Framework is not a checklist

I support Anastasia de Waal's comment about the proposed infant curriculum ('In my view', 17 November). The apprehension that the framework will turn into a series of checklists is well founded. Already, many talk of the Birth to Three framework as a curriculum and plan around it for Ofsted's sake. For those of us passionate about how we support very young children, it is a regrettable sign. There are too many myths that working with under-threes is easy. Only very skilled, responsive and knowledgeable practitioners can follow a child's lead and scaffold their development at the right pace. Some settings...