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Nursery Management: Foundation Years - Reality check

Providers fear they may not be able to support all the aims of the Government's reforms for early years education. Mary Evans hears about the balancing act they struggle with.

The Government set out its stall earlier this summer for the reform of early years education and the workforce in its document Supporting Families in the Foundation Years. But some nursery managers are reluctant to buy in to all the proposals.

The paper, published jointly by the Department of Health and the Department of Education, is aimed at local authorities and professionals working with young children.

It sets out plans for a new covenant between central and local governments and all parts of the early education and childcare sector, with the vision of ensuring that all children enjoy the best possible start in life.

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