- What are the key aims of Early Childhood Action?
First, to raise awareness among parents and the general public about how the EYFS can lead to a 'schoolified', one-size-fits-all approach to early childhood, and to provide a rallying point for the many practitioners and academics with serious doubts about the appropriateness of a statutory 'framework' for children's early development and learning. There's growing concern across the country about our 'too much too soon' approach, yet the Tickell review has glazed over the major issues. Indeed, in terms of the draft's literacy requirements, I fear the review has actually intensified the problems.
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