


Updated to reflect wider opening of early years settings from 1 June 2020 and to provide a clarification on progress checks for children aged 2.Īdded guidance to the temporarily disapplied, and modified certain elements of the EYFS statutory framework. Updated to reflect the extension of the validity of current PFA certificates. They also add disapplications around paediatric first aid to the transitional period, which originally only applied to disapplications around staffing levels. Updated to reflect new regulations which allow temporary coronavirus (COVID-19) disapplications to re-apply if a provider is prevented from complying with the EYFS due to coronavirus (COVID-19) related restrictions or requirements.

Updated 'early years foundation stage: coronavirus disapplications' to reflect that the original disapplications ended on 25 September and the new regulations which came into force on the 26 September. Provided further clarity on the definition of 'reasonable endeavours'.Īmended 'Early years foundation stage: coronavirus disapplications' to remove reference to the original transition period and the PFA certification extensions, both which ended on 25 November 2020.Īmended the content on early years foundation stage coronavirus disapplications to reflect the updated arrangements that were put in place from 26 September 2020, and national restrictions. Updated 'Early years foundation stage: coronavirus disapplications' with a link to Ofsted's operational notes, which set out in further detail, how providers will be inspected from January 2021. Until then, the current framework applies.Īdded guidance on the 2021 early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) assessment and paediatric first aid (PFA) certificate requalification training. Updated as inspections of early years providers resume on 4 May, the disapplications to the early years foundation stage profile are in force (and no longer subject to parliamentary approval), and paediatric first aid practitioners must attend requalification training to renew expired certificates.Īdded a new statutory framework for the early years foundation stage which applies from 1 September 2021. Updated 'Early years foundation stage: coronavirus disapplications' with link to the current version of Ofsted’s early years inspection handbook, and clarification of dates disapplications can be used. Removed the previous version and the early years foundation stage coronavirus disapplications as they are no longer in force. Updated to make it clear that the new statutory framework for the early years foundation stage applies from 1 September 2021.
