Nursery World - Birth to 5 Matters guidance

The early years sector has a last opportunity to comment on Birth to 5 Matters before the final document is launched next month.

The second draft of ‘Birth to 5 Matters – Guidance by the sector, for the sector’ has been published along with another consultation survey seeking feedback from practitioners.

Following the first draft of the document, there was deliberation around the best way to represent children’s age and stage of development. This latest draft includes what is hoped to be a solution to showing typical progression in development and learning, while not setting out expectations for individual children at certain ages.

Six broad ranges from birth to 72 months are outlined to support knowledge of a general pattern of child development. It is suggested that practitioners identify a range that most closely describes the individual child’s development and learning and then considers the suggestions for adults within that range, or earlier ranges, to plan to support continued progress.

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