As we count down to the introduction of the revised EYFS in September this year, we need to remember that ‘the wording may have changed, but child development has not’ (Merrick 2020). This applies to all areas of learning, but particularly the Prime area of Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
PSED – along with the other Prime areas of Physical Development and Communication and Language – crucially plays a universal and time-sensitive role in children’s development and learning. This means it is fundamental in a child’s life from birth onwards and is foundational to any later Specific areas of learning within the framework.
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