Nursery World - Editor’s view

Now is the time for the early years sector to provide vital feedback on the revised EYFS and Early Learning Goals.

The Government has launched its consultation on the revised EYFS, and the sector has until 31 January to respond. Early years organisations have been urging practitioners to have their say, and so do I.

The new goals might seem a long way off – they will be introduced voluntarily in schools in 2020 and across the sector in 2021 – and the outcome of the General Election might scupper current plans. But, who knows what the election result will be, so it is important to speak out now about what may be the shape of early education for years to come.

It is a frustratingly difficult document to respond to, as it includes only long lists of the educational programmes and goals and offers little in way of comparison. To help, we have gathered together the pilot version of the EYFS and the Government’s latest proposals for comparison (see news, page 8 for a link).

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