As the childcare sector prepares for the Early Years Foundation Stage, some nursery owners are worrying that it will add to their financial pressures at a time when they are already struggling.
The scale of the task facing the sector has been underlined by the Westminster Children's Society. It is enthusiastically embracing the EYFS and combining its implementation with a programme of workforce development across its 15 nurseries, which together will cost more than £100,000.
'In theory, the EYFS should make it easier for providers as it brings together the Foundation Stage, Ofsted regulations and Birth to Three Matters,' says National Day Nurseries Association chief executive Purnima Tanuku. 'However, we do know that a significant number of providers have concerns about the financial impact implementing the EYFS could have upon their setting.'
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