About a year ago, the government suggested that it might need to refresh the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Early Learning Goals (ELG). This elicited limited support from the sector. We were worried about them throwing the baby out with the bathwater. There was suspicion also from a sector used to being ignored and patronised by those who think they know more than us. It's why we created independent and considered ways of getting our voice heard, such as the OBC and commissioning CEEDA to collect and collate independent research available on All About Early Years.
The response to the proposed EYFS was the formation of a coalition of member organisations which commissioned Professors Christine Pascal, Tony Bertram and Liz Rouse from Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) to carry out a literature review and a survey of 3,000 practitioners/teachers to ensure any changes to the EYFS can be tested against available evidence. A very good choice in my opinion!
The review looked at 10 years on early childhood research, pedagogy, learning and curriculum content. What did they find?
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