Maria Miller, shadow minister for the family, outlined plans in the Childcare Futures report launched by the Daycare Trust last week (see Analysis, p11). She said, 'The EYFS cannot be allowed to prevent high-quality settings with a different curriculum to the one prescribed by the Government from operating. Parents need to continue to have the freedom to choose the style of good quality and effective care they want for their children.'
A Conservative spokesperson clarified that the party regards the EYFS as 'particularly over-burdened with directives and regulations.' He said, 'We are not against high quality early years provision, but we are critical of how prescriptive it is. There are so many regulations that do not allow for creativity.
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