(Founding) Professional Membership Now Available

Reduced introductory rate

Not all curriculum & pedagogy documents will be available immediately. Each resource page will clearly show availability dates. The remaining documents listed as components within Toddler Pathway strands will be made available by March 31st 2026 at no additional cost to Founding Members.

🚼 Toddlers (18-36 months)

Play, communication and development during a period of rapid growth and change.

Who this pathway is for:

This pathway supports practitioners working with toddlers across the EYFS. It reflects the unique needs of this age group, including emotional development, emerging language, physical exploration and increasing independence.

What you’ll find here:

Toddler-specific pedagogy and curriculum guidance
Progression across the toddler years
Planning tools that support flexibility and responsiveness
Continuous provision guidance for toddler environments
Observation and assessment approaches appropriate for this stage

This pathway recognises that toddlers learn best through repetition, real-life experiences and supported play — not formal instruction.

Start here:

🔗 How To Use The Toddler Pathway
🔗 Toddler Pedagogy Position Statement

Or Read about our wider EYFS birth-5 curriculum intent & pedagogy:
‘Little Owls Resources’ Curriculum Intent Statement’ &
‘EYFS from Birth to 5 | Curriculum Coherence & Pedagogical Throughline’

Professional Membership Contents (Toddlers 18-36 months)

Below you will find listed the component documents of our ‘Toddler Curriculum & Pedagogy Suite’. They are separated into Strands 1-11. You do not need to use everything all at once. You may wish to start with the documents suggested above for orientation.

Pedagogical identity:
Relationship-led, sensory-rich toddler practice grounded in schemas, play, and responsive adult interaction.

👉 This section prevents over-planning and aligns practice.
- Toddler Pedagogy Position Statement – How Toddlers Learn (18–36 Months) [Free Orienting Sample]
- Toddler Curriculum Overview & Rationale [Free Orienting Sample]
- How Our Toddler Curriculum Works
- The Role of Schemas in Toddler Practice
- Curriculum Intent in Toddler Rooms (What It Means — and What It Doesn’t)
- FAQs: Toddler Planning & Pedagogy
👉 Adult understanding, not child targets.
- Toddler Curriculum Maps
  - Progression across 6-month bands (18–24 | 24–30 | 30–36 months)
- Intent → Progression Grids (Practitioner Reference)
- Area of Learning Progression Maps
👉 Observation is the driver of planning.
- In-the-Moment Planning Prompt Sheets (Toddlers)
- Weekly Planning Template
- Toddler Narrative Observation & Analysis Template
- Focused Observation Templates
  - Communication & Language
  - PSED
  - Physical Development
  - Maths Seeds
  - Characteristics of Effective Learning
  - Behaviour & Emotional Regulation
  - Schema Observation & Analysis
👉 The environment does the teaching.
Universal Continuous Provision
- Continuous Provision Setup Guides | Toddler Room
  - Small World
  - Messy / Wet Play
  - Dry Sensory & Loose Parts
  - Construction
  - Role Play / Home Corner
  - Mark Making
  - Book Area / Reading Nook
  - Music & Sound
  - Outdoor
- Continuous Provision Maps (18–36 Months)
  - C&L
  - PSED
  - PD
  - Maths Seeds
  - Literacy Seeds
  - UW
  - EAD
- Continuous Provision Audit & Resourcing List
- Continuous Provision Rotation Planner Toolkit
- Toddler Visual Support Labelling Pack | 18–36 Months
👉 Movement, regulation and sensory experience.
- Outdoor Continuous Provision Pack
  - Outdoor Zone-by-Zone Setup Guide (Gross Motor, Sensory/Nature, Creative/Mark Making, Small World Outside, Water/Mud)
  - Seasonal Adjustments Planner
  - Outdoor Risk–Benefit Assessment Template + examples
  - Nature-Based Learning & Schema Guide
  - Outdoor Mark Making & Literacy Opportunities Sheet
  - Outdoor Maths Seeds Sheet
- Why We Learn Outdoors in All Weathers (Parent Handout)
👉 Projects are optional contexts, not directives.
Project/Theme Planners:
- 12 × Main Project Planners (3–4 Weeks)
- 8 × Mini-Project Planners (1 Week)
👉 Invitations, provocations and shared experiences.
- Activity Cards Pack
  Supports Child-led learning and responsive provision
- Area of Learning Progression Maps & Adult Focus Sessions
  (Organised by Age Band: 18–24 months | 24–30 months | 30–36 months)
  Supports intentional teaching, vocabulary development and staff confidence
  - Communication & Language
  - PSED
  - Physical Development
  - Maths Seeds
  - Literacy Seeds
  - Understanding the World – Experience Progression Pack
  - Expressive Arts & Design – Creative Media & Expression Toolkit
👉 Interaction is the curriculum.
👉 Proportionate, meaningful assessment.
- Progress Check at Age 2
  - Report Template
  - Practitioner Guidance
- OFSTED Questions We’re Ready For
👉 Early identification, gentle support.
- SEND Inclusion Strategy Pack (18–36 Months)
  - Practical SEND & inclusion strategies for toddlers aged 18–36 months
  - Six quick-reference strategy sheets covering communication, sensory needs, anxiety and behaviour
  - Aligned with the EYFS Framework and the Assess–Plan–Do–Review approach
  - Inclusive, diagnosis-free guidance ready to use in everyday practice
  - Ideal for observations, provision planning, team use and Ofsted evidence
👉 Strong partnerships, realistic expectations.
Transition
- Toddler → Preschool Transition Pack
Home–Setting Communication
- Toddler Room Parent Update & Home Learning Sheet
- Letter Templates Pack
Parent Information Pages

Additional Whole-Setting Guidance | for Professional Members

Explore our whole-setting birth-5 guidance below, including overarching curriculum and pedagogy documents, early years schemas and EYFS setting policies.

- Little Owls Resources’ Curriculum Intent Statement [Free Orienting Sample]
- EYFS from Birth to 5: Curriculum Coherence & Pedagogical Throughline [Free Orienting Sample]
- Whole-Setting Curriculum Map (Birth-5): Curriculum Intent & Progression
- Pedagogy Guidance Document
- Speech & Language Development - Setting Statement
- EYFS Inspection-Facing Summaries
Early Years Schemas - Practitioner Toolkit | EYFS Birth-5
↪ Schema Cards (definition, behaviours, age-related examples, enabling resources)
↪ Schema Observation & Responsive Provision Planning Template
- EYFS Group Setting Policies Pack
  ↪ x 22 Policy Documents
  ↪ Policy Sign-Off and Confirmation Document
  ↪ EYFS Setting Policy Folder Contents List
- Childminder Setting Policies Pack
  ↪ x 22 Policy Documents
  ↪ Childminder Assistant or Volunteer Policy Sign-Off and Confirmation Document
  ↪ Childminder Policy Folder Contents List
EYFS Glossary
↪ Clear, practitioner-friendly explanations of key curriculum and pedagogy terms used throughout our guidance.

Looking for a different age group pathway?

Select the pathway that best reflects your role or the age group you work with. You do not need to use everything. (Some practitioners may use more than one pathway.)

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