Speaking at Nursery World’s conference, Two-year-olds: Policy and Practice, the education and childcare minister said that the EYFS is not a 'straitjacket' and that the DfE expects professionals to take the lead.
She went on to ‘dispel’ what she called ‘various myths’ about practice, telling delegates that there is no requirement for early years settings to provide free-flow play between the indoors and outdoors or carry out a certain amount of child-led activities.
‘There are various myths about practice. I want to point out that these things are not required by Ofsted, but most settings think they are. Firstly, free-flow play between indoors and outdoors is not a requirement and not something Ofsted will be looking for. It is not a requirement to have a certain amount of child-led activity.’
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