Early Years Curriculum
The best possible start for every child in your school, followed by a seamless transition into Year 1.
Early years is where the love of learning begins
Children arrive in your early years full of curiosity and wonder. Their first experiences of school shape how they see learning for years to come. Designing a rich, well-structured EYFS curriculum from scratch takes time and expertise that not every school has. Our EYFS curriculum gives you everything you need to get it right.
What does a great early years setting look like?
Your children arrive each morning curious, excited and ready to explore. Your practitioners have everything they need to plan rich, meaningful sessions with confidence. Leaders have a clear view of progress and coverage across the entire early years. This is the reality for settings using the Cornerstones EYFS curriculum.
Problems we help early years settings solve
Here’s how our EYFS curriculum solves four of the most common challenges in early years settings.
EYFS framework alignment
Every Cornerstones EYFS project is fully aligned to the Prime and Specific Areas of Learning. You can be confident your provision meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage without having to map it yourself.
Practitioner confidence
You don't need to be a curriculum expert to deliver something brilliant. Every project comes complete with clear guidance, engaging activities and high-quality resources that give your practitioners the confidence to teach with purpose from day one.
Ongoing support
Every setting gets a dedicated curriculum adviser from day one. Your adviser will provide training, guidance and practical support throughout your licence, so you're never left to figure it out alone.
Flexibility
Our EYFS curriculum can be purchased independently from the primary curriculum. Whether you're an early years setting or a primary school that just needs EYFS provision, you can shape it to fit your needs.
See how Cornerstones could work for your setting.
Every setting is different. Book a curriculum conversation with one of our advisers and we’ll help you find the right fit for your children, your practitioners and your context.
We've had some amazing writing pieces result from the curriculum activities. We recently wrote to a dinosaur in a museum as part of the Dangerous Dinosaurs project, which the children were totally immersed in.
Carrie Kiselis
Rich, creative projects from Nursery to Reception
Our early years curriculum projects are designed to spark your children’s curiosity and nurture their creativity. Beginning in nursery and progressing through to the end of reception, they support children as they develop their understanding of themselves and the world around them.
Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and reimagined to suit the Early Years Foundation Stage, our EYFS projects explore a wide range of rich, engaging themes from seasonal changes and traditional tales to fascinating animals and beyond. Every project is designed to build cultural capital in your early years setting and give you everything you need for EYFS planning. They are fully aligned with the Prime and Specific Areas of Learning, giving your early years team the tools to create joyful, meaningful learning experiences.
View EYFS projects
You don't need to be an early years expert to deliver something brilliant
Whether you have a team of experienced early years specialists or practitioners who are newer to the role, the Cornerstones EYFS curriculum gives everyone the clarity and confidence they need. Every project comes with detailed guidance, ready-made resources and clear learning objectives. Your practitioners pick it up, make it their own and deliver something your children will love.
Continuous and enhanced provision woven into every project
Great early years teaching happens everywhere, not just during focused sessions. Effective continuous provision in EYFS settings happens in the role play corner, the mud kitchen, the book nook and the construction area. Every Cornerstones EYFS project includes thoughtful, ready-to-use ideas for continuous and enhanced provision, so your whole setting feels connected to what your children are learning. Your environment becomes part of the curriculum, not separate from it.
What you get with the Cornerstones EYFS curriculum
Access to Maestro
Maestro is our award-winning digital curriculum platform, bringing your EYFS curriculum, assessment and resources together in one coherent, accessible environment. Available to all staff across your school or Trust, it gives leaders a clear view of coverage and progress, and gives practitioners everything they need in one place.
1:1 support throughout your time with us
Every setting gets a dedicated curriculum adviser from day one. Your adviser will provide training, consultations, practical support and guidance throughout your licence. You're never left to figure it out alone.
Fully integrated assessment suite
Make live assessment judgements at the click of a button against the Early Years Framework. Helps practitioners view gaps in learning, analyse data and report with confidence.
Enquiry-led projects
Choose the projects that suit your setting and we'll help you build a creative, coherent curriculum your children will love.
1000s of quality resources
Every project comes complete with beautifully designed resources including presentations, English packs including early reading and phonics support, videos, artefacts, information sheets and more. Everything your practitioners need, ready to use.
Aligned to the Early Years Framework
Easily track your coverage of all Prime and Specific Areas of Learning using Maestro's built-in tracking functionality. Full confidence in your provision at a glance.
Ongoing updates and new content
New content is added on a rolling programme, keeping your curriculum fresh, engaging and always up to date.
What senior leaders say
We looked at a lot of curriculums. A lot of other companies didn't have any early years content or it was just an add-on. Whereas Cornerstones was fully thought out, and the early years curriculum links so well into Year 1 and Year 2.
Jude Talbot
Our early years children have been so enthused and immersed in the projects and made such good progress across all areas of the development. They want to tell you about their learning and do so confidently and knowledgeably, which is exactly what we want, and it will definitely support them as they move into Year 1.
Carrie Kiselis
I love the Cornerstones values and how everything builds from EYFS, creative, fun and with lots of practical activities.
Christie Clarke
Give your youngest children the best possible start
Book a curriculum conversation with one of our curriculum specialists and see exactly how Cornerstones could work for your school.