The thinking behind the introduction of the foundation stage is explained by Lesley Staggs, the QCA Principal Manager, Early Years
September marks an important moment for early years practitioners as the foundation stage for children aged three to the end of the reception year is introduced.
The new foundation stage and the early learning goals clearly acknowledge the importance of practitioners at this crucial time in children's education. Together they lay a secure basis for future achievement. Early years practitioners make a difference to children, not just to their future but to their present - by helping them to develop their curiosity, their playfulness, their need to know about and feel part of a world they are learning more about each day.
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