Nursery World - A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 4

Under the revised EYFS, planning for children's needs undergoes only subtle changes arising from the differences between prime and specific areas, as Ann Langston, director of Early Years Matters consultancy, explains

The issue of planning in the EYFS is one which frequently gives rise to heated debate because of uncertainties about the 'what' and 'how' of planning. Alongside this, anxieties are also often expressed about perceived or real demands for particular types of planning from bodies such as Ofsted.

In reality, the only requirements about planning in the current framework are found under the heading 'Organisation', which states: 'Providers must plan and organise their systems to ensure that every child receives an enjoyable and challenging learning and development experience that is tailored to meet their individual needs' (DfES 2007).

The specific legal requirements that address this area relate to practitioners undertaking 'sensitive observational assessment in order to plan to meet young children's individual needs' and to practitioners having to 'plan and provide experiences which are appropriate to each child's stage of development as they progress towards the early learning goals'(ibid).

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