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EYFS REVIEW: children's minister confirms guidance is on the way

Early years practitioners will receive guidance on implementing the revised EYFS, children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed.

In the Government’s response to the revised EYFS consultation, the Department for Education said that there would be supplementary information and practice guidance to accompany the new framework, in response to a call from the sector for more support to deliver the reformed EYFS.

It said that ministers accepted the need for further materials and that the department would work closely with the early years sector to produce separate materials to underpin the new framework.

More than 2,300 individuals and organisations responded to the online consultation on the revised draft EYFS over the summer.

Planned materials include:

The DfE is also considering whether to produce jointly with the early education and childcare co-production group a shorter version of Development Matters.

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