The review will be carried out by children and families expert Dame Clare Tickell, chief executive of Action for Children, and will focus on ensuring that standards that support young children’s learning are based on the latest research on children’s development.
Ministers are concerned that the EYFS is too prescriptive and say that some childcare workers feel they are spending less time with children and more time ticking boxes.
In the past, concerns have been raised that the EYFS is too bureaucratic and is responsible for a drop in the number of childminders.
The review will cover four areas:
Ms Teather, who announced the review at St Matthew’s Pre-School in Newham, East London, said professionals working with young children played a vital role in helping children from all backgrounds have a good start in school and should have the freedom to ‘do their jobs and not have to deal with unnecessary bureaucracy’.
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