Elize Bridewell Unit 11: The Early Years Foundation Stage 31/03/18
The early year’s foundation stage statutory framework
(A1) The legal status of the EYFS and the legislation behind it:
The EYFS began based of the Children’s Act 2006, the statutory framework of the
EYFS was first introduced in 2008 but was reviewed in 2014 to improve the
outcomes for children in the early years and setting the standard higher for all early
year’s providers
The EYFS is currently made up of a set curriculum that includes the learning and
development requirements, along with the safeguarding and welfare requirements
that must be followed. The EYFS applies to a variety of settings and early year’s
providers in England. This means that it involves everybody that is involved with the
children from birth until the end of the academic year when they turn 5 years old,
meaning that it is highly important that the providers for the children understand
the legal status of the EYFS and follow it.
The EYFS document outlines all of the settings as Ofsted registered provides on the
early year’s register. This means that it includes any child minders, nurseries and
preschools. Any school in England that have young children attend them will all be
registered to an early year’s childminder agency.
The legal status of the EYFS is based on many different legislations which have all
been involved with the improvement of safeguarding and welfare requirements for
children. The requirements mean that children have more rights and that there is a
higher importance on agencies working together to benefit the children. The
following information will be the different acts and legislations that are involved with
safeguarding and the welfare of children.
Children Act 1989 and 2004 Data Protection Act 1998
One of the main intentions of the Children’s act The Data Protection Act 1998 is what the early year’s settings
1998 was to explain the laws affecting children and follow. It sets out the way that they handle information and
to give a bigger focus to the children’s welfare. It how they store it. this act means that any information
was aimed to accomplish a better balance and closer gathered by a school or setting in the context of safeguarding
partnerships within authorities and the parents and and child protection must only be used for that purpose only.
carers, it gave more individual rights to a child which If at any time a parent or carers are concerned and wish to
were separate from the parent or carers. know certain information about them then they have a right
The Children Act 2004 was introduced linked very to access it. the only exceptions to this are the following:
closely with ‘Every Child Matters’ which set out the Information that may cause serious harm or risk of
services for children. Under this legislation the local abuse to the child or somebody else.
authorities such as the police, health services must Information given to a court or parental order records
work together and cooperate with each other to Copies of examination scrips or the marks before their
share information so that they promote the well- release
being of the children and young people so their Information that is held manually and it isn’t in the
welfare is protected. school or setting records.
The early year’s foundation stage statutory framework
(A1) The legal status of the EYFS and the legislation behind it:
The EYFS began based of the Children’s Act 2006, the statutory framework of the
EYFS was first introduced in 2008 but was reviewed in 2014 to improve the
outcomes for children in the early years and setting the standard higher for all early
year’s providers
The EYFS is currently made up of a set curriculum that includes the learning and
development requirements, along with the safeguarding and welfare requirements
that must be followed. The EYFS applies to a variety of settings and early year’s
providers in England. This means that it involves everybody that is involved with the
children from birth until the end of the academic year when they turn 5 years old,
meaning that it is highly important that the providers for the children understand
the legal status of the EYFS and follow it.
The EYFS document outlines all of the settings as Ofsted registered provides on the
early year’s register. This means that it includes any child minders, nurseries and
preschools. Any school in England that have young children attend them will all be
registered to an early year’s childminder agency.
The legal status of the EYFS is based on many different legislations which have all
been involved with the improvement of safeguarding and welfare requirements for
children. The requirements mean that children have more rights and that there is a
higher importance on agencies working together to benefit the children. The
following information will be the different acts and legislations that are involved with
safeguarding and the welfare of children.
Children Act 1989 and 2004 Data Protection Act 1998
One of the main intentions of the Children’s act The Data Protection Act 1998 is what the early year’s settings
1998 was to explain the laws affecting children and follow. It sets out the way that they handle information and
to give a bigger focus to the children’s welfare. It how they store it. this act means that any information
was aimed to accomplish a better balance and closer gathered by a school or setting in the context of safeguarding
partnerships within authorities and the parents and and child protection must only be used for that purpose only.
carers, it gave more individual rights to a child which If at any time a parent or carers are concerned and wish to
were separate from the parent or carers. know certain information about them then they have a right
The Children Act 2004 was introduced linked very to access it. the only exceptions to this are the following:
closely with ‘Every Child Matters’ which set out the Information that may cause serious harm or risk of
services for children. Under this legislation the local abuse to the child or somebody else.
authorities such as the police, health services must Information given to a court or parental order records
work together and cooperate with each other to Copies of examination scrips or the marks before their
share information so that they promote the well- release
being of the children and young people so their Information that is held manually and it isn’t in the
welfare is protected. school or setting records.
