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ELGs are a part of the UKs national Early Years educational curriculum.

The Early Learning Goals are targets and aims that help us
to see where each child is in their own individual development.

In Scotland similar goals are called DLOs ~ the Desirable Learning Outcomes.

Each Learning goal comes in under one of the six Early Learning areas ...

These Early Learning areas are;
Please click each one to find it's summary of the Early Learning Goals.

  PSED ~ Personal, Social, Emotional Development

  CLL ~ Communication, Language & Literacy

  MD ~ Mathmatical Development
             Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

  KNUW ~ Knowledge & Understanding of the World

PD ~ Physical Development

CD ~ Creative Development

EYFS - Early Years Foundation Stage

The statutory framework for Birth - 5 EYFS ~ Early Years Foundation Stage framework

Click the link to order the pack from Publications.Teachernet.gov.uk
You can also order the Pack on this number ~ 0845 602 22601

Please visit dcsf.gov.uk/EYFS to download resources and read all about it.
Teachernet also has a page full of useful links/ walk through information - EYFS Teaching and Learning

NB: Whilst the framework is available now it isn't expected to be in place and operational until September 2008,
Where upon it will become part of the inspection criteria by OFSTED - OFfice of STandards in EDuctation.

The five outcomes for Children and Young People
as published by 'Every Child Matters' are..

What do the outcomes mean?

Be healthy
Stay safe
Enjoy and achieve
Make a positive contribution
Achieve economic well-being
Click each outcome to read what each means - ECM covers ages Birth to 19.

PLANNING

Depending on the type of planning a setting has in place the Early Learning Goals may be further organised to come in under these 5 headings.

For more information please see this page of Every Child Matters

Our contributed document will help those looking to amend and update their paperwork.
Operational Plan Using The Five Outcomes ~ an excellent way to evidence and incorporate your aims and ambitions for running your Group.
CopyrightJaneMacMillan©2006

Full Planning Programme ~ an excellent set of documents for Groups to adopt and build upon.
In its current form Copyright belongs exclusively to ~ Sarah Naylor and Jo Shearing from Little Apples of Bramley Pre School ©2007

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
For general interest and with kind permission - this excellent PDF is available directly from the Royal Canadian mounted police force's website and it details the 54 articles on the rights of the child.

UN convention on the Rights of the Child

The UN convention on the Rights of the Child - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Article title	Date added
.	25th September, 2007