The National Day Nurseries Association raised concerns that the new framework signaled a shift in early years inspection towards schools and that some changes may not be developmentally appropriate for pre-school children.
Chief executive Purnima Tanuku, said, ‘Initially, the changes appear to be more outcomes focussed with an emphasis on teaching which is an important shift. Managers will now be expected to carry out observations rather than early years teachers which could devalue their qualification further if we are not careful.
‘The judgements are different too and inspectors will want to look at records of behaviour which is developmentally not appropriate in an early years setting.
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