This has been an exhaustive process in which both common-sense and pragmatism have prevailed. A heartening verdict for all those who have worked hard to implement the EYFS since it became statutory in September 2008 is the pronouncement ‘There is much to be proud of’ which has obviously led Dame Clare to state that her aim through her report is to build on the strengths of the current framework.
This is an endorsement of the views of more than 70 per cent of respondents to the consultation who in autumn 2010 asserted that the EYFS was working successfully. At the same time the voices of the remainder, whose perception was that they were unreasonably burdened with large amounts of paperwork, have also been heeded.
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