EYFS safeguarding and welfare checklist

Use our checklist to help you make sure your school is fulfilling the safeguarding and welfare requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework.

Updated
on 26 August 2026
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Contents
  1. Download our EYFS safeguarding and welfare checklist 
  2. What's changed in our checklist for September 2026?

Download our EYFS safeguarding and welfare checklist 

Use our checklist to make sure your school is fulfilling its requirements in EYFS settings, including those with provision for 2-year-olds.

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Our checklist is based on section 3 of the EYFS statutory framework, effective from 1 September 2026. The framework is mandatory for all early years providers in England.

What does it cover?

The checklist includes sections on:

What's changed in our checklist for September 2026? For changes and additions we've made as a result of the updated EYFS framework, the relevant paragraph number is in bold.  The other points below are not new for 2026 - we've just taken the opportunity to clarify or add a little more detail to