In a speech to launch Ofsted’s annual report for 2016-17, Ms Spielman also said that the Government should allow more flexibility with 30-hour childcare to enable other providers to enter the market.
The controversial report into the Reception Year published last week has been heavily criticised by many in the early years sector, and gathered much debate on Twitter.
In the speech to launch Ofsted’s annual report, Ms Spielman said, that ‘despite the fact that most early years providers are doing well’ the report’s ‘findings cast doubt on whether the early years foundation stage provides a strong enough curriculum, especially for the children who arrive at school further behind’.
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