Which must involve activities and experiences for children, as follows.
- Communication and language
development involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations.
- Physical development
involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.
- Personal, social and emotional development
involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities.
- Literacy
development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest.
- Mathematics
involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures.
- Understanding the world
involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment.
- Expressive arts and design
involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role-play, and design and technology.
英国早期教育基础阶段（EYFS）
英国早期教育基础阶段是强调儿童寓教于乐、自主学习、创造力和想象力发展的教育课程，同时重视孩子社交能力与情感管理、语言和沟通技巧、身体运动和成长发育等方面的学习。
1. 沟通与语言
培养孩子使用多种语言和词汇进行沟通交流；培养他们勇敢表达自己的能力；学会在不同情境中交谈和倾听。
2. 成长发育
鼓励孩子积极参加体育运动；提高身体体能、协调性和控制力；了解体育运动的重要性，并为孩子制定合理膳食
3.个人情感与社会情感的管理
鼓励帮助孩子正确看待自己与他人；建立积极的人际关系，尊重彼此；学会社交技巧与情绪管理；帮助孩子了解社交准则，加强社会情感能力的培养从而建立强大自信心。
4. 培养读写能力
培养帮助孩子建立声音与字母的联系，并尝试阅读和写字。让孩子接触广泛的阅读材料(包括书籍、诗歌和其他书面材料)，以激发他们的读写兴趣。
5. 数学
包括为儿童提供机会去理解和使用数字，发展和提高孩子的计算能力，计算简单的加减法;会描述形状、空间和尺寸。
6.认识世界
通过引导儿童探索发现人类、大地、科技和环境，来认识我们的世界和生态。
7. 生动的艺术与设计
鼓励孩子在多种多样的媒体与材料中探索玩耍，并通过各类艺术、音乐、运动、舞蹈、舞台剧、设计和科学等活动，为他们提供分享思想、灵感和感受的机会。
