Nursery World - Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... the EYFS

How do staff really feel about using the Early Years Foundation Stage? Annette Rawstrone spoke to practitioners from a private nursery group.

Q: What was your reaction when you heard that the EYFS was being introduced?

'More change! It was only a few years ago that we had Birth to Three and that's all set to go.'

'We are professionals and have taken changes on board before, so we can deal with it again. If you have experience with children then you can be confident in knowing that you can observe a child, and although we need to learn new phrasing we will be able to record the child's achievements.'

'It is a bit scary but I think we'll get used to it.'

'We'll probably be talking about some other new system in three years' time.'

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