The campaign has been organised by Keeping Early Years Unique (KEYU) with a petition called ‘Right from the start – revoke the EYFS reforms’, on behalf of ‘children, families and early years practitioners’.
The group argue that the reforms are ‘muddled’ and do not reflect the ‘active, playful and creative ways’ children learn.
The revised EYFS is too formal an approach to learning and will lead to 'inappropriate practice' with children 'drilled in narrow content', rather than 'building foundations' for learning, they say.
The changes will also lead to an increase in workload for practitioners at a time when they should be focused on supporting children's well-being, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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