These are exciting times for early years and childcare. Implementation of the Government's ten-year strategy has already begun to make a real difference. And a groundbreaking Childcare Bill will continue to transform the early years landscape.
The Bill's focus is on improving children's life chances, reducing inequalities, improving information to parents and ensuring sufficient childcare is available to meet their needs. It speaks powerfully on quality and provides for the creation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
The EYFS has been designed to deliver the quality children need and the confidence parents want in childcare. It is designed to ensure that settings provide a nurturing environ- ment, that they are safe and that there is a focus on every child's development. And the framework goes with the grain of existing practice. It brings together three currently separate elements: Birth to Three Matters, the Foundation Stage and the National Standards for daycare and childminding.
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