Last year, the Department for Education made proposals to publish Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results by school and assess children with new 'readiness for school' measures at the age of five (News, 17 November 2010).
Frances Laing, a freelance writer who edits the blog A parent's guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage, said she believes that making the EYFS Profile results accessible to parents is unhelpful and puts unwarranted pressure on young children, their teachers, parents and carers.
She said, 'The EYFS requirements are fundamentally flawed and set children up to fail. Most parents don't even know about or understand the early years curriculum.
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