Nursery World - Exclusive: The Minister's View

2012 promises to be a challenging but rewarding year for the early years sector. I am committed to working with you and to bringing about changes that will have a lasting impact on children and their families.

I was pleased to end last year confirming our reforms to the EYFS. We listened to all the feedback we received from the consultation following our response to Dame Clare Tickell's review. As a result, we are refining our proposals and the framework. I hope the new EYFS that comes into effect this September will be one that gets your full support and really helps early years practitioners in the vital jobs they do.

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I know there is support for our proposals to reduce paperwork and bureaucracy. We want to free up practitioners' time to focus on the areas that are most essential for children's healthy development and to strengthen their relationship with parents.

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