Q. How do I reference the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)?

The following guidance is for Cite Them Right Harvard style.

When citing the EYFS in your writing, the author is the Department for Education (DfE). If you want to use the acronym DfE, you should include the full department name and acronym when you first cite the Department for Education. For example:

Department for Education (DfE, 2024)

The full reference for your reference list uses the Cite Them Right Harvard webpage format. There are two frameworks - one for group and school-based providers, and one for childminders:

Department for Education (2024) Early years foundation stage statutory framework for group and school-based providers. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aa5e42ed27ca001327b2c7/EYFS_
statutory_framework_for_group_and_school_based_providers.pdf (Accessed: 30 October 2024).

Department for Education (2024) Early years foundation stage statutory framework for childminders. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aa5e29ed27ca001327b2c6/EYFS_
statutory_framework_for_childminders.pdf (Accessed: 30 October 2024).

Need to cite both documents in the same piece of writing? You'll need to distinguish between them using a lower case letter. You do not need to do this if you are only referring to one of the documents in your work.

In your writing:

Department for Education (2024a) states that.... Furthermore, Department for Education (2024b) indicates that...

Reference List:

Department for Education (2024a) Early years foundation stage statutory framework for group and school-based providers. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aa5e42ed27ca001327b2c7/EYFS_
statutory_framework_for_group_and_school_based_providers.pdf (Accessed: 30 October 2024).

Department for Education (2024b) Early years foundation stage statutory framework for childminders. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aa5e29ed27ca001327b2c6/EYFS_
statutory_framework_for_childminders.pdf (Accessed: 30 October 2024).