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Introducing Caring for Children and Young People

R Further Research: Early Years Framework

The Early Years Framework, for adults working with children aged
from birth to five, contains charts showing the expected sequence
of development for young children in the areas of learning and
development. These charts can be used to help plan activities for
children. They are contained in a booklet called the Early Years
Outcomes. This booklet can be accessed by visiting the website
below, and searching ‘Early Years Outcomes’ in the search bar:

https://www.gov.uk

You will find more information on the Foundation Years website:

http://www.foundationyears.org.uk

How all areas of development are interconnected

Separating child development into key areas will help you understand how children
learn and develop, and how you can help them with interesting and suitable activities.
However, children do not develop in just one area at a time – all the areas are joined
up or interconnected.

For example, a baby reaching out to be picked up is using his or her gross motor skills
(lifting arms – physical development), gesture (language) and knowledge or recall
(‘This has worked before’ – intellectual development).

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