Editor's view - Many aspects of best practice will not change regardless of policy decisions
Liz Roberts
Monday, November 28, 2011
We were e-mailed last week by an early years practitioner asking why we were publishing a four-part guide to the revised Early Years Foundation Stage when the final framework has not yet been confirmed.
Did we not think that the consultation process had any worth?, she asked.
Well, of course Nursery World believes that the early years sector should be fully consulted and listened to in the course of changing the EYFS. However, there are several points to make here.
We can assume from the thorough job done by the Tickell Review and its positive reception that the general course of the revision will not change too much.
We also know that early years providers are incredibly keen to start thinking about how to implement the new EYFS and are hungry for good advice and information. There will not be much time after the framework is published in late March to incorporate new practice. And there will be fewer sources of guidance available.
Ann Langston's four-part series on the revised EYFS concludes in this issue with a look at planning. Her insightful and knowledgeable advice would be very useful for practitioners whether or not the EYFS was changing. Much of what we consider best practice does not change according to policy whim!
This is highlighted in the other features in this issue, which include thought-provoking contributions on risk-taking, supporting transition and separation, parenting programmes, early years science, and understanding why some children are always asking 'why?'.
