The review of the EYFS ordered by children's minister Sarah Teather will aim to reduce the paperwork that practitioners have to complete, shift the focus to getting children ready for school and improve the attainment of deprived children.
The review, chaired by Dame Clare Tickell, is to look at learning and development, with references to the latest evidence about children's development and what is needed to give them the best start at school.
Early years experts hope that when analysing the evidence, she will pay due regard to the huge body of research collected by the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education study (see box) showing the lasting benefits for children of attending quality pre-school provision.
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