Analysis: Early years foundation stage - Childminders prepare todeliver framework

All childminders will be expected to start delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) from September 2008 and, while there may be some anxiety, there is also relief that Birth to Three Matters and the Foundation Stage are being brought together into a single birth-to-five framework. Lynne Taylor, national development manager for the National Childminding Association (NCMA), says, 'The message we want to get across is that the EYFS builds on existing good practice, and I am sure childminders will be up to...