The Ofsted report Bold beginnings is so disappointing! It makes very frustrating reading as it does not reinforce the amazing effective early years practice that is out there. Rather, it totally devalues the EYFS and, yet again, only talks about YR as being a preparation for Year 1.
I have written a book about school readiness, in which I argue that with no formal definition of the term, early years practitioners need to own what it means for young children. For me, school readiness is about developing the dispositions and attitudes that children need for school and life-long learning. So, the Prime Areas and the Characteristics of Effective Learning are good places to start.
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