The revised Development Matters guidance has been criticised by some in the sector for presenting a ‘narrow and limited view of how children learn and develop’ and for having a focus on Reception children.
An online survey has been launched by the Early Years Coalition (EYC), a group of sector representative bodies, to find what practitioners want from non-statutory guidance.
The alternative guidance, to be known as ‘Birth to 5 Matters – early years guidance by the sector, for the sector’, is being developed by the EYC after it was vocal in accusing the Department for Education of not consulting with early years practitioners widely enough in the production of the revised non-statutory guidance.
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