Speaking at a meeting of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee, Anna Firth, campaign co-ordinator of early years education pressure group OpenEye, said: "Some learning and development requirements have been set too high for four- to five-year-olds. I'd like to see evidence that these learning goals are appropriate for these age groups."
Firth added that parents should be entitled to choose whether or not they would adhere to targets set out in the framework, which will be implemented in September this year.
"Parents should be able to opt out of the 69 learning goals. They feel every child is different and want to send pre-school children to a setting of their choice," she said. "It's a fundamental right of parents to choose the education of their children. They don't like a standard system."
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