The 5 Learning Outcomes are intended to document the complex and integrated learning and development of every child from birth to age five. They recognise that children learn in a variety of ways and at varying rates depending on their ability. The following articles provide a list of the 5 EYLF Learning Outcomes and their sub-outcomes (Version 2.0).
Learning Outcome 1 - CHILDREN HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF IDENTITY
- Children feel safe, secure and supported
- Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and agency
- Children develop knowledgeable, confident self-identities and a positive sense of self-worth
- Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect
Learning Outcome 2: CHILDREN ARE CONNECTED WITH AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR WORLD
- Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens
- Children respond to diversity with respect
- Children become aware of fairness
- Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Learning Outcome 3: CHILDREN HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF WELLBEING
- Children become strong in their social, emotional and mental wellbeing
- Children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeing
- Children are aware of and develop strategies to support their own mental and physical health and personal safety
Learning Outcome 4: CHILDREN ARE CONFIDENT AND INVOLVED LEARNERS
- Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
- Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem-solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
- Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
- Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, places, technologies and natural and processed materials
Learning Outcome 5: CHILDREN ARE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS
- Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
- Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts
- Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
- Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work
- Children use digital technologies and media to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking
Further Reading
Education Ministers Approve New Updates To EYLF and MTOP Learning Frameworks - All Australian, state and territory Education Ministers have now collectively approved updates to Australia’s EYLF and MTOP-approved learning frameworks. The original nationally approved learning frameworks will remain in operation alongside the EYLF V 2.0 and MTOP V 2.0 in 2023 to enable approved providers and their services time to transition.
Free EYLF Version 2.0 Posters and Cheat Sheets - The following provides a list of cheat sheets and free printables based on EYLF Outcomes Version 2.0. These can be used as a reference point for Educators. They can also be used to refer to when documenting and planning.
Reference:
Belonging, Being & Becoming, The EYLF For Australia - V2.0-2022
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