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Opinion: The Minister's View - A year of progress for children and families

Some of the achievements made in 2008 and ambitions for the future are reviewed by children's minister Beverley Hughes.

In December 2008, we published Children's Plan One Year On, a progress report on steps by the Department for Children, Schools and Families towards making this country the best place in the world to grow up.

While there is still much to be done, collectively we have made great progress in improving the outcomes for children. The last year has seen big developments in the professions of Nursery World readers, perhaps most notably the introduction of the EYFS. With your help, parents can be sure of the quality of early learning for their children. As we continue to strive to standardise best practice, the EYFS creates a positive platform from which we can demonstrate the hard work and strength of the industry.

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