EYFS review - have your say

The Department for Education (DfE) has today launched a 'call for evidence' which gives early years providers and parents the opportunity to have their say on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

 

This is part of the EYFS review which is being led by Dame Clare Tickell, chief executive of the children’s charity, Action for Children.

 

Have your say

NCMA will be submitting a response to the Government and is encouraging all registered childminders to respond and also to highlight the consultation to the parents whose children who attend your setting to ensure the home-based childcare workforce is well represented in the discussion.

 

You can access the consultation questions online here.

 

The review will cover four main areas:

  • scope of regulation – whether there should be one single framework for all Early Years providers.
  • learning and development – looking at the latest evidence about children’s development and what is needed to give them the best start at school.
  • assessment – whether young children’s development should be formally assessed at a certain age, and what this should cover.
  • welfare – the minimum standards to keep children safe and support their healthy development.

 

Comments can be submitted until 30 September 2010 and a final report on the EYFS review will be provided in spring 2011. The Government will then consult on any proposed changes before they take effect from September 2012.

 

Our elected forum of NCMA members have said that they believe the EYFS should be kept as a statutory requirement and this viewpoint will form the basis of the NCMA response.

 

This is because registered childminders are successfully delivering the EYFS within their settings - and because it gives them the ability to demonstrate to parents their professionalism and that they are providing the same high-quality care and learning as other registered providers.

 

Evidence from Ofsted inspections over the last two years supports this, as more registered childminders than ever are achieving good or outstanding grades under EYFS and we know that high-quality childcare improves outcomes for all children, helping them reach their full potential.
 
If you have any further questions about responding to the consultation contact NCMA via whominds@ncma.org.uk. We would also like to hear from you if you decide to respond.
 

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