frameworks

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Written by Julia Rose
Updated over 8 months ago

The EYFP

The Foundation Phase is the statutory curriculum for all 3 to 7 year olds in Wales. The EYFP has seven areas of learning:

  • Personal and social development, well-being, and cultural diversity

  • Language, literacy and communication skills

  • Mathematical development

  • Welsh language development

  • Knowledge and understanding of the world

  • Physical development

  • Creative development

You can make observations in Famly and link them to the outcomes of the Foundation Phase Profile


Developmental Pathways

Curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings (Developmental Pathways)is a new curriculum in Wales for children 3-4 years old.


The five developmental pathways are:

  • belonging

  • communication

  • exploration

  • physical development

  • well-being

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