Okay, just what comprises "early years"? The preschool stage or, to beprecise, from birth to the August following a child's fifthbirthday.
According to the Government, that's the point at which a child should beready for school.
And what is the Early Years Foundation Stage? A single framework forcare, learning and development which brings together the existingcurriculum guidance for the foundation stage, the national standards forunder-eights day care and childminding, and a modicum of Birth to ThreeMatters. All are linked to the 10-year strategy for childcare andprovisions under the Childcare Bill which, when enacted, will come intoforce from September 2008.
Is this single framework a good thing? The general view is yes, but thedefinition of "single" is interesting since the consultation consists ofaround 10 different documents on the web, each an integral part of thepackage.
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