Details of the coalition Government's review of the Early Years Foundation Stage emerged very shortly before Nursery World went to press this week, so there has been little time to digest the announcement and its implications (see News, page 4).
At first glance, the review appears to cover some of the main concerns about the EYFS among both Tories and LibDems prior to the election.
Excessive bureaucracy had been cited by both parties as an element that would be changed under their stewardship, and the review announcement mentions this several times - some of the workforce are saying 'they are spending less time with the children and more time ticking boxes', it claims.
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