Part 1 of a monthly pull-out series to guide you through best practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage: Introduction

 

Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?

The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.

Alice: I don't much care where.

The Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.

Alice:... so long as I get somewhere.

The Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Although the above conversation is between two fictional characters in a children's story, it is one that will resonate with many early years practitioners. Like Alice, they too are seeking direction amid the tensions, frustrations and problems that currently surround the observation, assessment and planning cycle within the EYFS.

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