O ran y Cyfnod Sylfaen, mae’r Meysydd Dysgu diwygiedig bellach ar eu newydd wedd ac maent yn pennu disgwyliadau o un flwyddyn i’r llall. Rhaid bod yn hollol glir nad yw hyn yn newid nod y Cyfnod Sylfaen mewn unrhyw ffordd – ni fu unrhyw newid yn fy ymrwymiad i’r Cyfnod Sylfaen a’i athroniaeth o ran addysgu a dysgu. Parhau y mae’r ffocws cryf ar addysgu ein  plant ifancaf ar gyflymder ac ar lefel sy’n addas iddyn nhw, a hynny’n ddysgu sy’n seiliedig ar brofiad.
For the Foundation Phase, Areas of Learning are now presented in the revised layout of year-by-year expectations. I want to be absolutely clear that this does not mark any departure from the current approach for the Foundation Phase – my commitment to the Foundation Phase and its philosophy to teaching and learning has not changed.  The emphasis is still firmly focused on teaching our youngest children at a pace and level that is appropriate to them, and through experiential learning.