Six months and counting: in September, the controversial Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) will come into force in all early years settings in England.
It will set standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five and will apply to all registered childminders, nurseries, out-of-school clubs, creches and schools with nursery facilities.
The framework has already encountered fierce criticism. Open Eye (the campaign for an Open Early Years Education) has expressed concern about the pressure the new framework will place on children. (CYP Now, 30 January - 5 February)
The campaign group calls the EYFS the "schoolification of early childhood" and has launched a petition that has so far been signed by more than 5,000 parents, childcare experts and educationalists in an attempt to stop the EYFS becoming law.
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