In its response to the government’s EYFS consultation, which has now closed, the Early Years Alliance has voiced serious concerns that plans would see the existing early learning goals become a “series of bullet point statements”.
This would risk “moving children’s learning and development, and the early years practice that supports it, from an art to a science”, the Early Years Alliance said.
Proposed reforms also risk a lack of focus on under-fives, and lacks support for children learning English as a foreign language and children with additional needs or disabilities.
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, said: “Instead of focusing on how best the early development of all young children can be supported, the changes indicate a clear shift towards a narrow, tick-box approach to both learning and assessment.
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