‘I had heard her talk at Pen Green; you had to listen really carefully, as every sentence was packed with meaning. Quite a woman’. Kathy Battten, former advisory teacher, talking about early years pioneer Chris Athey who died in November 2011, January
‘I am very happy to endorse the new EYFS. It closely follows my recommendations, building on the strengths of the current framework and making key improvements in response to the concerns of many people working in the sector’. Dame Clare Tickell, March
‘The statutory framework for the new EYFS has finally arrived - slightly sooner than had been expected. Sadly, it's as lean as we had anticipated, with just a handful of paragraphs focusing on children's learning and development.’ Anne Langston, Early Years Matters consultancy, April
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