In her review of the framework for under-fives, Dame Clare Tickell recommended that the EYFS be slimmed down to focus on three prime areas of learning and to reduce the number of early learning goals from 69 to 17.
While there was broad support for the recommendations to simplify the assessment for children at age five, a "significant minority" of respondents questioned the emphasis on school readiness.
In its response to the consultation, the government states: "We understand that there may be some anxiety that the EYFS should be valued as an important phase in its own right, and that there may be a concern about too strong a focus on formal education too soon.
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