Last week, we learned about the Prime Minister’s six key milestones when he introduced his new plan for change.
One that’s of significance to early years has been as identified as ‘giving children the best start in life’, with a proposed target of achieving 75 per cent of Reception children as being ‘school ready’. This equates to a 67.7 per cent increase or 40-45,000 additional children making good progress against the early learning goals at the end of reception.
These figures are based on research telling us that two-thirds of Reception-aged children are struggling with speech and emerging literacy skills, as well as an increased dependency on practitioners managing independent personal care.
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