Early years foundation stage profile handbook
Guidance on completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment.
- From:
- Department for Education
- Published
- 10 December 2018
- Last updated
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Early years foundation stage profile handbook
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Details
This guidance is for:
- reception and key stage 1 teachers and teams, or other early years practitioners where relevant
- headteachers and setting managers
- local authorities
This handbook will help teachers and other early years practitioners to complete the EYFS profile assessment in line with the statutory requirements in the EYFS framework.
The EYFS profile is a statutory assessment of children’s development at the end of the academic year in which children turn 5. You must complete it for all eligible children registered at the school or early years setting and submit it to your local authority no later than 30 June.
Details
This guidance is for:
- reception and key stage 1 teachers and teams, or other early years practitioners where relevant
- headteachers and setting managers
- local authorities
This handbook will help teachers and other early years practitioners to complete the EYFS profile assessment in line with the statutory requirements in the EYFS framework.
The EYFS profile is a statutory assessment of children’s development at the end of the academic year in which children turn 5. You must complete it for all eligible children registered at the school or early years setting and submit it to your local authority no later than 30 June.
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Update history
2026-09-17 09:30
Updated the early years foundation stage profile handbook to clarify the ‘Purposes and main uses of the EYFS profile’ section, including use of data by Ofsted; to introduce a new section on EYFS profile submission errors to support data returns; and to make several other minor clarifications throughout the guidance.
2025-09-09 10:00
Updated ‘Early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) handbook’ to clarify guidance and reflect new uses of the EYFSP data.
2024-11-28 09:30
Updated ‘Early years foundation stage profile handbook’.
2023-10-09 13:34
Updated the ‘early years foundation stage profile handbook’ for 2024.
2022-10-10 10:00
Updated early years foundation stage profile handbook for 2023.