In its response to the consultation on the reforms, the Government acknowledged the impact of Covid-19 on the early years sector and schools, but said it would go ahead with offering schools the opportunity to bring in the EYFS reforms a year early.
The Department for Education has also published its response to the 14-week consultation on the EYFS reforms, which closed at the end of January.
Initial reaction from the sector has been mixed (see comments below), with some early years experts saying the Government had not listened to their views, and had missed an opportunity to bring in reforms that would close the gap between the most disadvantaged children and their peers.
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