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EYFS: planning

Ofsted doesn't specify what your EYFS planning should look like. Find resources from a local authority to help you get started and see how other schools have approached it.

Last reviewed on 9 July 2024
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Contents
  1. Ofsted doesn’t recommend a specific approach to planning
  2. See some planning resources from a local authority
  3. See how other schools have approached it 

Ofsted doesn’t recommend a specific approach to planning

It’s up to you to decide what approach to take, as long as you can justify it. This is set out in paragraph 16 of the Ofsted early years inspection handbook. 

The EYFS framework (paragraph 1.18, page 17) states that when planning and guiding what pupils learn, you must reflect on the different rates at which pupils are developing, and adjust your practice appropriately.

Your planning should also cover the 7 areas of learning and development, as set out in the framework (under 'Educational Programmes', pages 9 to 11).

These are:

  • Communication and language
  • Personal, social and emotional development
  • Physical development
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Understanding the world
  • Expressive arts and design

See some planning resources from a local authority

See these EYFS planning resources from Somerset County Council (under 'provider toolkit'), which include:

See how other schools have