Last updated 01:04, Thursday, 03 April 2008

Children from Kinder Park Nursery, Carlisle, above, top and left, will be affected by the changes

YOU can find out more about the new Early Years Foundation Stage which comes into force this September from the Cumbria County Council Children’s Information Service on 08457 125 737.

Look out for information in the summer edition of their newsletter Parents News.

The Children’s Information Service will also be hosting a range of parent information events throughout supermarkets in July.

Children’s Services have produced Early Years Foundation Stage posters for all settings in Cumbria to help inform parents of the new framework, so don’t be shy to ask your child’s nursery/childminder to tell you more about the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Useful websites:

• www.standards.dcsf.gov. uk/eyfs The official Early Years Foundation Stage site
• www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications You can order a copy of the Early Years Foundation Stage pack here
• www.parentscentre.gov.uk This website has lots of information for parents in general and a little information on the Early Years Foundation Stage