Opinion: Editor's view - Don't panic about the EYFS - just get to the core of best practice

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

'Evolution not revolution' has become something of a cliche, but certainly not a meaningless one where early years practice is concerned. As Julian Grenier, head of Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre, points out in 'All About... planning around core experiences' (pages 17-22), the belief that implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage involves tearing up everything that went before and starting from scratch has caused no end of heartache and stress!

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