Nursery World - Most practitioners now support EYFS, says PLA survey

Most early years workers broadly support the Early Years Foundation Stage, a year after the introduction of the framework, research suggests.

The findings are revealed in the Pre-School Learning Alliance's survey 'One Year On', a follow-up to research carried out for the Department for Children, Schools and Families last year, which had highlighted practitioners' fears about the introduction of the EYFS.

Child-led learning and user- friendly planning, which enables practitioners to reflect on practice, were highlighted as factors in the EYFS that were particularly beneficial to early years settings, followed by the emphasis on outdoor play and record-keeping.

Neil Leitch, director of communications at the Alliance, said, 'Overall it's quite a good endorsement of the EYFS. A year ago the EYFS was a major concern. Most of those fears have been put to rest.

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