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EYFS Personal, Social & Emotional Development Printable Resources & Guidance
PSED activities, displays & planning ideas for reception, preschool, nurseries & childminders
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What do we mean by ‘Personal, Social and Emotional Development’?
Examples of how to support ‘PSED’ learning and development
Birth to 3
3 and 4 Year Olds
Reception
Age-Specific Documents for Supporting ‘Communication & Language’
Babies | Birth - 18 Months
Toddlers | 18 - 36 Months
Preschool | 3 - 4 Years
Reception | 4 - 5 Years
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Free ‘PSED’ Printable Resources | Early Years
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What do we mean by ‘Personal, Social and Emotional Development’?
“Children’s personal, social and emotional development (PSED) is crucial for children to lead healthy and happy lives, and is fundamental to their cognitive development. Underpinning their personal development are the important attachments that shape their social world. Strong, warm and supportive relationships with adults enable children to learn how to understand their own feelings and those of others. Children should be supported to manage emotions, develop a positive sense of self, set themselves simple goals, have confidence in their own abilities, to persist and wait for what they want and direct attention as necessary. Through adult modelling and guidance, they will learn how to look after their bodies, including healthy eating, and manage personal needs independently. Through supported interaction with other children they learn how to make good friendships, co-operate and resolve conflicts peaceably. These attributes will provide a secure platform from which children can achieve at school and in later life.” Development Matters, July 2021
Examples of how to support ‘PSED’ Learning & Development
Extracted from Development Matters; non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage, revised July 2021. Includes colour and black and white versions.
Files contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Age-Specific Documents for Supporting ‘PSED’
Babies | Birth - 18 Months
Core Baby Room ‘PSED’ Planning Support
A professional guidance document supporting emotionally secure, relationship-led practice during periods of change.
A professional guidance document supporting emotionally secure, developmentally appropriate transitions from baby room to toddler provision.
Additional Baby Room Overarching Areas of Learning Support
The following documents include elements of ‘PSED’ which may be helpful tools within your setting’s OAP Cycle.
A professional guidance document supporting inclusive, developmentally appropriate EYFS practice in baby rooms.
A professional guidance document supporting confident, developmentally appropriate SEND practice in baby rooms.
Toddlers | 18 - 36 Months
Core Toddler Room ‘PSED’ Planning Support
A concise professional reference supporting consistent, developmentally appropriate responses in toddler rooms.
Adult initiated opportunities offered to strengthen toddlers’ self-regulation, independence and relationships.
Additional Toddler Room Overarching Areas of Learning Support
The following documents include elements of ‘PSED’ which may be helpful tools within your setting’s OAP Cycle.
A practical set of strength-based documents to support secure, consistent transitions from 18–36 month provision into the 3–4 year room.
Quick guidance and practical tools for supporting toddlers (18–36 months) in everyday provision.
A statutory-compliant, practitioner-friendly toolkit supporting meaningful assessment and parent partnership.
Professional guidance + printable activity cards for play-based, responsive toddler practice. A practical, practitioner-friendly pack of play invitations and interaction prompts to strengthen language, independence, movement and problem-solving in toddler rooms.
A flexible, developmentally informed overview of optional project themes across the toddler year.
A practitioner-facing reference supporting intentional, developmentally appropriate toddler practice across key strands.
A practitioner-facing reference supporting intentional, developmentally appropriate toddler practice across key strands.
A developmentally informed curriculum overview supporting intentional, child-led toddler practice.
Preschool | 3 - 4 Years
Core Preschool ‘Communication & Language’ Planning Support
A play-based progression tool supporting deep number understanding through real-world EYFS practice.
Additional Preschool Overarching Areas of Learning Support
The following documents include elements of ‘PSED’ which may be helpful tools within your setting’s OAP Cycle.
A comprehensive, strength-based transition toolkit supporting children, families and schools.
A professional reporting toolkit supporting meaningful communication with families and smooth transition to school.
A strength-based progress review supporting meaningful partnership with families in preschool.
A practical professional toolkit supporting responsive EYFS practice without over-planning.
Audit, mapping and reflective tools for high-quality EYFS provision - A practical curriculum and pedagogy document for Preschool (3–4 Years)
The pack provides detailed guidance for every core Preschool learning zone, including:
~ Construction ~ Small World ~ Role-Play ~ Writing & Mark-Making ~ Maths ~ Creative / Art ~ Investigation / STEM ~ Book Corner / Reading Den ~ Fine Motor Station ~ Water and Sand ~ Outdoor Core Zones (physical play, nature, maths, mark-making, mud kitchen) ~ Snack Area / Independence Station ~
A strengths-led overview supporting observation, reflection and meaningful next steps in a play-based EYFS environment.
Reception | 4 - 5 Years
Core Reception ‘PSED’ Planning Support
A professional guidance document supporting the development of self-regulation, learning behaviours and independence in Reception.
Additional Reception Overarching Areas of Learning Support
The following documents include elements of ‘PSED’ which may be helpful tools within your setting’s OAP Cycle.
A professional guidance document explaining how intentional adult interaction supports learning, application and inclusion within child-initiated play in Reception.
A professional guidance document outlining the purpose, structure and pedagogy of outdoor continuous provision in Reception.
A comprehensive set of professional guidance documents supporting high-quality, purposeful continuous provision across all key areas of the Reception environment.
A professional guidance document outlining how continuous provision is designed, structured and used to support learning, progression and independence in Reception.
A professional guidance document clarifying statutory RBA expectations while protecting high-quality, play-based Reception practice.
A structured, phase-based approach to medium-term curriculum planning in Reception, supporting progression, depth and developmentally appropriate practice across the year.
A comprehensive professional toolkit outlining learning progression across the Reception year, aligned with the EYFS framework and EYFSP expectations.
A parent-friendly guidance pack that explains how children learn in Reception (4–5), what to expect day to day, and how families can support learning at home without pressure.
A leadership and practice pack that sets out how to plan a developmentally appropriate transition from Reception into Year 1, protecting EYFS pedagogy while building continuity into KS1.
For overarching ‘Area of Learning’ Support such as Curriculum Intent Grids, Development Indicators and Assessment Tools, please visit our ‘Observations & Assessment’ page.
‘Personal, Social & Emotional Development’ Printable Resources
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