Page 7 - Early Years Foundation Stage Prospectus

Learning and Development
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and

Development are equally important and inter-connected.
Learning and Development is split into seven areas (3 Prime areas and 4 specific areas)

Prime Areas:

Communication and Language

• Listening, Attention and Understanding
• Speaking

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Self-regulation
• Managing self
• Building relationships
Physical Development
• Gross Motor Skills
• Fine Motor Skills

Specific Areas:

Literacy

• Comprehension
• Word Reading

• Writing
Mathematics
• Numbers
• Numerical Patterns
Understanding of the world
• Past and Present
• People, Culture and Communities
• The Natural World
Expressive Arts and Design
• Creating with materials
• Being imaginative and Expressive