It is all change - again! The EYFS, Ofsted inspection framework, early years qualifications and Code of Practice for the free nursery entitlement are undergoing reviews.
Some observers thought that after the election of the Coalition Government the early years sector would slip down the political agenda and enjoy a phase of relative stability - albeit with less funding. How wrong they were.
The tight timetable set for implementation of the reviews puts nurseries under pressure to keep track of the changes, especially in the light of recent spending cuts which mean there is unlikely to be much local authority support.
The EYFS review, led by Dame Clare Tickell, is the lynchpin. The sector, which had embraced the EYFS, broadly welcomed her appointment, as it was felt there were areas of the framework that needed tweaking.
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