In its response to the government’s consultation on plans to simplify the EYFS, the Daycare Trust said the proposed "light touch" check on the development of two- to three-year-olds will not be robust enough to identify problems at an early age.
The organisation also said the proposals are "generally weak" in offering advice to practitioners on how to support the development and care of children under the age of two and on how to effectively work with parents.
Daycare Trust chief executive Anand Shukla said: "We are pleased that the government has shown its support for the EYFS as a universal framework, and the revised guidance is certainly both simpler and clearer than the original. We cannot give it top marks in all areas, however, and there are aspects which cause us concern."
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