What are the EYFS Themes and Principles?

The EYFS has four themes: A Unique Child, Positive Relationships, Enabling Environments and Learning and Development. In Lincolnshire, the service has produced several materials to support Practitioners with each of these, please click on the relevant section to locate these and ensure that you visit this site regularly to keep up to date with any additions. Each theme has an overarching Principle.

Click on the relevant theme for further information: 

Theme: A Unique Child
Principle: Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

Theme: Positive Relationships
Principle: Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.

Theme: Enabling Environments
Principle: The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.

Theme: Learning And Development
Principle: Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and Development are equally important and interconnected.