The idea of building your own curriculum in the early years is something that has become a hot topic recently. This has partly been driven by the EYFS reforms from 2021, and also from the Ofsted Inspection Framework in which settings are judged less on their data and more on the what and why of teaching at their setting.
This has led to promotion of ‘one size fits all’ type curriculum packages and many discussions on social media where people are sharing their curriculum or asking others to share theirs. However, these all ignore something fundamental about a curriculum – that it should be created for the children at your setting. At the recent Nursery World Conference (Developing a curriculum for your children to thrive), this was the golden thread that ran through all the talks.
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