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EY: Updated Early Years Foundation Stage frameworks now published: DfE

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Jul 18 2025

    Update from the Department for Education:

    On 14th July 2025, the DfE published the revised EYFS statutory frameworks alongside the current frameworks. The revised EYFS frameworks will replace the current EYFS frameworks from 1st September 2025
      
    The DfE recognises the efforts and expertise that settings put into providing high quality early education to the children in their care. We hope that publishing these frameworks in advance will support settings to get to grips with changes and updates being introduced.  

    The changes include: 

    • Strengthened safeguarding requirements, following the early years safeguarding consultation in 2024.
    • New nutrition guidance which has been developed with nutrition and sector experts.
    • An update following the introduction of the Experience-Based Route (EBR), to allow staff who have successfully been through EBR to be included in staff:child ratios at level 3 should they meet other requirements. 
    • An update to Annex B of the group and school-based provider EYFS, to reflect the inclusion of additional digital elements in the Reception Baseline Assessment, which will be introduced from academic year 2025/26 onwards. 

           The Early Years Qualifications Requirements and Standards document has also been updated with minor clarifications. 

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