About This Certification
Three and four-year-olds in nursery or pre-school. Aligned to the EYFS, England's early years framework.
At a Glance
| Award | Certificate |
| Assessment | 700 marks — 420 to pass (60%) |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Validity | Lifetime |
| Awarding Body | LAPT — London Academy of Professional Training |
Curriculum
| 1 |
Communication and Language |
4 chapters
· 13 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Listening to Longer Stories — 2 classes
› Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens
› Pay attention to more than one thing at a time, which can be difficult
• 2 Vocabulary and Understanding — 3 classes
› Use a wider range of vocabulary
› Understand a question or instruction that has 2 parts
› Understand 'why' questions
• 3 Songs, Rhymes and Sentences — 5 classes
› Sing a large repertoire of songs
› Know many rhymes, be able to talk about familiar books, and be able to tell a long story
› Develop their communication but may continue to have problems with irregular tenses and plurals
› Develop their pronunciation
› Use longer sentences of 4 to 6 words
• 4 Conversation and Talking Together — 3 classes
› Be able to express a point of view and to debate when they disagree with an adult or a friend, using words...
› Start a conversation with an adult or a friend and continue it for many turns
› Use talk to organise themselves and their play
| 2 |
Expressive Arts and Design |
3 chapters
· 18 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Pretend Play and Small Worlds — 3 classes
› Take part in simple pretend play, using an object to represent something else even though they are not similar
› Begin to develop complex stories using small world equipment like animal sets, dolls and dolls houses
› Make imaginative and complex 'small worlds' with blocks and construction kits
• 2 Drawing, Materials and Colour — 8 classes
› Explore different materials freely, to develop their ideas about how to use them and what to make
› Develop their own ideas and then decide which materials to use to express them
› Join different materials and explore different textures
› Create closed shapes with continuous lines and begin to use these shapes to represent objects
› Draw with increasing complexity and detail
› Use drawing to represent ideas like movement or loud noises
› Show different emotions in their drawings and paintings, like happiness, sadness, fear
› Explore colour and colour mixing
• 3 Singing and Music Making — 7 classes
› Listen with increased attention to sounds
› Respond to what they have heard, expressing their thoughts and feelings
› Remember and sing entire songs
› Sing the pitch of a tone sung by another person ('pitch match')
› Sing the melodic shape (moving melody
› Create their own songs or improvise a song around one they know
› Play instruments with increasing control to express their feelings and ideas
| 3 |
Literacy |
3 chapters
· 10 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Concepts About Print — 5 classes
› Print has meaning
› Print can have different purposes
› We read English text from left to right and from top to bottom
› The names of the different parts of a book
› Page sequencing
• 2 Phonological Awareness — 2 classes
› Develop their phonological awareness
› Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary
• 3 Early Writing — 3 classes
› Use some of their print and letter knowledge in their early writing
› Write some or all of their name
› Write some letters accurately
| 4 |
Mathematics |
4 chapters
· 21 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Counting and Subitising to 5 — 6 classes
› Develop fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually ('subitising')
› Recite numbers past 5
› Say one number for each item in order: 1,2,3,4,5
› Know that the last number reached when counting a small set of objects tells you how many there are in...
› Show 'finger numbers' up to 5
› Link numerals and amounts
• 2 Problem Solving and Shapes — 4 classes
› Experiment with their own symbols and marks as well as numerals
› Solve real-world mathematical problems with numbers up to 5
› Compare quantities using language 'more than' and 'fewer than'
› Talk about and explore 2D and 3D shapes
• 3 Position, Routes and Measures — 6 classes
› Understand position through words alone
› Describe a familiar route
› Discuss routes and locations, using words like 'in front of' and 'behind'
› Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity
› Select shapes appropriately
› Combine shapes to make new ones
• 4 Patterns and Sequences — 5 classes
› Talk about and identify the patterns around them
› Use informal language like 'pointy', 'spotty' or 'blobs'
› Extend and create ABAB patterns
› Notice and correct an error in a repeating pattern
› Begin to describe a sequence of events, real or fictional, using words
| 5 |
Physical Development |
3 chapters
· 13 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Balance, Climbing and Ball Skills — 4 classes
› Continue to develop their movement, balancing, riding (scooters, trikes and bikes) and ball skills
› Go up steps and stairs, or climb up apparatus, using alternate feet
› Skip, hop, stand on one leg and hold a pose for a game like musical statues
› Use large-muscle movements to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks
• 2 Movement in Groups and Sequences — 5 classes
› Start taking part in some group activities which they make up for themselves, or in teams
› Increasingly be able to use and remember sequences and patterns of movements which are related to music...
› Match their developing physical skills to tasks and activities in the setting
› Choose the right resources to carry out their own plan
› Collaborate with others to manage large items
• 3 Fine Motor Skills and Dressing — 4 classes
› Use one-handed tools and equipment
› Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils
› Show a preference for a dominant hand
› Be increasingly independent as they get dressed and undressed
| 6 |
Personal, Social and Emotional Development |
3 chapters
· 14 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Confidence and Playing Together — 6 classes
› Select and use activities and resources, with help when needed
› Develop their sense of responsibility and membership of a community
› Become more outgoing with unfamiliar people, in the safe context of their setting
› Show more confidence in new social situations
› Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas
› Find solutions to conflicts and rivalries
• 2 Rules, Feelings and Resolving Conflicts — 6 classes
› Increasingly follow rules, understanding why they are important
› Remember rules without needing an adult to remind them
› Develop appropriate ways of being assertive
› Talk with others to solve conflicts
› Talk about their feelings using words like 'happy', 'sad', 'angry' or 'worried'
› Understand gradually how others might be feeling
• 3 Self-Care and Healthy Choices — 2 classes
› Be increasingly independent in meeting their own care needs
› Make healthy choices about food, drink, activity and toothbrushing
| 7 |
Understanding the World |
5 chapters
· 13 classes
100 marks
|
• 1 Exploring with the Senses — 3 classes
› Use all their senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials
› Explore collections of materials with similar or different properties
› Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary
• 2 Life Stories and Occupations — 2 classes
› Begin to make sense of their own life story and family's history
› Show interest in different occupations
• 3 How Things Work and Living Things — 4 classes
› Explore how things work
› Plant seeds and care for growing plants
› Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal
› Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things
• 4 Forces and Materials — 2 classes
› Explore and talk about different forces they can feel
› Talk about the differences between materials and changes they notice
• 5 People and Places in the World — 2 classes
› Continue developing positive attitudes about the differences between people
› Know that there are different countries in the world and talk about the differences they have experienced...