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Opinion: In my view - Why we protest at EYFS
Nursery World,
3 January 2008
'Why stage a protest now?' and 'Why protest at all?' asked Nursery World's editorial when we launched the Open Eye campaign against the Early Years Foundation Stage becoming compulsory (6 December).
Why protest now? The early years sector has beeen moved from non-compulsory, funding-linked desirable outcomes to compulsory, law-linked learning requirements in the space of ten years. Concerns have certainly been expressed in regard to the six learning goals, but until September 2008 the concerned could choose not to comply by sacrificing the possibility of funding. That choice is about to be removed and replaced by the force of law....
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