Nursery World - Editor’s view - Early years critical

Those of you working in the early years sector no doubt find yourselves completely unsurprised by the findings of the new briefing from Save the Children and the Institute of Child Health.

Apparently, the early years are a critical time for the brain to develop key skills, and ‘we’ve got to challenge the misconception that learning can wait for school’! Well, who would have thought it? It feels as though we’ve all been pushing this message for several decades. Do these findings really come as news to anyone?

Well, certainly not to anyone who works with young children. The report’s message may be more pertinent for parents, however, as a separate poll found that the majority did not realise how important a child’s pre-school years were, saying that school was the most important time for learning.

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