EYLF V2.0 · Learning Outcome 3 of 5
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Children are growing strong emotionally and physically, and learning to look after themselves. The framework breaks it into 3 sub-outcomes:
- 3.1 Children become strong in their social, emotional and mental wellbeing
- 3.2 Children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeing
- 3.3 Children are aware of and develop strategies to support their own mental and physical health and personal safety
Updated 6 October 2026 · StoryLoop, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Outcome 3
Each sub-outcome, and what it can look like
The left column is the framework's own wording. The right column is StoryLoop's everyday example, not framework text.
| Sub-outcome | What it can look like |
|---|---|
| 3.1Children become strong in their social, emotional and mental wellbeingLooks like: Names a feeling, takes on a challenge, shares a joke, copes when a plan changes. | Names a feeling, takes on a challenge, shares a joke, copes when a plan changes. |
| 3.2Children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeingLooks like: Climbs to a new branch, practises balancing, uses scissors or a spoon with more control. | Climbs to a new branch, practises balancing, uses scissors or a spoon with more control. |
| 3.3Children are aware of and develop strategies to support their own mental and physical health and personal safetyLooks like: Washes hands before eating, asks for a rest, checks the ground before jumping. | Washes hands before eating, asks for a rest, checks the ground before jumping. |
By age
Outcome 3 with babies, toddlers and preschoolers
Babies. Shows when they are tired or hungry, tries new movements like rolling and crawling, and settles with familiar routines.
Toddlers. Washes hands with support, tries a new climbing challenge, and begins to name a big feeling with help.
Preschoolers. Manages a disappointment, serves their own food, and explains how to stay safe on the climbing frame.
These are StoryLoop's examples of what the learning can look like, not a checklist. Every child shows it in their own way and time.
From a real draft
How a real StoryLoop draft linked Outcome 3
The note:
Ruby fed herself yoghurt with a spoon at morning tea. Got most in. Put the spoon down and used her fingers for the last bit. Said 'all gone'.
The curriculum link StoryLoop wrote in the draft, unedited:
EYLF Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing. Ruby practised self-help skills during morning tea, including feeding herself and managing the last part of her yoghurt in her own way.
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What StoryLoop does with a note
A rough note in, a learning story out.
A real note an educator typed, and the start of the draft StoryLoop wrote from it, unedited, with the EYLF V2.0 links, learning and next steps to follow.
Jack sorted the bear counters by colour into the cups. Then lined up the red ones and counted 8. Put 2 blue ones on the end and said 'now it's ten'.
Sorting and making ten
Jack sorted the bear counters by colour into the cups. After sorting, he lined up the red bears and counted them. Jack counted 8 red bears, then added 2 blue bears to the end of the line and said, “now it's ten”.
What learning we noticed
Jack used sorting, counting and adding in one clear sequence. He noticed the colours, organised the bears into groups, counted the red bears, and then changed the set by adding two more. When Jack said, “now it's ten”, he showed that he was thinking about the total, not just naming the colours or counting by rote.
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