Resources for EYFS
There's a great deal of support available from NCMA
for childminders working with the EYFS.
NCMA-produced EYFS: Getting Started gives
clear guidance and hints and tips on working within the
framework.
Active
Learning, a bestselling NCMA publication, helps
childminders recognise the ways that the everyday activities they
do with the children they care for fit into the areas of learning
and development set out in the EYFS. You can buy a copy in
NCMA's
shop.
You can also buy the bestselling EYFS books by leading
author Penny Tassoni.
Practical
EYFS handbook gives a detailed explanation of
practical approaches to meeting the requirements of the EYFS
framework. Each requirement is presented in an everyday context,
and the book includes over 160 activities related to the EYFS
principles.
Penny's latest book,
Continued Success with the EYFS includes a DVD of
entertaining 'EYFS makeovers' in a variety of childcare settings.
Penny links activities to EYFS areas to help you understand how to
fulfil each area.
NCMA's huge pack of colourful, durable EYFS
stickers gve you a quick and easy way to identify when
your activities cover EYFS learning development areas. There are
128 of each type of sticker - a whopping 768 stickers in total!
The Ofsted website contains links to
the forms and documentation that you need to prepare for
registration or inspection with the Early Years Foundation
Stage.
The
Department for Education has lots of information about the
framework.