Early years
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) came in for considerable flak from the Conservative front bench during a couple of fringe debates. Shadow schools minister Nick Gibb said the EYFS typified the "bureaucratic approach to education that we oppose" and "we've got to get rid of that kind of approach", raising doubts as to whether the EYFS would survive under a Tory government.
Megan Pacey, chief executive of Early Education, said: "I'd be very concerned if the Conservatives did abandon EYFS. We surveyed our members and the large majority of early years professionals feel EYFS has given them the landscape to meet the needs of children."
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