The metaphor isn't the greatest because, unlike foxes, our intruders - the Government and various quangos - don't want to kill us. They want to help us. But sometimes their 'help' results in the kind of panic seen in the hen coop when Mr Fox pays a visit!
The proposal to have an Early Years Professional in every setting by 2015 is a case in point. It 'feels' right, although, given the stakes, we urgently need to see hard evidence of the impact EYPs are making in settings. For a start, Ofsted could provide ratings statistics on settings with an EYP versus settings with no EYP.
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