Despite rumours about delays to the publication of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage flying around the sector, the new framework and some of the guidance were duly released last week by the DfE.
Amid frantic downloading of the documents, the early years community is now starting to dissect what it all means. You can read some of the initial reactions in our news story (pages 4-5) and see what early years consultant Ann Langston thinks on a first reading (pages 14-15).
Sarah Teather's Ministerial Statement talks of major step towards a 'lighter touch regulatory regime'. Government language being used about regulation at the moment is of growing concern, with MP Elizabeth Truss's comments ringing alarm bells. In fact, her assertion that the Netherlands has deregulated successfully is erroneous, as this is now being reversed.
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