EYFS 27 month old

[DottieDolittle1986]

Hey all,

This is my second post with you all, as you were so helpful on my first one :)

So DD is 27 months. She is at nursery 4 mornings a week and always seems happy to go in.

I have recently had her EYFS chat with her key worker who expressed some concerns on her personal-social skills. I believe she is in the 8-20 months age group. This concerned me as she doesn't seem that behind?

Has anyone else had any experience of the EYFS scoring being a little harsh? Reading I've done suggests parallel play and sharing is not necessarily going to be apparent yet, but its clear on the EYFS that it is a must by now. She also has many tantrums about not getting her way, but these have got shorter and shorter in the last few weeks or so...

Any advice would be so helpful.

Thanks

Edit: the nursery have assigned her to SENCO

What is the rest of her development like? Does she directly interact and play with other kids out of nursery? (Maybe difficult to say during lockdown) have they said what areas specifically worry them? I would say mine could share and take turn and initiate games with me by 27MO but it was probably nearer 2.5 she really started to take an interest in other kids and seek kids out at nursery etc and talk about them as if they were her friends. Take it on board but take into account what YOU know as well and bare in mind that they do often just start doing things. They kindof flagged up that they thought mine couldn't draw a circle when they reviewed her at 33MO (i knew she could) Literally a few days later she suddenly started drawing actual pictures and the first letter of her name. Now at 35MO she is well on track to writing her own name. I knew there wasn't really anything to stress about remember they can only go by what they see though...

So she's ahead with her physical side, so she's walking up and down the stairs, jumps with both feet, uses a scooter and balance bike etc. She also counts to 20, and can recite the whole alphabet. She is slowly getting to grips with other kids and she enjoys seeing her cousin but will VERY rarely share with him. She will have a huge tantrum if the toy is given to him. I guess it is a matter of waiting for time to tell, but I just worry about her all the time and hope there isn't anything that will cause her later issues.
I appreciate your reply and reassurance. Thank you

I find the EYFS helpful and not for my 2yo and 4yo. There wasn't enough detail for me. I like to see all the stages so I did my own research - it took me forever to do but felt a lot better afterwards. I wrote a blog post and an attachment which you can download for free without any email details etc.
The attachment breaks down all the EYFS criteria for the age range and then a home activity as an example

raising2children.com/the-ultimate-free-eyfs-guide-for-parents/

Hi raising2children- thank you so much for this. Did you mean you don't find EYFS useful?
Just had a quick glance at the link but will have a thorough read through when DD goes to bed.
Thanks again.

when you look at EYFS, you get the big headlines but not the criteria breakdown. it's the breakdown that I find useful to pinpoint a way forward.
We must remember though all our children will have different strengths and that's their unique self.