You can use this list of EYLF Learning outcomes as a reference or guide for your planning and documentation. The EYLF learning outcomes are goals that a child can achieve during their education. The sub-outcomes and effects cover many areas, including identity, community and wellbeing, communication, and learning. These outcomes and sub-outcomes are used to document children’s play, and they can be added to different experiences and activities in the curriculum plan to guide children’s education.

Learning Outcome #1: Children feel a strong sense of identity

• 1.1 Children feel secure and supported.
• Children are encouraged to develop their interdependence, resilience, and sense of agency.
• 1.3 Children learn to be confident and knowledgeable about themselves.
• 1.4 Children are taught to treat others with empathy, care, and respect.

Learning Outcome 2: Children connect with their world and contribute to it

• 2.1 Children learn to feel a sense of belonging in groups and communities, and they understand the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active participation in the community.
• Children can respond with respect and tolerance to differences.
• 2.3 Children learn about fairness.
• 2.4 Children learn to be socially responsible and respect the environment.

Learning Outcome #3: Children feel a strong sense of wellbeing

• 3.1 Children develop a strong sense of social and emotional well-being.
• Children are increasingly responsible for their health and wellbeing.

Learning Outcome #4: Children are engaged and confident learners

• 4.1 Children acquire dispositions to learn, such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, and commitment. They also develop enthusiasm, perseverance, imagination, and reflexivity.
• 4.2 Children learn various skills and processes, such as problem-solving, inquiry, experiments, hypotheses, researching, and investigating.
• Children can transfer and adapt their learning from one context to another.
• Children can be empowered to learn by connecting with others, places, technologies, and natural or processed materials.

Children are good communicators.

• Children communicate verbally and nonverbally to others for many different purposes.
• 5.2 Children can understand and engage with different texts.
• 5.3 Children use various media to express their ideas and create meaning.
• 5.4 The children begin to grasp the concept of symbols and patterns.
• 5.5 Children access information using information and communication technology, explore ideas and express their thoughts.