New children's minister Sarah Teather has had to hit the ground running with her announcement of a fundamental review of the Early Years Foundation Stage. She is as yet an unknown quantity to most in the early years sector, so she will have to work hard to get to know the people and to tackle the issues that are most urgent.
She is adamant that she has a very open mind about what changes may be made to the EYFS as a result of Dame Clare Tickell's review, but frequent references to 'getting children ready for school', 'ready to learn' may cause unease.
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