Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

The 17 Early Learning Goals (Elg's)

Early Years Foundation Stage Profile: exemplification materials

Case Study 1 - Communication & Language and Literacy This case study focuses on: communication and language literacy It shows the impact of promoting communication and language in the classroom, and how there’s been positive outcomes from grouping different areas of learning together.

Case Study 2 - Communication & Language and Mathematics This case study is about child who met the early learning goals in all areas, but focuses on: communication and language mathematics It shows how he has been supported with ambitious vocabulary teaching after starting school with no spoken language.

Case Study 3 - EAL This case study is about a child with English as an additional language who meets the early learning goals in: communication and language mathematics The teacher uses their knowledge of the child to discuss their stage of development, without the need for extensive recorded evidence.

Case Study 4 - Listening, Attention & Understanding This case study is about a child with English as an additional language who meets the expected standard in all areas. It focuses on: communication and language expressive arts and design It shows how the focus on communication and language has allowed the child’s speaking and vocabulary to develop. It also shows how the teachers use their knowledge and understanding of what the child knows to assess her attainment in other related areas of learning.

Case Study 5 - PSED and Understanding the World This case study is about a child who meets the early learning goals in: personal, social, and emotional development understanding the world It shows how the teachers work together and use their knowledge of the child to make a plan to help her reach the expected level of development.

Case Study 6 - Communication & Language and PSED This case study focuses on: communication and language personal, social, and emotional development It discusses how the child has made progress in his spoken skills and vocabulary by using the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme.

Case Study 7 - PSED and Understanding the World This case study is about: personal, social and emotional development understanding the world The child is emerging in self-regulation and has met the expected level of development in the other early learning goals discussed. It shows the importance of understanding the child’s circumstances at home and at school.